finish
finish
verb
[with obj.]
a fight to the finish
finish someone off
verb
[with obj.]
- bring (a task or activity) to an end; complete
结束，完成
they were straining to finish the job.
他们正力争完成这项工作。
[with present participle]we finished eating our meal.
我们用餐完毕。
[no obj.]the musician finished to thunderous applause.
音乐家在雷鸣般的掌声中结束了演奏。
■consume or get through the final amount or portion of (something, especially food or drink)
用光；吃光，喝光
Seagram finished off a margarita as he waited.
希格兰姆边等边喝光了一瓶玛格丽塔酒。
■[no obj.](of an activity) come to an end
（活动）结束，终结
the war has finished but nothing has changed.
战争结束了，但一切照旧。
■[no obj.](finish with)have no more need for or nothing more to do with
不再需要；与…绝交
‘I've finished with Tom,’ Gloria said.
"我已和汤姆断绝往来。"格洛丽亚说。
■reach the end of a race or other sporting competition, typically in a particular position
（尤指以某名次）到达终点
[with complement]Falkirk finished fifth in the Scottish Premier League.
福尔柯克在苏格兰超级联赛中得了第五。
■[no obj.](Brit.)(in soccer) score a goal or goals
(英)（英式足球用语）进球
Dean finished well to put his team ahead.
迪安的精彩进球使本队领先。
■reduce to utter exhaustion or helplessness
使精疲力尽；使孤立无助 - (一般作 be finished)complete the manufacture or decoration of (a material, object, or place) by giving it an attractive surface appearance
对（材料，物体，地方）作最后加工（或美化、装饰）
the interior was finished with V-jointed American oak.
内部最后用按V字形楔合的美国橡木来装饰。
■complete the fattening of (livestock) before slaughter
养肥（牲畜）待杀
■(dated)prepare (a girl) for entry into fashionable society
(旧)为（少女）进入上流社会做好准备
- [usu. in sing.]an end or final part or stage of something
结束，终结；尾声
a bowl of raspberries was the perfect finish to the meal.
一钵木莓完美地结束了那顿美餐。
I really enjoyed the film from start to finish.
我真是从头到尾喜爱这部影片。
■a point or place at which a race or competition ends
（赛跑、比赛的）终点
he surged into a winning lead 200 metres from the finish.
他奋力冲刺，在距离终点200米处决定性地领先了。 - [mass noun]the manner in which the manufacture of an article is completed in detail
最后一道精加工
wide variation in specification and finish.
在工艺要求与最后一道精加工这两方面的巨大差异。
■[count noun]the surface appearance of a manufactured material or object, or the material used to produce this
抛光面；抛光材料
lightweight nylon with a shiny finish.
轻盈光亮的尼龙。
■the final taste impression of a wine or beer
（果酒、啤酒的）回味
the wine has a lemony tang on the finish.
这种酒回味有浓郁的柠檬味。
a fight to the finish
- a fight, contest, or match which only ends with the complete defeat of one of the parties involved
一决雌雄（或你死我活）的争斗（或竞赛、比赛）
- Middle English: from Old French feniss-, lengthened stem of fenir, from Latin finire, from finis 'end'
finish someone off
- kill, destroy, or comprehensively defeat someone
杀死；歼灭；击溃
- (chiefly Brit)end a period of time or course of action by doing something or being in a particular position
(主英)（以…）告终；最终（成为）
he finished up as one of Britain's greatest architects.
他最终跻身英国最伟大的建筑师行列。
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