| 词组 | finish up |
| 释义 | 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 |
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