finish
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they finish | |
| he / she / it finishes | |
| past simple finished | |
| past participle finished | |
| -ing form finishing |
- [transitive, intransitive]
to stop doing something or making something because it is complete 完成；做好 - finish (something)
Haven't 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。 You only get points if you finish the race. 你只有跑完全程才能得分。 I thought you'd never finish! 我还以为你会完成不了呢！ We've just finished the project. 我们刚刚完成这个项目。 - finish what…
Let me just finish what I'm doing. 让我把手上的活儿干完吧。 - finish doing something
Be quiet! He hasn't finished speaking. 安静！他还没有讲完。 - finish by doing something
He finished by telling us about his trip to Spain. 他最后给我们讲述了他的西班牙之行。 - + speech
‘And that was all,’ she finished. “情况就这些。” 她结束时说。
More Like This Verbs usually followed by -ing formsVerbs usually followed by -ing formsExtra Examples‘I had no idea…’ I finished lamely. “我一无所知⋯”我最后无力地说。 She had just finished dressing when the telephone rang. 她刚穿好衣服，电话铃就响了。 Peter finished Jane's sentence for her. 彼得替简说完了那句话。 I’ll just finish the chapter then I’ll come. 我马上就要完成这一章了，然后就来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- almost
- nearly
- barely
- …
- let somebody
- by
- with
- finish (something)
- [intransitive, transitive]
to come to an end; to bring something to an end （使）结束 The play finished at 10.30. 比赛于 10:30 结束。 - finish with something
The symphony finishes with a flourish. 交响乐在响亮的乐曲声中结束。 The evening finished with a few songs. 晚会在几首歌曲中结束了。 - finish something
A cup of coffee finished the meal perfectly. 饭后一杯咖啡，美餐圆满结束。
Express Yourself Wrapping up a discussionWrapping up a discussion 结束讨论 In a formal meeting or conference, you may have to bring the session to a close. Here are some ways to get people to stop speaking: 以下是一些在正式会议结束时请求与会人员终止发言的方式： I’m afraid time is running out/we’re running out of time, so we'll have to make this the final question. 恐怕时间不多了，所以这将是我们最后一个问题了。
We've only got a couple of minutes left, so can we summarize what we've agreed? 我们只剩下几分钟了，所以概括一下已经达成一致的意见好吗？
I'd like to close the session with a few final remarks… 我想最后说几句来结束这次会议…
We'll have to leave it there, but thank you all very much for your input. 我们就到这儿吧，非常感谢大家的参与。
Well, that's all we have time for today, but we'll meet again on Tuesday. 好了，我们今天没有时间了，但星期二我们将再次开会。
I'd like to thank you all for coming and for a very productive meeting. 感谢大家出席这次会议，以及为这次富有成效的会议付出的努力。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- almost
- nearly
- barely
- …
- let somebody
- by
- with
- [transitive]
to eat, drink or use what remains of something 吃完，喝光，用尽（所剩之物） - finish something
I quickly finished my tea. 我迅速把茶喝完。 - finish something off
He finished off his drink with one large gulp. 他一大口喝完了饮料。 - finish something up
We might as well finish up the cake. 我们倒不如把蛋糕吃完。
Extra ExamplesWe might as well finish up the cake—there isn't much left. 我们不如把蛋糕也都吃了吧－剩下不多了。 We'll go out after you've finished your dinner. 你吃完晚饭我们就出去。
- finish something
- [intransitive, transitive]
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 - + adj.
She was delighted to finish second. 她为竞赛得了第二名而高兴。 - + adv./prep.
He finished 12 seconds outside the world record. 他的赛跑成绩比世界纪录慢 12 秒。 - finish something + adv./prep.
The team finished the season in ninth position. 该队以第九名结束了这个赛季。 - finish something + adj.
The dollar finished the day slightly down. 当日结束时美元汇率略有下跌。
- + adj.
- [transitive] (informal)
to make somebody so tired or impatient that they cannot do any more 使筋疲力尽；使失去耐心
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French feniss-, lengthened stem of fenir, from Latin finire, from finis ‘end’.