the last important thing that a person does before their retirement or death

绝唱, 最后的重要作品
(of any finite resource) to be completely or nearly finished

快用完了, 所剩无几
to cause something to fail in achieving any success or fulfilling any expectation

使某事化为泡影, 让某事落空
to completely fail to achieve any success or fulfill one's expectation

化为泡影, 落空
to stop working or participating in an activity, usually at the end of the day or when one feels that they have done enough

今天到此为止, 就此收工
to decide to put an end to something by dealing with it

给某事画上句号, 把事情了结
used to say that a person has definitely left an activity or place and will not change their mind about it

已经彻底离开了, 不会再回来了
to prove to someone that what they believe in or think about is not true

彻底澄清某事, 打消疑虑
to prevent the occurrence or continuation of an activity

彻底叫停某事, 彻底终止
to make something end, particularly by ruining what was planned

使某事告吹, 彻底毁掉计划
to prevent something from happening or making more progress

阻止某事推进, 给某事降速
to put a sudden stop to something one was doing for some time

暂时停下某事, 先别再做了
to accept the fact that one has lost something and might never be able to get it back

彻底告别某物, 认定某物失去了
to decide that it is impossible to help something succeed because there seems to be no hope

因无望而放弃, 认定没救而放弃
to prepare oneself for death, dismissal, etc.

做好最坏打算, 认定自己完了
to put an end to something, particularly something bad, that has been going on for some time

给某事画上句号, 结束某事
something that does not exist or happen anymore due to being replaced by something more modern or desirable

过时的东西, 不再流行的事物
to remove or destroy someone or something completely

彻底抹掉, 彻底消灭
(of a quality, idea, or principle) to not longer exist or be forgotten

被抛到九霄云外, 被彻底忘掉
(of a plan or course of action) to fail to succeed or produce the expected results

胎死腹中, 不了了之
to move on from a past problem and start a new stage
to stop focusing on a problem and move on
