endgame /ˈɛndˌɡeɪm/ (endgames)

• 1.  

  N-VAR（有变体名词） 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. (国际象棋中的)残局; 终局
• 2.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） Journalists sometimes refer to the final stages of something such as a war, dispute, or contest as an endgame. (战争、争论或竞赛等的)最后阶段 [journalism]

  例：

  The political endgame is getting closer.

  政治局势已经到了最后阶段。