| 词组 | finish |
| 释义 | finish [finished, finished, finishing] finish off 1. finish off sth • finish sth off especially BrE to complete the last part of something that you are doing: ▪ Don't disturb him, he's just finishing off his homework. ▪ It'll take me a couple of hours to finish this job off. ■ SIMILAR TO: complete, ↑finish up AmE 2. finish off sth • finish sth off to eat, drink, or use the last part of something: ▪ Ally and I sat outside, finishing off our meal. ▪ You'd better finish this toothpaste off before you open a new one. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑polish off 3. finish off • finish off sth • finish sth off to end an event, programme, meal etc in a particular way or by doing one final thing: ▪ We finished off the evening by opening a bottle of champagne. + with ▪ Let's finish off with a roundup of the news. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑end, conclude formal 4. finish sb off • finish off sb BrE to make someone feel very tired, weak, or unhappy, so that they are unable to continue what they were doing or to live a normal life any more: ▪ That last job's finished me off for the day! I'm going home. ▪ We knew that if she failed again, it might finish her off completely. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑do in spoken 5. finish sb/sth off • finish off sb/sth informal to kill a person or animal, especially when they are already wounded or weak: ▪ Two of the victims were still alive, so the executioners finished them off with bayonets. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑kill 6. finish off sth • finish sth off BrE to complete something by making it attractive in a particular way: ▪ Low growing plants are useful for finishing off the edge of a path or flower bed. ▪ a stunning piece of costume jewellery to finish off your party outfit 7. finish off sb/sth • finish sb/sth off to defeat a person or team that you are competing against in a sport: ▪ They were a team we should have easily beaten, but we couldn't quite finish them off. finish up 1. finish up BrE informal to arrive or end at a particular place, after going to other places first: ▪ I took a long holiday in Italy and finished up in Rome. ▪ The route follows the Rivers Dee and Lune, before finishing up at Lake Windermere. ▪ We finished up in a Chinese restaurant in Soho. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑end up, ↑wind up 2. finish up BrE informal to get into a particular state or situation as the result of what you have done, especially without planning or expecting it: ▪ One of the guys tried to bribe a police officer and finished up in jail. + as ▪ Soane came from a poor family, but he finished up as one of Britain's greatest architects. + with ▪ If you go out in this freezing weather, you'll probably finish up with pneumonia. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑end up, ↑wind up 3. finish up doing sth informal, especially BrE to do something at the end of an event or process, especially without planning or expecting it: ▪ I often start off thinking of one story, and finish up writing something completely different. ▪ If you move to another house, you could finish up paying an even higher rent. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑end up, ↑wind up 4. finish up sth • finish sth up to eat or drink all of what you are eating or drinking: ▪ Come on! Finish up your drinks. We have to go now. 5. finish sth up • finish up sth • finish up AmE to complete the final part of something: ▪ Moore is finishing up his first season with the 49ers. ▪ The report is due on Wednesday, but I think we might finish it up by Sunday night. ■ SIMILAR TO: complete, ↑wrap up, ↑finish off especially BrE finish up with finish up with sth especially BrE to end an activity, event etc by having or doing a particular thing: ▪ Most of us finished up with the orange and almond dessert. ▪ The rowing season finishes up with Henley Royal Regatta. finish with 1. be/have finished with sth to have stopped using or needing something: ▪ Have you finished with the newspaper yet? ▪ I usually give my old clothes away when I'm finished with them. 2. be/have finished with sb to have finished talking to someone, or dealing with them, especially when you are angry with them or want to punish them: ▪ Don't go, Anna. I haven't finished with you yet. ▪ "When I'm finished with you," Morrissey said, "you'll be lucky if you're still alive." 3. finish with sb not passive informal to end a romantic or sexual relationship with someone: ▪ Did you know that Mike's finished with Theresa? ▪ There were just too many arguments so in the end I finished with him. |
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