com‧plete 1 S2 W1 / kəmplit / 形容词 #

1 [通常用于名词前] used to emphasize that a quality or situation is as great as it could possibly be 同义词 total :

The police were in complete control of the situation.

Their engagement came as a complete surprise to me.

This is a complete waste of time .

a complete fool/idiot etc

Meg realized she’d been a complete fool.

a complete stranger

The darkness was almost complete.

2 including all parts, details, facts etc and with nothing missing 同义词 whole 反义词 incomplete :

a complete set of china

The list below is not complete.

the complete works of Shakespeare (= a book, CD etc containing everything Shakespeare wrote )

3 [名词前不用] finished 反义词 incomplete :

Work on the new building is nearly complete.

4 complete with something having particular equipment or features :

The house comes complete with swimming pool and sauna.

— completeness 名词 [不可数名词] :

For the sake of completeness I should mention one further argument.

THESAURUS

finished if something is finished, you have done all of it : She showed him the finished drawing. | I was very pleased with the finished result.

done [名词前不用] finished - used especially in everyday English instead of finished : I can’t come out till my essay’s done. | They promised the work would be done by April.

complete [名词前不用] completely finished – used especially to emphasize that there is no more work to do : Six months later the job was complete. | The first stage of the project is now complete.

over finished – used about an event, activity, or period of time : Football practice is over at 4:30. Can you pick me up then? | The summer was nearly over.

be through informal to have finished doing something or using something : I probably won’t be through till about 6 o’clock. | Are you through with those scissors?

complete S2 W1 verb [及物动词] #

1 to finish doing or making something, especially when it has taken a long time :
Students must complete the course. The building took two years to complete. 2 to make something whole or perfect by adding what is missing :
The child’s task was to complete the sentences. I need one more stamp to complete the set. 3 to write the information that is needed on a form SYN fill out :
In all, more than 650 people completed the questionnaire. Send your completed form to the following address.

THESAURUS

finish to complete the last part of something that you are doing : Have you finished your homework? | The builders say they should have finished by Friday. complete to finish making or doing something that has taken a long time to finish : The new bridge will be completed in two years’ time. | She has just completed her PhD. finalize to do the last things that are necessary in order to settle a plan or agreement in a satisfactory way : A spokesman said that they were hoping to finalize an agreement in the near future. conclude formal to officially finish something : The police have now concluded their investigations. | Ralph Ellis, Managing Director, concluded the conference with a review of the trading year. wrap something up informal to finish something successfully – used especially about agreements or sports competitions : Negotiators are meeting on Friday to wrap up the deal. | Liverpool had several chances to wrap up the game. round something off British English , round something out American English to do something as a way of ending a day, an evening, an event etc in an enjoyable or suitable way : They rounded off the day with a barbecue at the beach. | A concert in the park is being organized to round off the programme of events. get it over with/get it over and done with to do something that you have to do now, so that it is finished and you can stop worrying about it : Let’s go and do the shopping now and get it over with. | Just tell him how you feel and get it over and done with. be done/be through informal if you are done, you have finished – used especially when other people are waiting for you : We’re nearly done. | We should be through in half an hour. be through with something/be done with something informal to have finished using something – used especially when other people are waiting to use it : I’m done with the file. | I’ll let you know when I’m through with it. tie up the loose ends to finish dealing with the final details of something, so that is all finished : ‘Is the talk ready?’ ‘I just need to tie up a few loose ends.’