| 单词 | finish |
| 释义 | verb | noun finishfinish1 /ˈfɪnɪʃ/ ●●● S1 W1 verb 1STOP DOING something [intransitive, transitive] to come to the end of doing or making something so that it is complete SYN complete: Marv moved to New York when he finished college. Have you finished your homework? Just leave it on the table when you finish.finish doing something You can play after you finish eating.2END something BY DOING something [intransitive, transitive] (also finish off) to complete an event, performance, piece of work, etc. by doing one final thing: finish (something) by doing something In 1953, the engineers finished the job by building a flood control channel.finish (something) with something We finished dinner with fresh fruit. The concert finished with “You’re a Grand Old Flag.”3END [intransitive] when an event, activity, or period of time finishes, it ends, especially at a particular time: What time does the play finish?4EAT/DRINK [transitive] (also finish up/off) to eat or drink all of something, so there is none left: Let me just finish my beer.5RACE [intransitive, transitive] to be in a particular position at the end of a race, competition, etc. SYN come in: finish first/second etc. He finished fourth in the race.6SURFACE [transitive] to give the surface of something a particular appearance by painting, polishing, or covering it: The furniture had been attractively finished in a walnut veneer.7the finishing/final touch the final detail that makes something complete: The hat added the finishing touch to her outfit.[Origin: 1300–1400 French finir, from Latin finire, from finis end]finish off phrasal verb1finish something ↔ off to use or eat all of something, so there is none left: Who finished off the cake?2finish somebody/something ↔ off to kill or defeat a person or animal when he or she is weak or wounded3finish something ↔ off to end a performance, event, etc. by doing one final thing: finish off with We finished off the trip with a visit to the spectacular harbor.4finish somebody off to take away all of someone’s strength, energy, etc.: The last hill just about finished me off.finish something ↔ up phrasal verb1to eat or drink all the rest of something: Why don’t you finish up the pie?2to end an event, situation, etc. by doing one final thing: He finished up his summer with a week on the Cape.finish with something phrasal verb to not need something that you have been using anymore: Can you hand me the scissors when you finish with them? verb | noun finishfinish2 ●●○ S3 W3 noun 1[countable] the end or last part of something: the finish of the showa first/second/third place finish a second place finish in the race It was a close finish (=an end of a race where two competitors are very close to each other), but Jarrett won. Their new album is good from start to finish. Gray’s strong finish in the Iowa elections► see thesaurus at end12[countable, uncountable] the appearance of the surface of something after it has been painted, polished, etc.: The paint dries to a glossy finish.3a fight to the finish a fight, game, competition, etc. in which teams or competitors struggle until one is completely defeated4the finish line |
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