该短语是及物动词短语,结构为:
人(主动发起行动的主体):He finally put an end to their endless quarrels.(他终于结束了他们没完没了的争吵。)
物/事件/政策(间接导致结束的因素):The pandemic put an end to our travel plans.(疫情终止了我们的旅行计划。)
名词:The new regulation will put an end to illegal logging.(新法规将终结非法伐木。)
代词:We must put an end to it before it gets worse.(我们必须在情况恶化前制止它。)
动名词(表示“做某事”的行为):She decided to put an end to staying up late.(她决定不再熬夜。)
Personal life:I need to put an end to my bad habit of procrastination.(我得改掉拖延的坏习惯。)
Social issues:The government is determined to put an end to child labor.(政府决心根除童工现象。)
Relationships:They agreed to put an end to their toxic marriage.(他们同意结束这段有毒的婚姻。)
不能省略介词 to:错误表达 put an end sth.,正确是 put an end to sth.。
同义替换:可与 bring an end to sth. 互换(后者更正式);或简化为 end sth.(但 put an end to 更强调“主动终结”的动作)。
总结:"put an end to sth." 是表达“主动终止某事物”的常用短语,适用于生活、工作、社会等多种场景,记住结构和介词搭配就能灵活使用~