finish
[5finiF]
n.
完成, 结束, 磨光, 末道漆, 完美
vt.
完成, 结束, 用完, 毁掉, 使完美
vi.
结束, 终结, 停止, 终止
finish
fin.ish
AHD:[f?n“?sh]
D.J.[6fini.]
K.K.[6f!n!.]
v.（动词）
fin.ished， fin.ish.ing， fin.ish.es
v.tr.（及物动词）
To arrive at or attain the end of:
结束：到达或达到…的终点：
finish a race.
跑到比赛终点
To bring to an end; terminate:
结束，终止：暂告一段落；使停止：
finished cleaning the room.
打扫完房间了
To consume all of; use up:
用完；吃光：
finish a pie.
吃完一张馅饼
To bring to a desired or required state:
达成：使…达到预期或需要状态：
finish a painting.See Synonyms at complete
上完漆参见 complete
To give (wood, for example) a desired or particular surface texture.
抛光：给（例如木材）期望的或特殊的表面纹理
To destroy; kill:
毁掉；杀掉：
finished the injured horse with a bullet.
一枪结果了那只受伤的马
To bring about the ruin of:
使毁灭，使破产：
The stock market crash finished many speculators.
股票市场暴跌使许多投机者破产
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To come to an end; stop.
停止，终了
To reach the end of a task, course, or relationship.
完成：完成任务、课程或中断关系
n.（名词）
Abbr. fin.The final part; the conclusion:
缩写 fin.结论：最后一部分，结论部分：
racers neck-and-neck at the finish.
赛跑者在终点处不分上下
The reason for one's ruin; downfall.
衰败的原因；衰落
Something that completes, concludes, or perfects, especially:
完成的事物：完成、结束或修改的东西，尤指
The last treatment or coating of a surface:
最后一层：表面的最后一道工序或覆盖：
applied a shellac finish to the cabinet.
最后给这个柜橱打一层虫胶清漆
The surface texture produced by such a treatment or coating.
涂饰后的表面：通过最后这道工序制造的表面纹理
A material used in surfacing or finishing.
表面抛光材料
Completeness, thoroughness, refinement, or smoothness of execution; polish.
平滑，光亮：完全、彻底、精致或平滑的完成；光泽
Middle English finishen
中古英语 finishen
from Old French finir finiss- [to complete]
源自 古法语 finir finiss- [完成]
from Latin f?re}
源自 拉丁语 f?re}
from f?s [end]
源自 f?s [结束]
fin“isher
n.（名词）
finish
[5fInIF]
vt., vi.
（常与off连用）完成；结束
What time does the concert finish?
音乐会何时结束？
When do you finish your college course?
你什么时候大学毕业?
Finish the work off before you leave for your holiday.
你去度假前应先把工作做完。
（与off连用）最后加工；润饰
to finish off a dress
对衣服做最后修整
I'll finish off this dress in a few minutes; I'm just giving it the last finishing touches.
"这件衣服几分钟就可做好了,我已经在收尾了。"
（常与off连用）用完，喝光，吃完
The cat will finish up the fish.
猫会把鱼吃光的。
finish
n.
终止；结束
That was his finish.
这就是他完蛋的原因。
最后一层涂饰
a smooth finish on furniture
家具上的最后一层光漆
finish up
（常与in, by连用）以…结束
做完，完成
用光，耗尽
finish with
用完
Have you finished with the knife?
这把刀子你用完了吗?
断交
I've finished with Mary.
我和玛丽吹了。
I've finished with Alice after the way she's treated me.
"爱丽丝那样对待我,所以我和她绝交了。"
finish
finish,complete作为动词在一起比较时，这两个词的一般含义是“做完”、“完成”，有时可以互换使用。然而，有时它们却有明显的词义差别。
finish表示过去某个时候着手做的事已经做完，或者表示对已经做完的事进行精密加工
Here you can see two workers who, between them, have just finished cutting three cart-loads of golden brown macaroni stalks.
在这里，你可以看到两个劳动者，他们俩协力割下了三车金黄色的通心面秸。
As soon as he had finished, Jenny told him she wanted to go home.
他一讲完，珍妮就告诉他说她想回家。
This machine part needs surface finishing.
这个机械零件需要精密加工。
The writer has finished (or completed) the novel. 但是如果作为读者说“我已经看完这部小说了”，用英语说却只能是I have finished the novel.
不过，如果你是文学系的学生，老师布置了任务，要读完这部小说，那么又非用complete不可了。
By the end of next year, they will have finished work on the new stadium.
到明年年底，他们将建成这个新体育场。
而complete侧重表示做完或完成某工作，特别是一项任务，或者把某工作圆满结束。如果要用英语表达“这位作家已经写完那部小说了”，这两个词都可以用
The house was completed five moths ago.
这座房子是5个月前竣工的。
They had just had enough time to swim out of danger when the boat again completed a circle.
他们刚游出危险区，这时快艇又完成了一圈的运动。
注：完成一个圆周的运动，用complete是很准确的。
A few cars, however, completed the race.
有几辆车跑完了比赛的全程。