endgame

1. N-VAR In chess, endgame refers to the final stage of a game, when only a few pieces are left on the board and one of the players must win soon. (國際象棋中的)殘局; 終局

2. N-COUNT Journalists sometimes refer to the final stages of something such as a war, dispute, or contest as an endgame. (戰(zhàn)爭、爭論或競賽等的)最后階段[journalism]

The political endgame is getting closer. 政治局勢已經(jīng)到了最后階段。