end up
US /end ʌp/
UK /end ʌp/
1.
最终, 结果是
to finally be in a particular place or situation
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We ended up staying at a cheap motel.
我们最终住进了一家廉价汽车旅馆。
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If you keep doing that, you'll end up in trouble.
如果你继续那样做，你最终会惹上麻烦。
2.
最终做, 结果是
to do something that you did not intend to do
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I didn't mean to offend her, but I ended up doing just that.
我无意冒犯她，但我最终还是那样做了。
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We planned to go to the beach, but ended up at the mountains due to bad weather.
我们原计划去海滩，但由于天气恶劣，最终去了山区。