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单词 finish
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finishverb

uk​/ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/us​/ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/

finish verb (COMPLETE/END)

A1 [ I or T ] to complete something or come to the end of an activity:

I'll call you when I've finished my homework.
Please place your questionnaire in the box when you're finished.
She finished (the concert) with a song from her first album.
She finished second (= in second place) in the finals.
[ + -ing verb ] Have you finished reading that magazine?
They've already run out of money and the building isn't even half-finished (= half of it has not been completed).

A1 [ I ] to end:

The meeting should finish around four o'clock.
The play finishes with a wedding.

B1 [ T ] to eat, drink, or use something completely so that none remains:

Make sure she finishes her dinner.
He finished his drink and left.
We finished (= ate all of) the pie last night.

More examples

  • We've got two clear weeks in which to finish the decorating.
  • Did you finish your essay in the allotted time?
  • School starts at 9 a.m. and finishes at 3.30 p.m.
  • I'll be with you directly I've finished this letter.
  • When do you envisage finishing the project?

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Causing something to end

  • abandon
  • all good things (must) come to an end idiom
  • and have done with it idiom
  • be over the hump idiom
  • bitter
  • draw
  • lay
  • lay sth to rest idiom
  • lay the ghost of sth (to rest) idiom
  • leave it at that idiom
  • leave off (sth/doing sth)
  • let sb be idiom
  • lift
  • raise
  • stone-dead
  • the curtain falls on sth idiom
  • to the bitter end idiom
  • top sth off
  • walk
  • walk away

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Using and misusing

finish verb (WOOD)

[ T ] If you finish something made of wood, you give it a last covering of paint, polish, or varnish so that it is ready to be used.

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Building: carpentry & joinery

  • beading
  • bevel
  • bevelled
  • cabinetmaker
  • carpenter
  • gimlet
  • jigsaw
  • joinery
  • mitre
  • mortice
  • mortice lock
  • panel
  • plane
  • sand
  • sandpaper
  • sawdust
  • season
  • shelve
  • tenon
  • veneer

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Polishing & polishes

Idiom(s)

put the finishing touches to

Phrasal verb(s)

finish sth off
finish sb/sth off
finish sb off
finish up
finish (sth) up
finish with sth
finish with sb

finishnoun [ C ]

uk​/ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/us​/ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/

finish noun [ C ] (COMPLETE/END)

B1 the end of a race, or the last part of something:

a close finish
They replayed the finish in slow motion.

More examples

  • The runner collapsed just a few paces from the finish.
  • I'm a realist - I knew there was no way I could win, so I swam for a good finish, for points.
  • John left early, but we stayed until the finish.
  • It was one of the most exciting finishes I've ever seen.
  • There was a very close finish in the men's 100 metres.

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Ends and endings

  • accomplishment
  • break
  • break up
  • cessation
  • coda
  • completion
  • culminate
  • death
  • demise
  • denouement
  • end
  • ending
  • endpoint
  • expiry
  • fag
  • finalize
  • it'll (all) end in tears idiom
  • last hurrah
  • later
  • termination

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finish noun [ C ] (WOOD)

the condition of the surface of a material such as wood:

Look at the beautiful shiny finish on that piano.

the last covering of varnish, polish, or paint, that is put onto something:

Even a clear finish will alter the colour of wood slightly.

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Polishing & polishes

  • beeswax
  • buff
  • burnish
  • dubbin
  • French polish
  • polish
  • polish sth up
  • polished
  • rosin
  • rub
  • rub sth down
  • shine

finishverb [ I/T ]

us​/ˈfɪn·ɪʃ/

to come to an end:

[ I ] The meeting should finish at four o’clock.
[ T ] If you’ll let me finish my sentence, I’ll explain it to you.

To finish can also mean to complete something:

[ I ] She didn’t win but she did finish second.
[ T ] Have you finished that magazine?

To finish can also mean to use completely:

[ T ] We may as well finish the rest of this pasta.

Phrasal verb(s)

finish someone/something off
finish off something
finish up something

finishnoun [ C ]

us​/ˈfɪn·ɪʃ/

the end of a race, or the last part of something:

Both candidates are predicting a close finish in this election.

A finish is the appearance of the surface of something or the last covering, as of paint, put onto it:

a glossy finish

finishverb [ I or T ]

uk​/ˈfɪnɪʃ/us​

STOCK MARKET to end at a particular level or price at the end of a period of trading on a financial market:

finish down/up The FTSE 100 finished down 4.1 at 4,468.7.
finish above/below sth The Dow Jones industrial average finished below 13,000 for the first time since April.
finish at sth Its stock finished at $39.08, up 25 percent from a 52-week low of $31.15.
Headline shares finished the day higher after a positive start to the week.
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close

to be in a particular position at the end of a period of time:

The company finished the financial year £56 million in deficit.

finishnoun

uk​/ˈfɪnɪʃ/us​

[ S ] STOCK MARKET the end of a period of trading on a financial market:

The markets ended the week with a strong finish.

[ S ] the fact of being in a particular position at the end of a period of time:

There were signs of a positive finish to the year for the tourist industry.

[ C ] the way that something looks when it is complete:

The use of good-quality paper and an attractive folder will add a professional finish to your printed presentation.

[ C ] the last covering of paint, etc. that is put onto a surface:

All these items are available in a range of finishes.
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