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