| 词组 | finish off |
| 释义 | 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. |
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