- 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葡萄酒。
- 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…不再有关： "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（常指以某一名次）到达终点; （以某一名次）结束比赛：
with complement Falkirk finished fifth in the Scottish Premier League.福尔柯克队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, 得分：
Dean finished well to put his team ahead.
迪安的精彩进球使他的球队取得了领先地位。
- reduce to utter exhaustion or helplessness使筋疲力尽; 使无能为力。
- （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, 物件或地方）作最后加工（或美化、装饰）：
the interior was finished with V-jointed American oak.
房间的内部最后是用按V字形契合的美国橡木装饰的。
- complete the fattening of (livestock) before slaughter（屠宰前）结束（牲畜）的肥育。
- 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; 最后部分（或阶段）：
a bowl of raspberries was the perfect finish to the meal
那顿饭的最后一道点心是一碗树莓, 可说非常完美
I really enjoyed the film from start to finish.
我确实从头到尾很喜爱那部影片。
- 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米处取得获胜所需的领先地位。
- mass noun the manner in which the manufacture of an article is completed in detail最后一道工序：
wide variation in specification and finish.
说明书的要求与最后一道实际工序的巨大差异。
- count noun the surface appearance of a manufactured material or object, or the material used to produce this饰面; 饰面材料：
lightweight nylon with a shiny finish.
饰面光亮的轻薄尼龙。
- the final taste impression of a wine or beer（葡萄酒或啤酒留给人的）余味：
the wine has a lemony tang on the finish.
这种酒回味起来有一种特有的柠檬味。
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）。
finish someone off
- kill, destroy, or comprehensively defeat someone杀死; 歼灭; 击溃。
finish up
- 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; 最终处身：
he finished up as one of Britain's greatest architects.
他最终跻身于英国最伟大的建筑师行列。