01.29【每日一词】end up

end up v.

释义: to finally be in a particular place or  situation

“end up”是个动词词组，意思是“到头来”“最终”，常用来表示某人某物的结局或者最终状态，是口语和写作中都非常高频实用的表达。

end up 的用法很灵活，可接分词、形容词、介词短语，也可直接接名词（有时会加 as）。

例① 你的飞机晚点，你最后只能在机场里过夜。

My flight was delayed, so I ended up spending the night at the airport.（end up 后接现在分词，这种用法最常见） 

例② 吴秀波控诉他的前情人敲诈勒索，如果罪名成立，他的情妇最终可能会坐十年牢。

If convicted of extortion, Wu Xiubo’s  former mistress might end up in prison  for 10 years. （end up 后接介词短语） 

例③ 我们看看《经济学人》是如何使用 end up 的： 

a) He frets about his student loans and the difficulty of finding a job, even  fearing that he might end up homeless.（end up 后接形容词）

b) Perhaps it was inevitable that China  and America would end up rivals.（end up 后接名词） 

例④ 最后送你一句奥普拉的鸡汤：

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on  what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.

1. 翻译：Steve 本可以成为富人。

Steve could have ended up being a rich man.

（参考翻译：Steve could have ended up rich. 或者 Steve could have ended up a rich man.）

2. 造句练习

场景: 朋友本想坐高铁回家，但是春运一票难求，只能坐飞机回去了。

造句: My friend intended to take high-speed railway home, but ended up taking flight, as she failed to grab a train ticket on account of the Spring Festival travel rush.