1·I only caught the fag end of their conversation.
我仅听到他们谈话的结尾。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·He never had much confidence in his judgement at the fag-end of the working day.
他向来对自己在快下班那个烦人时段的判断力不报什么信心。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·In the fag-end of its 12-year reign, Labour has lost even core supporters.
那些最坚定的支持者也在它12年统治生涯即将结束的时候，离它而去。
4·Mr Brown needed to distinguish himself from his predecessor, impress a jaundiced electorate and do it in hurry—or face being seen as a fag-end failure.
布朗先生需要表现出他与前任者的不同，让心怀偏见的选民刮目相看，并速战速决——否则，他就会被人民看做是布莱尔失败后的余灰。