1 [C] the conclusion (that...) an opinion that you reach after thinking about sth carefully 结论:
After trying to phone Bob for days, I came to the conclusion that he was on holiday.我一连几天给鲍勃打电话都打不通,于是得出结论他度假去了。Have you reached any conclusionsfrom your studies?你从研究中得出什么结论没有?
2 [C] [usu.sing] (formal 正式) an end to sth 终结;结尾:
Let us hope the peace talks reach a successful conclusion.但愿和谈最后会取得成功。
3 [U] an act of arranging or agreeing to sth formally 缔结;订立;达成:
The summit ended with the conclusion of an arms-reduction treaty.裁减军备条约签订后,高峰会议随之结束。
a foregone conclusion→FOREGONEin conclusion finally; lastly 最终;最后
jump to conclusions→JUMP¹
conclusion/kənˋkluʒən; kənˈkluːʒ$n/n 1 [C] something you decide after considering all the information you have 结论: +that I’ve come to the conclusion that she's lying. 我得出结论﹐她是在说谎。The appeal court reached the same conclusion . 上诉法庭得出相同的结论。It's important not to jump to conclusions (=to decide something too quickly without all the facts). 不要草率地下结论﹐这点很重要。We can draw two main conclusions from the data. 从这些数据我们可以得出两个主要结论。2 [C] the end or final part of something 结尾﹔末尾: the conclusion of his essay 他文章的结尾3 [U] when a political or business agreement is completed〔政治或商业协议的〕缔结﹐订立: +of the conclusion of a peace agreement 和平协议的缔结FOREGONE CONCLUSION
conclusionconclusionconclusionsnounwhat you believe or decide after thinking carefully about something: We came to the conclusion that you were right all along.