竟jìnɡⅠ ❶ （完毕） finish;complete: ～ 书 finish writing；
事 ～ work completed；
未 ～ 之业 unaccomplished cause;unfinished task
❷ [书] （彻底追究） investigate: 穷原 ～ 委 investigate thoroughly the origin and development of an event;get to the bottom of sth. Ⅱ (从头到尾；全)whole;throughout: ～ 夜 the whole night;throughout the night Ⅲ ❶ （终于） in the end;eventually: 有志者事 ～ 成。 Where there's a will there's a way.
❷ （表示出乎意料） unexpectedly;actually: 这么大的事你 ～ 会不知道？ I'm surprised that you didn't know of such an important event. 这么陡的峭壁，谁知他 ～ 爬上去了。 Who would have expected that he could climb up that steep cliff?
❸ （居然） go so far as to;go to the length of;have the impudence [effrontery] to: ～ 当面撒谎 go so far as to tell a bare-faced lie Ⅳ （姓氏） a surname: ～ 仲 Jing Zhong
◆竟成谶语 (Who would know that) this proved to be an ill omen!；竟成遗恨 (Our fondest hope) turned into everlasting regret.；
竟敢 have the audacity;have the impertinence;dare；
竟然 unexpectedly;to one's surprise;actually;go so far as to;go to the length of;have the impudence to |