"end up doing" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 最终做（某事）

Definition

指最后做了某事，通常是在一系列事件之后，特别是原本没有计划要做的事情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

口语常用表达，后面通常接动词的动词-ing形式（翻译时常直接接动词或“最终/结果”结构）。强调非计划的最终结果。

Examples

We end up eating pizza every Friday.

我们每周五**最终都会吃**披萨。

If you don't study, you will end up failing the exam.

如果你不学习，最后会**挂科**。

He didn't plan it, but he ended up living in London.

他没计划，但最后**生活在**伦敦。

We took a wrong turn and ended up getting lost in the city.

我们走错路了，**结果在城里迷路了**。

I didn't want dessert, but I ended up trying the cake anyway.

我本来不想吃甜点，但**最后还是尝了**蛋糕。

Sometimes you make plans, but things change and you end up doing something totally different.

有时候你有计划，但情况改变，**最终做了**完全不同的事情。