fin·ish
verb/ˈfɪnɪʃ/
/ˈfɪnɪʃ/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they finish | /ˈfɪnɪʃ/ /ˈfɪnɪʃ/ |
| he / she / it finishes | /ˈfɪnɪʃɪz/ /ˈfɪnɪʃɪz/ |
| past simple finished | /ˈfɪnɪʃt/ /ˈfɪnɪʃt/ |
| past participle finished | /ˈfɪnɪʃt/ /ˈfɪnɪʃt/ |
| -ing form finishing | /ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/ /ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/ |
- [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.
只有完成比赛才能获得积分。 - I thought you'd never finish!
我还以为你永远完不成了呢！ - We've just finished the project.
我们刚刚完成了这个项目。 - finish what… Let me just finish what I'm doing.
让我先做好手头上的事。 - 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.
他最后向我们讲述了他在西班牙的所见所闻。 - + 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 forms- avoid
- consider
- delay
- deny
- enjoy
- escape
- finish
- give up
- imagine
- involve
- mention
- mind
- miss
- postpone
- practise
- resist
- risk
- suggest
Extra 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) Haven't you finished your homework yet?
- [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 discussionIn 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:- 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。
- I’m afraid time is running out/we’re running out of time, so we'll have to make this the final question.
- 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？
- We've only got a couple of minutes left, so can we summarize what we've agreed?
- 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…
- I'd like to close the session with a few final remarks…
- 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。
- We'll have to leave it there, but thank you all very much for your input.
- 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。
- Well, that's all we have time for today, but we'll meet again on Tuesday.
- 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。
- I'd like to thank you all for coming and for a very productive meeting.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- almost
- nearly
- barely
- …
- let somebody
- by
- with
- The play finished at 10.30.
- [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 Examples- We 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 I quickly finished my tea.
- [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.
他的成绩比世界纪录慢 12 秒。 - finish something + adv./prep. The team finished the season in ninth position.
球队本赛季结束时排名第九。 - finish something + adj. The dollar finished the day slightly down.
当日结束时美元汇率略有下跌。
- + adj. She was delighted to finish second.
- [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 - finish somebody off Climbing that hill really finished me off.
登那座山真把我累得筋疲力尽。 - finish somebody A lecture from my parents now would just finish me.
现在父母教训我简直会使我受不了。
- finish somebody off Climbing that hill really finished me off.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French feniss-, lengthened stem of fenir, from Latin finire, from finis ‘end’.