finish

♠ finish fin∙ish ◙ verb 1. to stop doing sth or making sth because it is complete • 完成；做好: ▪ [VN]

»Havenˈt you finished your homework yet?

难道你还没有完成家庭作业吗？

»She finished law school last year.

她去年毕业于法学院。

»a beautifully finished piece of furniture

一件做工精美的家具

»He put the finishing touches to his painting (= did the things that made it complete).

他在画上作了最后几处润色。

▪ [V -ing]

»Be quiet! He hasnˈt finished speaking.

安静！他还没有讲完。

▪ [V]

»I thought youˈd never finish!

我还以为你会完成不了呢！

▪ [also V speech] 2. to come to an end; to bring sth to an end • (使)结束: ▪ [V]

»The play finished at 10.30.

比赛于 10:30 结束。

»The symphony finishes with a flourish.

交响乐在响亮的乐曲声中结束。

▪ [VN]

»A cup of coffee finished the meal perfectly.

饭后一杯咖啡,美餐圆满结束。

3. [VN] finish sth (off / up) to eat, drink or use what remains of sth • 吃完,喝光,用尽(所剩之物):

»He finished off his drink with one large gulp.

他一大口喝完了饮料。

»We might as well finish up the cake.

我们倒不如把蛋糕吃完。

4. to be in a particular state or position at the end of a race or a competition • (赛跑、竞赛)得…名；获…成绩: ▪ [V-ADJ]

»She was delighted to finish second.

她为竞赛得了第二名而高兴。

»The dollar finished the day slightly down.

当日结束时美元汇率略有下降。

▪ [V]

»He finished 12 seconds outside the world record.

他的赛跑成绩比世界纪录慢 12 秒。

5. [VN] finish sb (off) (informal) to make sb so tired or impatient that they cannot do any more • 使筋疲力尽；使失去耐心:

»Climbing that hill really finished me off.

登那座山真把我累得筋疲力尽。

»A lecture from my parents now would just finish me.

现在父母教训我简直会使我受不了。

【PHR V】◘ ˌfinish sb / sth∽ˈoff (informal) • to destroy sb / sth, especially sb / sth that is badly injured or damaged • 杀死,彻底摧毁(已严重受伤或受损的人或事物):

»The hunter moved in to finish the animal off.

猎人逼到近前结果了那只动物。

◘ ˌfinish sth∽ˈoff • to do the last part of sth; to make sth end by doing one last thing • 完成；作最后加工:

»I need about an hour to finish off this report.

我需要一小时左右结束这篇报告。

»They finished off the show with one of their most famous songs.

他们用自己的一首最著名的歌曲作演出的压台戏。

◘ ˌfinish ˈup... (BrE) • to be in a particular state or at a particular place after a series of events • 结果成为；以…终结；最终来到 ▪ [+ adj ]

»If youˈre not careful, you could finish up seriously ill.

你要是不小心,可能到头来会得场大病。

◘ ˈfinish with sb 1. (BrE) to end a relationship with sb • 与(某人)断绝关系:

»She finished with her boyfriend last week.

上星期她和男友分手了。

2. to stop dealing with a person • 停止和(某人)打交道:

»Heˈll regret he ever said it once Iˈve finished with him.

我不再和他打交道,他就会后悔他说过那句话。

◘ ˈfinish with sth 1. to no longer need to use sth • 不再需用(某物):

»When youˈve finished with the book, can I see it?

这本书你看完以后我能看吗？

2. (BrE, informal) to stop doing sth • 不再做(某事):

»Iˈve finished with gambling.

我已戒赌了。

◘ finish (up) with sth • to have sth at the end • 最后得到；以…结束:

»We had a five-course lunch and finished up with coffee and mints.

我们这顿午餐吃了五道菜,最后是咖啡和薄荷糖。

»To finish with, weˈll listen to a few songs.

最后我们将听几首歌。

◙ noun 1. [C, usually sing.] the last part or the end of sth • 最后部份；结尾；结局:

»a dramatic finish to the race

赛跑的戏剧性结局

»It was a close finish, as they had predicted.

正如他们所预料的,比赛结果难分上下。

»They won in the end but it was a tight finish.

他们终于赢了,但比分十分接近。

»The story was a lie from start to finish.

这样的讲述自始至终都是骗人的。

»I want to see the job through to the finish.

我要看这项工作做完为止。

--› see also photo finish 2. [C, U] the last covering of paint, polish, etc. that is put onto the surface of sth; the condition of the surface • 末道漆；抛光；(漆完抛光后的)成品表面:

»a gloss / matt finish

光泽/无光表面

»furniture available in a range of finishes

有各种光泽处理的家具

3. [C, U] the final details that are added to sth to make it complete • 最后精细加工:

»The bows will give a feminine finish to the curtains.

窗帘最后配上蝴蝶结显出女性的柔美。

【IDIOMS】--› see fight v.

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['finiʃ]

n. 完成, 結束, 磨光, 末道漆, 完美

vt. 完成, 結束, 用完, 毀掉, 使完美

vi. 結束, 終結, 停止, 終止