Examples

to compass one's ends

达到目的

odds and ends

零碎杂物，残余

This course will start on May 5th and ends in the beginning of June.

这门课五月五日开课，六月初结课。

I empty the ashtray because it was full of cigarette ends.

这个烟灰缸里装满了烟头，我就把它清理干净了。

The violence used by the local authority for political ends was unacceptable.

地方当局出于政治目而使用暴力是让人无法接受的。

She is taking advantage of the situation for her own ends.

她正利用这种局势来达到自己的目的。

The street market ends near by the river.

街市一直延伸到河边。

I lost my job recently and I hope to be able to make ends meet for a while.

我最近刚丢了工作，希望在一段时间内还能够维持生计。

I would go to the ends of the earth to get a ticket for the rock concert.

就是跑到天涯海角，我也得弄到一张这场摇滚音乐会的门票。

One shouldn't burn the candle at both ends.

人不应过分操劳。

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