conclude學測 L2KK [kəˈnklud] ｜ /kəˈnklud/
結束;為...作結·推斷;下結論·結束;告終
會議、新聞、判決都愛用的正式收尾動詞
The judge listened to both sides and then concluded that the man was not guilty.
法官聽取雙方說法後,判定這名男子無罪。
一個畫面：敲槌宣告結束
落槌收尾槌聲一響,活動正式結束
反覆核對把證據看過一遍才下判斷
燈光漸暗表演接近尾聲,即將落幕
義項
會議收尾B1verb結束;為...作結
The speaker concluded her talk with a short story.
講者以一則小故事為她的演講作結。
conclude a meetingconclude a speech
推理判斷B1verb推斷;下結論
After checking the numbers twice, the manager concluded that no money was missing.
經理把數字核對兩次後,判定沒有任何款項短少。
conclude thatconclude from the facts
活動落幕B1verb結束;告終
The school trip will conclude with a group photo at the station.
校外教學將以在車站拍團體照作結。
conclude withfinally conclude
片語
conclude a meeting會議收尾 →把會議做個總結
conclude a speech演講收尾 →為演講畫下句點
conclude an investigation調查結案 →讓調查劃下句點
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The meeting will ___ with a short break. (conclude / include)
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conclude
conclude是「結束」,include是「包含」,字尾相近易混淆。
'After checking the numbers twice, the manager concluded that no money was missing.' 這裡的 conclude 最接近哪個意思？(A) 結束 (B) 推斷 (C) 結尾
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(B)
此句描述核對數字後做出判斷,對應「推斷;下結論」義項。
字族
conclusion 結論;結尾(名詞)・concluding 最後的;作結的(形容詞)