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.
