endgame
/ˈendɡeɪm/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈendɡeɪm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈen(d)-ˌgām/ (ame, mw)
endgame — 名詞
- endgamesingular
- endgamesplural
1. the closing phase of a long process such as a negotiation, election campaign, or
收官階段
長期過程接近結束、決定結果的時期
the closing phase of a long process such as a negotiation, election campaign, or business plan, when the remaining decisions will fix the outcome.
Tunde said the trade talks had finally reached their endgame after eleven months.
Tunde 表示，這場貿易談判進行十一個月後終於進入最後階段。
collocation: reach the endgame
In the endgame of the merger, two senior lawyers worked through every weekend.
在這次合併案的收官階段，兩位資深律師連續好幾個週末加班處理。
fixed phrase: in the endgame of [N]
Paloma cut prices on every model, an endgame to drive two smaller rivals out of business.
Paloma 把每一款產品都降價，這是要把兩家較小對手逼出市場的收官手段。
By March, voters could see the endgame of the long election campaign taking shape.
到了三月，選民已能看出這場漫長選戰的最後階段逐漸成形。
Around the boardroom table, the directors argued for an hour about the company's real endgame.
在會議室的長桌旁，幾位董事為了公司真正的收官策略爭論了一個小時。
- final stage
neutral and very common; works in almost any process
- closing phase
slightly more formal; common in business reports
- denouement
literary; mostly used for stories or dramatic events
- opening stage
the start of the same kind of process
- early days
informal; the beginning period of something
文法句型
the endgame of [process/event]
in the endgame
用法筆記
Often used in business, politics, and military contexts. Frequently appears after 'the' with a process noun ('the endgame of the war'). Distinguish from sense 2: this sense covers any extended process; sense 2 is restricted to chess.
常見錯誤
2. the part of a chess match that begins after most pieces have been captured, wher
殘局；終局
西洋棋剩沒幾顆子、靠王與餘子分勝負的階段
the part of a chess match that begins after most pieces have been captured, where the kings and a few remaining pieces decide who wins.
Minho lost a difficult endgame when his only rook was trapped near the edge.
Minho 唯一的城堡被困在邊角，輸掉了一場棘手的殘局。
lose / win an endgame
The chess coach told Sofia to study one endgame every night for six months.
西洋棋教練要 Sofia 接下來六個月每晚研究一個殘局。
study / practise the endgame
By move forty, both players had entered an endgame with only pawns and kings.
下到第四十步時，雙方棋盤上只剩兵和王，正式進入殘局。
After a poor opening, Shirin saved the match with a careful endgame using her last knight.
開局走得不好，Shirin 靠著最後一隻騎士小心應付殘局，贏下了那盤棋。
- ending
the standard alternative term used in chess books
- final stage
general phrase that also works for chess
- opening
the first phase of a chess game, before move twenty
- middlegame
the phase between opening and endgame
文法句型
the endgame of [a chess game]
play the endgame
用法筆記
Specific to chess (and by analogy, other strategy games). Distinguish from sense 1: this sense names a phase of an actual chess match defined by piece count; sense 1 is a metaphor for long real-world processes.