2017年成人高考《英语》同义词解析(五)
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complete，close，end，finish，conclude，terminate
These verbs mean to bring or to come to a natural or proper stopping point.
这些动词都是指达到一个自然或适当的终点。
Complete suggests the final stage in bringing an undertaking to fruition：
1.Complete 暗指取得成功的最后一步：
“Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime” (Reinhold Niebuhr)。
“我们这辈子连一件有意义的事也没完成” (莱因霍尔德。尼泊赫)。
Close applies to the ending of something ongoing or continuing：
2.Close 指正在进行的事件接近终点：The orchestra closed the concert with an encore.
交响乐团在再来一次的欢呼声中结束了音乐会。
If there is a further falloff in ticket sales，the play will close.
如果门票销售进一步下跌，这个剧目就会停演。
End emphasizes finality：
3.End 强调结果：
We ended the meal with fruit and cheese.
我们最后吃的是水果和奶酪。
“Where laws end，tyranny begins” (William Pitt)。
“哪里没有法制，暴政就从哪里开始” (威廉姆。皮特)。
Finish is sometimes interchangeable with complete：
Finish 有时可与complete互换：
4.close 比较普通，有时可以和shut互换使用，但它更强调“不让某人或某物进入或通过”的意思，有时有“不接纳”的意思，但通常表示“关闭”这一动作
It's Sunday，so all the shops are closed.
今天是星期天，所以这些店铺都关门了。
I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again.
我肯定没有办法再把箱子关上了。
5.shut 与 close 的含义差别在于，shut仅表示“关闭”之状态，不包含“不让进入”或“不接纳”的意思
As soon as he opens the gate from the outside，he comes into the garden and waits until the gate shuts.
它一旦从外面把门打开，便走进园子里等着关门。
6.在某些习语中，只有 shut 而不用close.
Shut up!
住口!
He found every road to the accomplishment of his desire shut against him.
他发现通向实现自己愿望的所有道路都被堵死了。
He shut his eyes to the severs reality.
对于这严峻的现实，他是闭着眼睛不肯看的。
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