🔑fin·ishBrE/ˈfɪnɪʃ/NAmE/ˈfɪnɪʃ/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theyfinishBrE/ˈfɪnɪʃ/NAmE/ˈfɪnɪʃ/present simple - he / she / itfinishesBrE/ˈfɪnɪʃɪz/NAmE/ˈfɪnɪʃɪz/past simplefinishedBrE/ˈfɪnɪʃt/NAmE/ˈfɪnɪʃt/past participlefinishedBrE/ˈfɪnɪʃt/NAmE/ˈfɪnɪʃt/ -ing formfinishingBrE/ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/NAmE/ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/🔑[T, I]tostopdoingsthormakingsthbecauseitiscomplete完成;做好◆~ (sth)Haven'tyoufinishedyourhomeworkyet? 难道你还没有完成家庭作业吗?◆Shefinishedlawschoollastyear. 她去年毕业于法学院。◆Ithoughtyou'dneverfinish! 我还以为你会完成不了呢!◆abeautifullyfinishedpieceoffurniture一件做工精美的家具◆Heputthefinishingtouchestohispainting(= didthethingsthatmadeitcomplete). 他在画上作了最后几处润色。◆~doingsthBequiet! Hehasn'tfinishedspeaking. 安静!他还没有讲完。◆+ speech'Andthatwasall,'shefinished. “情况就这些。” 她结束时说。Verbs usually followed by -ing formsavoid,consider,delay,deny,enjoy,escape,finish,give up,imagine,involve,mention,mind,miss,postpone,practise,resist,risk,suggest🔑[I, T]tocometoanend; tobringsthtoanend(使)结束◆Theplayfinishedat10.30. 比赛于 10:30 结束。◆~withsthThesymphonyfinisheswithaflourish. 交响乐在响亮的乐曲声中结束。◆~sthAcupofcoffeefinishedthemealperfectly. 饭后一杯咖啡,美餐圆满结束。Wrapping 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。