fin‧ish S1 W2 / fɪnɪʃ / 动词 #

1 stop doing something ( also finish off ) [不及物和及物动词] to complete the last part of something that you are doing :

You can’t go anywhere until you’ve finished your homework.

Have you finished that book yet?

finish doing something

I finished typing the report just minutes before it was due.

‘How’s the decorating going?’ ‘We’ve nearly finished.’

2 end [不及物动词] especially British English when an event, activity, or period of time finishes, it ends, especially at a particular time :

The football season finishes in May.

What time does school finish?

3 eat/drink ( also finish up/off ) [及物动词] to eat or drink all the rest of something, so there is none left :

I’ll just finish my coffee.

4 end something by doing something ( also finish off ) [不及物和及物动词] to complete an event, performance, piece of work etc by doing one final thing

finish with

The party finished with a sing-song.

finish (something) by doing something

I would like to finish by thanking you all for your help.

5 race [不及物和及物动词] to be in a particular position at the end of a race, competition etc

finish first/second/third etc

He finished second in the 100 metres, behind Ben Johnson.

6 take away sb’s strength ( also finish off ) [及物动词] to take away all of someone’s strength, energy etc 同义词 do somebody in :

Another run like that would just about finish me.

7 use all of something [不及物和及物动词] British English to completely use up the supply of something, especially food :

The ice cream’s finished – can you get some more?

8 put/add the finishing touches (to something) to add the final details that make your work complete :

The band are putting the finishing touches to their new album.

9 surface [及物动词] to give the surface of something, especially wood, a smooth appearance by painting, polishing, or covering it :

The furniture had been attractively finished in a walnut veneer.

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.’

finish off 短语动词

1 finish something ↔ off to complete the last part of something that you are doing :

It’ll take me a couple of hours to finish this job off.

2 finish something ↔ off to use or eat all of something, so there is none left :

Who finished off the cake?

3 to complete an event, performance, piece of work etc by doing one final thing

finish off with

We’ll finish off with a track from Adam’s new album.

finish something ↔ off

She finished off her speech by thanking her sponsors.

finish off/finish something ↔ off by doing something

Finish off by cleaning the monitor and the keyboard.

4 finish somebody/something ↔ off to kill a person or animal when they are already weak or wounded

5 finish somebody ↔ off to take away all of someone’s strength, energy etc :

The walk up the hill really finished me off.

finish up 短语动词

1 British English informal to arrive at a particular place, after going to other places first 同义词 end up :

I took a long holiday in Italy and finished up in Rome.

2 British English informal to get into a particular state or situation as the result of what you have done, especially without planning or expecting it 同义词 end up :

He tried to bribe a police officer and finished up in jail.

finish up with

Brett got into a fight and finished up with a broken wrist.

3 finish something ↔ up to eat or drink all the rest of something, so there is none left :

Come on, finish up your drinks!

finish with something/somebody 短语动词

1 have/be finished with something to no longer need to use something :

Have you finished with the scissors?

2 have/be finished with somebody to have finished talking to someone or dealing with them, especially when you are angry with them or want to punish them :

Don’t go. I haven’t finished with you yet.

‘When I’m finished with you,’ he said, ‘you’ll be lucky if you’re still alive.’

3 to end a romantic or sexual relationship with someone :

So I told him I wanted to finish with him.

finish S3 noun #

1 [可数名词] the end or last part of something :
I was watching the race but I didn’t get to see the finish. The day was a disaster from start to finish (= from the beginning until the end ) . I won’t walk out – I like to see things through to the finish . a close finish (= an end of a race where two competitors are very close to each other ) 2 a fight to the finish a fight or game in which the teams or competitors struggle until one is completely defeated 3 [可数和不可数名词] the appearance of the surface of an object after it has been painted, polished etc :
That table has a beautiful finish.