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单词 finish
释义

finish

UK /ˈfɪnɪʃ/

Word Forms

singularfinish
pluralfinishes

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    the end of something

    A swim in the sea seemed a perfect finish to the day.

    I didn’t see the finish of the game.

    from start to finish:

    The holiday was absolute bliss from start to finish!

    a close/tight finish:

    Turnbull came in second in a very close finish.

    Synonyms and related words

    Ends, finishes and final stages
  2. 2
    the appearance of a surface, for example whether it is smooth or rough

    Sand the wood thoroughly for a lovely smooth finish.

    a matt/shiny/glossy finish

    Synonyms and related words

    General words for texture

finish

US /ˈfɪnɪʃ/

Word Forms

singularfinish
pluralfinishes

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    the end of something

    A swim in the ocean seemed like a perfect finish to the day.

    I didn’t see the finish of the race.

    from start to finish:

    The vacation was absolute bliss from start to finish.

    a close/tight finish:

    Turnbull came in second in a very close finish.

    Synonyms and related words

    Ends, finishes and final stages
  2. 2
    the appearance of a surface, for example whether it is smooth or rough

    Sand the wood thoroughly for a nice smooth finish.

    a mat/shiny/glossy finish

    Synonyms and related words

    General words for texture

finish

UK /ˈfɪnɪʃ/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyfinish
he/she/itfinishes
present participlefinishing
past tensefinished
past participlefinished

DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1

    finish

    or

    finish off

    intransitive/transitive to do the last part of something so that it is complete

    I’ve nearly finished my work.

    I wish you’d let me finish my sentence!

    finish doing something:

    She had just finished dressing the children when the phone rang.

    Synonyms and related words

    To finish something
    1. 1a
      to stop happening

      Lessons finish at midday.

      The game finished with the score at 1–1.

      Synonyms and related words

      To disappear, or to stop existing or happening
  2. 2

    finish

    or

    finish off

    or

    finish up

    transitive to eat, drink, or use all of something so that there is none left

    We finished a bottle of wine between us.

    Synonyms and related words

    General words meaning to eat
    Synonyms and related words

    General words meaning to drink
    Synonyms and related words

    To use all or a lot of something
  3. 3
    intransitive/transitive to be in a particular position at the end of a race or competition
    finish first/second etc:

    She finished fifth.

    Synonyms and related words

    Races and racing
  4. 4
    transitive to rub a surface, or to put a substance on it, in order to make it smooth and attractive

    The table was beautifully finished.

    Synonyms and related words

    To make something clean by rubbing

phrases

the finishing touch/touches


phrasal verbs

finish off
finish up
finish with

finish

US /ˈfɪnɪʃ/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyfinish
he/she/itfinishes
present participlefinishing
past tensefinished
past participlefinished

DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1

    finish

    or

    finish off

    intransitive/transitive to do the last part of something so that it is complete

    I’ve nearly finished my work.

    I wish you’d let me finish my sentence!

    finish doing something:

    She had just finished dressing the children when the phone rang.

    Synonyms and related words

    To finish something
    1. 1a
      to stop happening

      All classes finish at noon today.

      The game finished with the score tied .

      Synonyms and related words

      To disappear, or to stop existing or happening
  2. 2

    finish

    or

    finish off

    or

    finish up

    transitive to eat, drink, or use all of something so that there is none left

    We finished a bottle of wine between us.

    Synonyms and related words

    General words meaning to eat
    Synonyms and related words

    General words meaning to drink
    Synonyms and related words

    To use all or a lot of something
  3. 3
    intransitive/transitive to be in a particular position at the end of a race or competition
    finish first/second etc.:

    She finished fifth.

    Synonyms and related words

    Races and racing
  4. 4
    transitive to rub a surface, or to put a substance on it, in order to make it smooth and attractive

    The table was beautifully finished.

    Synonyms and related words

    To make something clean by rubbing

phrases

the finishing touch/touches


phrasal verbs

finish off
finish up
finish with
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