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单词 complete
释义
complete
(kəmplt )
Word forms: completes , completing , completed
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B1
You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be. [emphasis]
The rebels had taken complete control.
It shows a complete lack of understanding by management.
The resignation came as a complete surprise.
He was the complete opposite of Raymond.
completely adverb [ADVERB with verb, ADVERB adjective/adverb] B1
Dozens of flats had been completely destroyed.
Make sure that you defrost it completely.
...something completely different.
Synonyms: totally, entirely, wholly, utterly  
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B1+
You can use complete to emphasize that you are referring to the whole of something and not just part of it. [emphasis]
A complete tenement block was burnt to the ground.
The job sheets eventually filled a complete book.
Synonyms: whole, full, entire  
3. adjective B1
If something is complete, it contains all the parts that it should contain.
The list may not be complete.
...a complete dinner service.
No garden is complete without a bed of rose bushes.
completeness uncountable noun
...the accuracy and completeness of the information obtained. [+ of]
4. verb [no cont] A2
To complete a set or group means to provide the last item that is needed to make it a full set or group.
Children don't complete their set of 20 baby teeth until they are two to three years old. [VERB noun]
...the stickers needed to complete the collection. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: perfect, accomplish, finish off, round off  
5. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2
The complete works of a writer are all their books or poems published together in one book or as a set of books.
...the Complete Works of William Shakespeare.
6. complete with phrase
If one thing comes complete with another, it has that thing as an extra or additional part.
The diary comes complete with a gold-coloured ballpoint pen. [+ with]
7. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] B1+
If something is complete, it has been finished.
The work of restoring the farmhouse is complete.
It'll be two years before the process is complete.
Synonyms: finished, done, ended, completed  
8. verb A2
If you complete something, you finish doing, making, or producing it.
Peter Mayle has just completed his first novel. [VERB noun]
...the rush to get the stadiums completed on time. [get n V-ed]
Synonyms: finish, conclude, fulfil, accomplish  
completion (kəmplʃən )Word forms: completions variable noun
The project is nearing completion.
House completions for the year should be up from 1,841 to 2,200.
Synonyms: finishing, end, close, conclusion  
9. verb [no cont] A2
If you complete something, you do all of it.
She completed her degree in two years. [VERB noun]
This book took years to complete. [VERB noun]
10. verb A2
If you complete a form or questionnaire, you write the answers or information asked for in it.
Simply complete the coupon below. [VERB noun]
We ask candidates to complete a psychometric questionnaire. [VERB noun]
Use the enclosed envelope to return your completed survey. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: fill in, fill out  
11. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
You can use complete to emphasize that someone is skilled at all aspects of a particular activity and is therefore the best example of that kind of person. [emphasis]
He was the complete all-round journalist.
Collocations:
complete a deal
However, he would still need to find 106,000 to complete the deal.
Times, Sunday Times
It expects to complete the deal in the first half of next year.
Times,Sunday Times
The groups hope to win approval from regulators and investors to complete the deal within 15 months.
Times,Sunday Times
You will usually have 20 working days to complete the deal, but this can vary, so check in advance.
Times, Sunday Times
So the pair approached their bank, which arranged about 1m of asset-based finance and a large overdraft to complete the deal last year.
Times, Sunday Times
complete a degree
Not all will want to complete a degree in two years.
Times, Sunday Times
He also hopes to complete a degree in politics and economics in the summer.
Times, Sunday Times
All have either graduated from college or are currently working to complete their degree.
Christianity Today
A student must do at least 200 days' work experience to complete the degree.
Times, Sunday Times
But on the day of his final exams to complete his degree, his family was threatened.
Christianity Today
complete a doctorate
In my professional life, anxious energy drove me to do research for my undergrad thesis, complete my doctorate, and write a few books.
Christianity Today
However, time required to complete a doctorate also varies according to the candidate's abilities and choice of research.
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A small but very successful group of students completed their doctorates under her supervision.
Times, Sunday Times
After completing his doctorate, he worked as a consultant on many exciting projects, such as assessing the safety qualification of gas-cooled nuclear reactors.
Times, Sunday Times
Completing a doctorate after retirement, he was enthusiastically drafting manuals in his 90s.
Times, Sunday Times
complete a form
Applicants complete a form detailing their interests and then access details of suitable assignments by e-mail and at the site.
Times, Sunday Times
The potential jurors have to complete a form containing 125 questions as part of the selection process.
Times, Sunday Times
From the age of 70, motorists are required to complete a form every three years on which they should declare medical conditions.
Times, Sunday Times
It found it takes an average of five hours to complete a form seeking approval for surveillance.
The Sun
You will also be asked to complete a form giving you a year's free membership.
The Sun
complete a marathon
The 50 runners, all of whom can complete the marathon in 2hr 30min or faster, have been told to finish the course as a group.
Times, Sunday Times
He was used to the hundred-yard-sprint of the thriller, so it took three years to complete the marathon 1,088-page book that has remained hugely popular ever since.
Times, Sunday Times
This could be a target weight by a certain point in the year, or being able to complete a marathon you have circled on the calendar.
The Sun
First someone commits fraud against her then she collapses trying to complete the marathon.
The Sun
His first training goal was to complete a marathon in 2 hours 40 minutes.
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complete a merger
Two court rulings in the past month have derailed the plan to complete the merger this year.
Times, Sunday Times
When the acquiring party cites the occurrence of a material adverse change to refuse to complete a merger or acquisition, litigation may ensue.
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The two companies have so far made only a handful of moves since completing the merger earlier this year.
Times, Sunday Times
Some of these sources consist of galaxies that have nearly completed the merger process; the adjacent loops are merely the remnants of the interaction.
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Completing the merger required some the sale of some branches.
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complete a mission
There was an added pressure to complete the mission.
Times,Sunday Times
The gameplay follows a nice arch - once you complete a mission, you become another character to play a different role.
Times, Sunday Times
Returning to the theme last night, he was candid about his own short-comings but called on his successor to complete his mission.
Times, Sunday Times
And he has five weeks to complete his mission.
Times, Sunday Times
You are the only one who can complete this mission.
Times, Sunday Times
complete a programme
Students can take up to seven years to complete the programme.
Times, Sunday Times
Not all of those who complete the programme want to pursue a career in professional services.
Times, Sunday Times
Students complete the programme in two years, or 18 months if they take additional electives.
Times, Sunday Times
Several students have been studying at incredible rates on our flexible modular programme, managing to complete the programme in record time.
Times, Sunday Times
Those who successfully complete the programme will be awarded a certificate of achievement.
Times, Sunday Times
complete a project
Economists say that sunk costs are by themselves no reason to complete a project.
The Times Literary Supplement
That shook me up enough to make me take a stand, to lead, and we did complete the project.
Christianity Today
Its spherical structure resembles that of a turnip virus she had recently studied, but she became too ill to complete the project.
The Times Literary Supplement
It hopes to complete the project by 2009.
Times, Sunday Times
It took me about a year to complete the project, but it was very satisfying, as they used the uniform for about a decade.
Times, Sunday Times
complete a purchase
The next day you completed the purchase and collected the keys.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
My failure in this case wasn't my inability to complete the purchase.
Kiam, Victor Going For It!: How to Succeed As an Entrepreneur (1986)
No sooner had he completed the purchase than surveillance teams set up observation posts and placed cameras overlooking the property.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It claims that prior to completing the purchase their phone line will be tested to ensure they are placed on the correct package.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
complete a questionnaire
Players arriving at a venue will have to complete a questionnaire, have their temperature checked and give either a nasal swab or saliva sample.
Times,Sunday Times
There's not time to digest or reflect on what you learn because you're too eager to complete the questionnaire.
Times, Sunday Times
Selected companies were also asked to complete a questionnaire on their international activities.
Times, Sunday Times
It asked them to complete a questionnaire as part of a review into its advice.
Times, Sunday Times
Users sign up and complete a questionnaire and then receive an exercise programme that can be downloaded and followed at home or in a hotel room.
Times, Sunday Times
complete a review
It expects to complete a review of the operation by the end of the summer.
Times, Sunday Times
Officials are expected to complete a review of the balloting arrangements by the end of the year.
Times, Sunday Times
Experts, without links to the applicants, now complete the review process.
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It also saw scope for a cash return of up to 1 billion once management completes a review of its invest-ment properties.
Times, Sunday Times
They want to examine every document before completing their review.
Times, Sunday Times
complete a round
He returned the next morning and took 38 strokes to complete his round.
Times, Sunday Times
He dropped a pile of strokes in the second round before play was halted and chose not to return the following day to complete the round.
Times, Sunday Times
He said afterwards that he did not want to complete his round in mud-splattered trousers.
Times, Sunday Times
But 36 of the field could not complete their round after storms.
The Sun
She did not complete the round inside the required time limit and incurred a further three penalties.
Times, Sunday Times
complete a run
This all means that when they get off the bike they have enough energy left to complete the run.
Times, Sunday Times
Fortunately they had plenty of time to slow down and complete the run without colliding.
Times, Sunday Times
But many don't complete their run.
Globe and Mail
You must complete the run without any physical help.
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Both umpires carried a bat which the running batsman was required to touch in order to complete his run.
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complete a sale
The land passes to the trustee in the ordinary way - and the trustee can complete the sale instead of the bankrupt.
Times, Sunday Times
He was forced to apply for a short-term commercial loan to complete the sale.
Times, Sunday Times
The 22-strong chain could collapse if it fails to complete a sale within the next week.
Times,Sunday Times
You are not bound to complete a sale at the agreed price until contracts have been exchanged.
Times,Sunday Times
A seller has a number of remedies available against a buyer who has signed a contract but fails to complete a sale.
Times, Sunday Times
complete a season
As a result, you want to complete the season and you must have relegation.
The Sun
Lips curled and ego bruised, he frothed at the impertinence of a player yet to complete a season in the top flight.
Times, Sunday Times
Yes, complete the season but at the right time.
Times,Sunday Times
League chiefs are determined to resume playing when possible and play through to complete the season.
The Sun
If health chiefs were to order the postponements for a short period, games could still be rescheduled to complete the season on time.
The Sun
complete a sentence
Everyone else will complete the sentence with '-dcast' and respond in much the same way.
Times, Sunday Times
I will leave you to complete the sentence.
The Sun
After a public outcry, she was sent back to jail to complete her sentence.
Times, Sunday Times
He allows so much thinking time that you are willing him to complete the sentence in the hope that he has not lost his thread.
Times, Sunday Times
The rap sparked fury as it emerged he could be out in ten months to complete his sentence under house arrest.
The Sun
complete a session
I feel like throwing up and complete the session lying down gulping air.
The Sun
Players must leave as soon as they have completed their sessions and are banned from congregating in any area.
The Sun
Three further alternate takes from the 1949 session were added, completing the session on this volume.
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After twenty-six takes, a rough mono mix completed the session.
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At the end of the second season, he completes that session of his therapy and returns to the future.
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complete a study
They were first given the consent document and then asked to complete the study survey about stereotype threat.
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The original pool of 400 responders was reduced to 36 selectees, of whom 32 would go on to complete the study.
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A team of postal service headquarters executives and staff has been given a time frame of sixty days to complete the study.
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Ten patients did not complete the study, and intention to treat analysis was performed.
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The three contractors were asked to complete their study in ten months.
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complete a survey
Four drones, programmed to hover about 2ft from the jet, will take an hour to complete a survey that now takes up to two days.
Times, Sunday Times
Simply go to the website below and complete the survey.
Times, Sunday Times
One member asked ten co-workers if they would complete the survey.
Christianity Today
Please take a minute or two right now to complete this survey.
Christianity Today
So we, probably along with a majority of local residents, did not complete the survey.
Times, Sunday Times
complete a test
Those who do not complete the test, or who repeatedly fail it, can face disciplinary action and eventually be discharged.
Times, Sunday Times
There are 18 questions, all similarly challenging, and candidates have 20 minutes to complete the test.
Times, Sunday Times
It takes about 20 minutes to complete the test.
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He arrives late for an exam and scrambles to complete the test.
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Not only no. 3 but two other locomotives broke down in the attempt to complete the test.
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complete a tour
So they may even complete the tour without major incident.
The Sun
He agreed to help out and complete the tour with them.
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The opener arrived three days later, confident in his ability to complete the tour.
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Out of the 132 riders who started the tour, 72 managed to complete the tour's tough course.
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He could begin on any square in the sequence and complete the tour by rote.
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complete a transaction
But she said that before she was able to complete the transaction, she and her colleague were suspended.
Times, Sunday Times
The companies added that they hoped to complete the transaction by the end of the year.
Times, Sunday Times
Other deals collapsed as the private equity firms were unable to secure financing or were not prepared to complete the transaction.
Times, Sunday Times
Be ready with a solicitor and mortgage broker, and say how quickly you can complete the transaction.
Times,Sunday Times
Nearly half want a phone agent available to talk to them while they complete a transaction on a website.
Times, Sunday Times
complete a trial
After completing those levels, the player must complete a trial level, where they must achieve a certaint objective.
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The remaining celebs had to complete the trials to win a course each for their last supper.
The Sun
The tribunal stopped issuing new indictments last year after the security council ordered it to complete all trials by 2008.
Times, Sunday Times
You will receive your tickets once you have completed your trial.
The Sun
She was accordingly placed in reserve after completing her trials.
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complete an investigation
They have been released while the cops complete their investigation.
The Sun
It aims to complete the investigation in two years.
Times, Sunday Times
However, the average time taken to complete an investigation continued to lengthen, reaching 15 months by the end of 1989.
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The easiest way to complete an investigation would be a confession.
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Although the commission was due to submit report in 3 months time, it took more than 2 years to complete the investigation.
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complete confidence
You look at the moment, at this uncertainty among the fans, where there's not complete confidence that we'll win games.
The Sun
He was incredibly magnetic, giving the impression of controlled intensity and complete confidence in his work.
Times, Sunday Times
You may not answer some with complete confidence, but give the answers that come closest to what you believe.
Christianity Today
If you had complete confidence in your defensive technique, you had a better chance of prospering.
Times, Sunday Times
They have complete confidence in their defensive techniques.
Times, Sunday Times
complete darkness
Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful.
Times, Sunday Times
Everywhere was in complete darkness except for a light in the courtyard behind the main house.
Times, Sunday Times
They live in a world of almost complete darkness.
Times, Sunday Times
Others experienced just the opposite, exploring their targets with touch in complete darkness.
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To cap it all, the game ended in almost complete darkness.
Times, Sunday Times
complete destruction
This would mean the collapse of the planet's ice sheets and the almost complete destruction of coral reefs.
Times,Sunday Times
Within just “15 to 30 minutes” of complete destruction, firefighters were able to largely quell the flames.
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More than half said that their party's complete destruction would be a price worth paying.
Times, Sunday Times
This indicated that an epic announcement was imminent, even though it must be said that no one had predicted the complete destruction of the amateur laws.
Times, Sunday Times
In 2002, disaster struck when a fire resulted in the complete destruction of the clubhouse.
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complete details
Ask for complete details rather than a summary.
Times, Sunday Times
Instead of trying to fit yourself into a group, now the group fits around you, answering questions about your intriguing future and getting more complete details about your past.
The Sun
Complete details of all the related events remain unknown.
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Complete details about the plant will not be stored on site; instead, they would be distributed to archives and libraries around the world.
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However, it has not been possible to obtain complete details for all the rulers.
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complete disregard for
Their complete disregard for all matters health and safety was a breath of fresh air.
The Sun (2012)
They showed a complete disregard to this very special place.
The Sun (2008)
You have a complete disregard for the law.
The Sun (2011)
complete failure
It is also a striking contrast with the almost complete failure of co-ordination of wider economic and monetary policy.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The failure of the social democratic experiment to produce a significantly more egalitarian society does not necessarily mean that it has been a complete failure.
Sanderson, Stephen K. Macrosociology: An Introduction to Human Societies (1995)
It had been'almost a complete failure '.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
What did give rise to concern was the complete failure of the upper deck lights.
Maclean, Alistair SAN ANDREAS
complete guide
It's the complete guide to all the results so far - and what they mean for the country.
The Sun
The third, you realise it's a complete guide to living.
The Sun
The complete guide to getting more miles for your money, from filling up with 'superfuels' to the most frugal cars in showrooms.
Times, Sunday Times
It also means that the lessons of previous downturns do not necessarily provide a complete guide to future strategy.
Times, Sunday Times
Corrected to the present time, the map also shows the main roads throughout the kingdom, with the distances between the towns, forming a complete guide for the traveller and tourist.
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complete independence
The duty of complete independence explains why the commission has the exclusive right to propose legislation.
Times, Sunday Times
The judicial system functions with complete independence and has passed numerous verdicts that have been unfavourable towards either the federal or state governments, all of which have subsequently been upheld.
Times, Sunday Times
In a yes/no referendum on more powers, those in favour of complete independence would probably vote yes to give a 78 per cent victory.
Times, Sunday Times
But in a yes/no referendum on complete independence, those who wanted more powers would be divided.
Times, Sunday Times
It has dropped its demand for complete independence.
Globe and Mail
complete kit
They provide customers with a complete kit for growing good plants.
The Sun
To make things simple, you can buy a complete kit of windowsill trough and drip tray, compost, plants and support canes in one go.
The Sun
The complete kit of software and hardware costs about $280.
Houston Chronicle
They released both as a conversion kit (for older 415s) and as a complete kit.
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The parts are available as a complete kit or each item can be obtained individually as and when needed.
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complete list
Here are more favourites and a complete list to vote on.
Times, Sunday Times
Over that time he has published a complete list of holdings in his three main funds every month, an unusual and admirable move.
Times, Sunday Times
A complete list of shutdowns can be found here.
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It will have access to a complete list of call records, though, and can use your phone's geolocation services see where you are.
The Sun
See a complete list of award winners here.
Christianity Today
complete loss
I'm at a complete loss about what to do.
The Sun
Between us, we are losing interest on just under 29,000, and we are at a complete loss as to how to remedy this.
Times, Sunday Times
However, there has been a complete loss of faith over the past year.
Times, Sunday Times
I want to believe him but am at a complete loss.
The Sun
Meanwhile, we are all distraught and at a complete loss as to how we should deal with this situation.
Times, Sunday Times
complete meal
For a complete meal, you can also add some pieces of chicken or fish or scallops.
Kowalski, Robert E The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure (1990)
What is truly dangerous is to succumb to the temptation to eat a complete meal - maybe consisting of soup, meat course and desert.
Lutzner, Dr Helmut Successful Fasting -the easy way to cleanse your body of its poisons (1990)
He wants to see a world in which people eat 'a complete meal in a little pill no bigger than a cough sweet'.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
complete opposite
Or the complete opposite - you table an awful dummy and partner makes an overtrick.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
The second half was the complete opposite.
The Sun (2011)
What they need to do is the complete opposite of these things.
Jan Fennell, Foreword by Monty Roberts THE DOG LISTENER: Learning the Language of your Best Friend (2002)
But then we decided to produce it in the complete opposite way anyone would ever do a gospel song.
The Sun (2018)
complete overhaul
He has had a tumultuous few years, driving through a complete overhaul of the defence giant's ethical code of conduct.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
There is a case for a complete overhaul of the expenses system.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It is a complete overhaul of what the company sells, with kitchen units in new sizes and combinations.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Some will need a complete overhaul, some just a gentle nudge.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A complete overhaul will cost at least 30,000.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
complete package
The complete package makes it an ideal option for mums returning to work.
The Sun (2009)
Why feel compelled to tidy up all the loose ends and give them a complete package?
Christianity Today (2000)
He is the complete package.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A complete package of teaching aids, course notes and case studies had been drawn up following four years of extensive research.
Tom Cannon Basic Marketing. Principles and Practice (1986)
complete paperwork
The lawyers have been working around the clock to complete paperwork that will end the couple's turbulent marriage one month shy of four years.
The Sun
Clubs can complete transfers after that if they have submitted a 'deal sheet', asking for more time to file the complete paperwork.
Times, Sunday Times
A free-thinking journalist enters a diplomatic building to complete paperwork that he hopes will allow him to marry his foreign fiancée.
Times, Sunday Times
Her residence permit had been extended, but she still needed to complete paperwork in order to marry, which could take up to two weeks.
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Cadets may complete paperwork, command other cadets, and teach at weekly meetings and at weekend and summer events.
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complete picture
Such a precaution not only gives a complete picture of a pristinely preserved specimen, but also informs the excavation strategy.
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You need to get a full, complete picture of where your time and energy are going.
Christianity Today
Under the new rules, firms will have to report everything, to give a complete picture of the volume of complaints.
Times, Sunday Times
Be ready for anything, say no to nothing until you have the complete picture.
The Sun
But the dots don't join to form a complete picture.
Times, Sunday Times
complete recording
This was the first complete recording made of that opera.
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She recorded the part in the first complete recording of this work.
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After the complete recording, it was played for the scene and the impact it created was terrific.
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She later recorded that role for the opera's first complete recording.
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Complete recording of the score, without spoken dialogues.
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complete renovation
The hotel, built in the shape of volcanic rock formation, has just undergone a complete renovation and is the ideal base for exploring the region.
The Sun (2012)
This rustic stone barn in Middleham is in need of complete renovation.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The property, which has retained many original features, including fireplaces and quarry tiles, needs complete renovation.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
complete reversal
A complete reversal may take between one and several thousand years to complete.
Times, Sunday Times
The simple swing of an arm can signal the complete reversal of energy coursing through a body.
Times, Sunday Times
But then there was this sudden and complete reversal.
Christianity Today
He was incapable of leading the conversation, so what followed was a complete reversal of what should have happened.
The Sun
It marks a complete reversal of the post-financial crisis years when employers scaled back recruitment and students were likely to be glad of any graduate job offer.
Times, Sunday Times
complete silence
There was a moment of complete silence as if the entire congregation was holding its breath.
Howatch, Susan ABSOLUTE TRUTHS (2002)
There was complete silence as each chalk hash mark screeched on the board.
Lisa Scottoline ROUGH JUSTICE (2001)
Showing profound disappointment with Dubneath's constabulary, I extracted a promise of complete silence on the matter, then left huffily.
Gash, Jonathan THE TARTAN RINGERS (2001)
In complete silence, Elena Miranda and Carlos Consuegra were sipping glasses of red wine in the snack bar of the Pickwick Arms Hotel.
José Latour HAVANA BEST FRIENDS (2002)
On 'cut', usually the cue for crosstalk and bustle, there is complete silence.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
complete skeleton
If you find a complete skeleton somewhere, you can be reasonably sure that was where it was buried.
Times, Sunday Times
Its fossilised remains are the largest and most complete skeleton of its type yet assembled.
Times, Sunday Times
After excavations, an almost complete skeleton of the mammoth was unearthed, one of the most complete fossils of this species found anywhere in the world.
Times, Sunday Times
The almost complete skeleton of the previously unknown carnivorous dinosaur has been dated to about 213 million years old.
Times, Sunday Times
Only one complete skeleton, recently found under a car park, has ever been retrieved.
Times, Sunday Times
complete surprise
The brain distinguishes between what it expects to happen and things that come as a complete surprise.
The Sun
And to my complete surprise, she embraced me.
Times, Sunday Times
Some were not unexpected, others a complete surprise, and all of them could improve your life, finances or career.
Times, Sunday Times
It came as a complete surprise to him as he had previously been told he was safe until the end of the season.
The Sun
That the system had been set up in her house was not a complete surprise.
Times, Sunday Times
complete the construction of
Multiplex has a serious incentive to complete the construction as quickly as possible - it must pay overrun penalties of almost 1 million a week.
Times, Sunday Times
She would help him complete the construction plans and drawings.
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The original constructor did not complete the construction due to finance problems.
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It took six years to complete the construction.
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The issue of installing a sliding roof was considered, but the idea was abandoned due to costs and limited time to complete the construction.
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complete the process
He is scheduled to complete the process of due diligence by the weekend and may then make a formal offer.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Britain is not allowed to begin formal trade negotiations with any country until it has completed the process of leaving the EU.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
To complete the process damp the stable rubber and go all over the horse to remove any traces of dust.
Eccles, Lesley Your First Horse - buying, feeding, caring (1989)
This article presents a complete process chain from wooden biomass to the platform chemical itaconic acid.
Lars Regestein, Tobias Klement, Philipp Grande, Dirk Kreyenschulte, Benedikt Heyman, Tim Maßmann, Armin Eggert, Robert Sengpiel, Yumei Wang, Nick Wierckx, Lars M. Blank, Antje Spiess, Walter Leitner, Carsten Bolm, Matthias Wessling, Andreas Jupke, Miriam Rosenbaum, Jochen Büchs 2018, 'From beech wood to itaconic acid: case study on biorefinery process integration', Biotechnology for Biofuels
complete transformation
The unprecedented stunt marked 'a complete transformation for me,' he later explained.
Times, Sunday Times
I can't recall another car capable of achieving such a complete transformation.
Times, Sunday Times
Nor would anyone have expected the complete transformation of the political landscape.
Times, Sunday Times
It's been a complete transformation.
Times, Sunday Times
Both in fact loved intricate systems, and proposed allembracing reforms, in the confident expectation that these would bring about, in a relatively short time, a complete transformation of society.
The Times Literary Supplement
complete withdrawal
That, it seems, would be the most popular solution, backed by 46%, with only 26% in favour of a complete withdrawal.
Times, Sunday Times
In the pullout, numbers will drop from about 85,000 to 50,000, before a complete withdrawal by the end of 2011.
Times, Sunday Times
It represents a complete withdrawal from any royal duties by the couple rather than the halfway house envisaged by them when they first announced their decision to break away.
Times,Sunday Times
The following day an estimated two million people marched to demand the complete withdrawal of the extradition bill, after two lesser but still enormous marches the previous week.
Times, Sunday Times
A complete withdrawal or further investment were not going to happen.
Times, Sunday Times
complete work
And nearly half said they took longer to complete work tasks after a poor night's sleep.
The Sun
I think that reproduction was sold to a private buyer as a complete work of art, to be re-assembled elsewhere.
Times, Sunday Times
Overall, though, this feels less like a complete work and more a collection of projects.
Times, Sunday Times
I reserve judgment until a performance of the complete work, promised for the orchestra's winter season.
Times, Sunday Times
He hopes to complete work on the new museum by the memorial’s 80th anniversary in 2023.
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successfully complete
This class could be open to everyone, followed by a more in-depth class open only to those who successfully complete the selection screening.
Christianity Today
Graduates who successfully complete the training can expect to move into a permanent management role in one of the charity's key operating departments.
Times, Sunday Times
Those who successfully complete the programme will be awarded a certificate of achievement.
Times, Sunday Times
You can concentrate and successfully complete a project that just days ago would have looked too difficult.
The Sun
The company also provides full-time employment to all those who successfully complete the training programme.
The Sun
Translations:
Chinese: 完全的
Japanese: 全くの
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