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- finish [ 'fɪnɪʃ] [ 'fɪnɪʃ]
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- 1. vt. 完结，完毕；完成；告终；结束（一个过程、时期等）；做完；读完
- 2. vt. 用完，用尽；吃完；耗尽
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3.
vt.
对…作最后的润色；润饰；给…做最后加工（或润饰）；使完美；使完善
- 4. vt. 给（布、皮革、木材等）作成某种需要的表面，装饰…的表面；整理；修理，精修；抛光；涂饰
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5.
vt.
使失败（或垮台、死亡等），消灭，毁掉，杀掉，打败；彻底征服，压服
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6.
vt.
使变为无价值（或无用等）
- 7. vi. 结束；完结，终结，终止，停止
- 8. vi. 完成
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9.
noun
最后部分；结果，结局，结尾完结
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10.
noun
（家具等表面的）抛光剂；罩面漆；末道漆；漆
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11.
noun
完成，结束，终止；完满，完美
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12.
noun
完成的方式或方法
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13.
noun
（对家具等表面的）抛光，最后一层涂饰，涂罩面漆（或末道漆）
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14.
noun
（举止、谈吐等的）优雅，文雅，优美
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15.
noun
失败，垮台，消灭，杀掉；陷落；遭致完蛋的原因
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16.
noun
[woodworker]
涂饰，精修，装修，最后加工
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17.
noun
[woodworker]
用作终饰的高级木材
Collins English-English Dictionary
- finish ['fɪnɪʃ]
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1.
vb
[mainly tr]
to bring to an end; complete, conclude, or stop
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2.
vi.
[intr;
sometimes foll by up] to be at or come to the end; use up -
3.
vi.
to bring to a desired or complete condition
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4.
vi.
to put a particular surface texture on (wood, cloth, etc)
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5.
vi.
[
often foll by off] to destroy or defeat completely -
6.
vi.
to train (a person) in social graces and talents
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7.
vi.
[intr;
foll by with] to end a relationship or association -
8.
vi.
to stop punishing a person
- I haven't finished with you yet!
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9.
n
the final or last stage or part; end
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10.
n
the death, destruction, or absolute defeat of a person or one side in a conflict
- a fight to the finish
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11.
n
the person, event, or thing that brings this about
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12.
n
the surface texture or appearance of wood, cloth, etc
- a rough finish
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13.
n
a preparation, such as varnish, used to produce such a texture
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14.
n
a thing, event, etc, that completes
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15.
n
completeness and high quality of workmanship
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16.
n
refinement in social graces
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17.
n
[sport]
ability to sprint at the end of a race
- he has a good finish
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18.
n
[Etymology]
C14: from Old French finir, from Latin f
i ni re seefine 1
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1.
vb
[mainly tr]
to bring to an end; complete, conclude, or stop
Examples
- It's a crime you didn't finish school.
- 你没完成学业是件憾事。 → crime
- a dull finish
- 色彩昏暗的末道漆 → dull
- to finish the work
- 完成工作 → finish
- to finish reading a book
- 读完一本书 → finish
- Finish your milk.
- 把你的牛奶喝完。 → finish
- It won't take long to finish the work.
- 完成这件工作不需要很长时间。 → long
- Did everybody finish their lunch?
- 每人都吃完午饭了吗? → their
- I will finish on time.
- 我一定按时完成。 → will
- We still have one month to finish before the deadline.
- 在最后期限前我们还有一个月的时间。
- Before going, I want to finish reading this article, it will take only 5 minutes.
- 我想在走之前把这篇文章看完，只需要五分钟。
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