单词 | complete |
释义 | com·plete I. 1. a. < few households would regard breakfast complete without a plate of porridge — L.D.Stamp > < this man … complete with wings and four stripes on his uniform sleeve — E.K.Gann > < neither one of these publications gives the complete poems of Smart — A.R.Benham > b. c. (1) of a subject or predicate < in the sentence “the little boy hit the ball hard” the little boy is the complete subject and hit the ball hard is the complete predicate > — compare simple (2) of a verb < moved in “the train moved” is a complete verb > d. of a diet or ration 2. < a complete period of time > < a complete act > : concluded, completed < five complete days > < a complete revolution > 3. of a person < a complete man > < a complete gentleman > < a complete Englishman > specifically < a complete landscape artist > < a complete horseman > 4. < in complete sympathy with his views > < complete surrender > < his complete inability to understand > II. 1. < foolish to put his hand to a task which he could not complete — John Buchan > specifically < State completed 10 of 19 passes while Rutgers made good 4 of 10 — New York Times > 2. a. < art partly completes what nature is herself sometimes unable to bring to perfection — Havelock Ellis > b. < small mammals, birds, and tropical fish … complete the zoo exhibits — American Guide Series: New York City > c. < complete a contract > < a vow completed > d. < allowed the lovers to complete their marriage — G.M.Trevelyan > Synonyms: see close III. 1. of insect metamorphosis 2. of a metric space |
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