单词 | finish |
释义 | finish (once / 45 pages) 1vn 2vn 3n To finish something is to complete it or bring it to a conclusion. If you finished a race, you completed it — even if you didn’t come in first. Finishing is about concluding. If you finished a novel, you read the whole thing. Finishing a job means the job is done. This word can also refer to a coating or polish used to make furniture look nicer or fancier. If you say someone has a finished look about them, they don’t actually have a coating or polish, of course — but the effect is the same. They have a clean, cultured, polished appearance. WORD FAMILYfinish: finished, finisher, finishes, finishing, refinish+/finished: finisheder, finishedly, unfinished/finisher: finishers/finishing: finishings/refinish: refinished, refinisher, refinishes, refinishing USAGE EXAMPLESParks finished with 19 points for the Citadel, which finished with 100-plus points for the eighth time this season. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) He finished with nine points and nine rebounds in 14 minutes. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) He started concentrating on that fix at the World Cup in Australia, where he teamed with Rickie Fowler to finish tied for second. Golf Digest(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v come or bring to a finish or an end He finished the dishes The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours others finished in over 4 hours Syn|Hypo|Hyper complete close finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead top, top offfinish up or conclude clear up, finish off, finish up, get through, mop up, polish off, wrap upfinish a task completely see throughremain with until completion finish out, round outfill out carry out, follow out, follow through, follow up, go through, implement, put throughpursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue accomplish, action, carry out, carry through, execute, fulfil, fulfillput in effect cap offfinish or complete, as with some decisive action adherefollow through or carry out a plan without deviation get overto bring (a necessary but unpleasant task) to an end runcarry out consummatemake perfect; bring to perfection consummatefulfill sexually do, performget (something) done complete, discharge, dispatchcomplete or carry out end, terminate bring to an end or halt 2v have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical Syn|Ant|Hypo cease, end, stop, terminate begin, start have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense begin, starthave a beginning characterized in some specified way beginhave a beginning, of a temporal event pass away go out of existence lapseend, at least for a long time cut outcease operating go outbecome extinguished adjourn, break up, recessclose at the end of a session disappear, vanishcease to exist climax, culminateend, especially to reach a final or climactic stage run outbecome used up; be exhausted go, run low, run shortto be spent or finished disappear, go away, vanishbecome invisible or unnoticeable close, concludecome to a close come out, turn outresult or end discontinuecome to or be at an end breakcome to an end dematerialise, dematerializebecome immaterial; disappear crown, topbe the culminating event cleargo away or disappear bob underdisappear suddenly, as if under the surface of a body of water eventuatecome out in the end work outhappen in a certain way, leading to, producing, or resulting in a certain outcome, often well fizzle, fizzle out, peter out, taper offend weakly leave offcome to an end, stop or cease expire, run outlose validity 3v cause to finish a relationship with somebody That finished me with Mary Hyper end, terminate bring to an end or halt 4v finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table Syn|Hypo|Hyper eat up, polish off put away, tuck away, tuck in eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food eat take in solid food 5v finally be or do something Syn|Hyper end up, fetch up, finish up, land up, wind up act, move perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) 6n the act of finishing his best finish in a major tournament was third the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper finishing beginning, commencement, start the act of starting something close, closing curtain, finale, finis the concluding part of any performance closing, completion, culmination, mop up, windup a concluding action 7n the temporal end; the concluding time the market was up at the finish Syn|Hyper close, conclusion, finale, finis, last, stopping point end, ending the point in time at which something ends 8n event whose occurrence ends something when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper conclusion, ending beginning the event consisting of the start of something end, final stage, last the concluding parts of an event or occurrence final result, outcome, result, resultant, terminationsomething that results foregone conclusion, matter of coursean inevitable ending demolition, destruction, wipeoutan event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something Z, omegathe ending of a series or sequence halt, stopthe event of something ending triumph, victorya successful ending of a struggle or contest defeat, lickingan unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest end game, endgamethe final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board end game, endgamethe final stages of an extended process of negotiation homestretchthe end of an enterprise passingthe end of something denouementthe outcome of a complex sequence of events dealthe type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement) decisionthe outcome of a game or contest decision(boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred aftermath, consequencethe outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual just deserts, poetic justicean outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically) separationthe termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal) sequel, subsequencesomething that follows something else worstthe least favorable outcome annihilation, disintegrationtotal destruction eradication, obliterationthe complete destruction of every trace of something depredation, ravage(usually plural) a destructive action razing, wreckingthe event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled ruin, ruinationan event that results in destruction rack, wrackthe destruction or collapse of something wina victory (as in a race or other competition) cessation, surceasea stopping stand, standstill, tie-upan interruption of normal activity fall, pinwhen a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat independencethe successful ending of the American Revolution landslidean overwhelming electoral victory last laughultimate success achieved after a near failure (inspired by the saying `he laughs best who laughs last') Pyrrhic victorya victory that is won by incurring terrible losses slam, sweepwinning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge checkmatecomplete victory blowout, laugher, romp, runaway, shoo-in, walkawayan easy victory service breaka tennis game won on the opponent's service walk-in, waltzan assured victory (especially in an election) heartbreakera narrow defeat or a defeat at the last minute lurcha decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage) routan overwhelming defeat shutout, skunka defeat in a game where one side fails to score debacle, drubbing, slaughter, thrashing, trouncing, walloping, whippinga sound defeat waterlooa final crushing defeat whitewasha defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent an event that happens 9n designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race) excitement grew as the finish neared my horse was several lengths behind at the finish the winner is the team with the most points at the finish Hypo|Hyper draw, standoff, tie the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided photo finishin general, any very close finish; in particular, a finish of a race in which the contestants are so close together that the winner must be determined from a photograph taken at the instant of finishing runner-up finish, second-place finisha finish in second place (as in a race) third-place finisha finish in third place (as in a race) dead heata tie in a race stalematedrawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent an event that happens 10n the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey) a crowd assembled at the finish Syn|Hypo|Hyper destination, goal finish line, finishing line a line indicating the location of the finish of a race tapethe finishing line for a foot race wirethe finishing line on a racetrack end, terminal either extremity of something that has length 11n the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict) 2booze will be the finish of him it was a fight to the finish Hyper downfall, ruin, ruination failure that results in a loss of position or reputation 1v provide with a finish The carpenter finished the table beautifully this shirt is not finished properly Hypo|Hyper dress put a finish on broomfinish with a broom coat, surface put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface 2n a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance) the boat had a metallic finish he applied a coat of a clear finish when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly Syn|Hypo|Hyper coating, finishing glaze a coating for ceramics, metal, etc. shoeshinea shiny finish put on shoes with polish and buffing luster, lustrea surface coating for ceramics or porcelain decorativeness an appearance that serves to decorate and make something more attractive 3n a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality 3"almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad Syn|Hyper cultivation, culture, polish, refinement flawlessness, ne plus ultra, perfection the state of being without a flaw or defect n (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed) the wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish Hyper gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus |
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