Finish

['fɪnɪʃ]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) the act of finishing; 'his best finish in a major tournament was third'; 'the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause'.

(noun.) (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed); 'the wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish'.

(noun.) the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict); 'booze will be the finish of him'; 'it was a fight to the finish'.

(noun.) designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); 'excitement grew as the finish neared'; 'my horse was several lengths behind at the finish'; 'the winner is the team with the most points at the finish'.

(noun.) the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); 'a crowd assembled at the finish'; 'he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view'.

(verb.) cause to finish a relationship with somebody; 'That finished me with Mary'.

(verb.) provide with a finish; 'The carpenter finished the table beautifully'; 'this shirt is not finished properly'.

編輯:西尔维亚--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. t.) To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate.

(v. t.) To bestow the last required labor upon; to complete; to bestow the utmost possible labor upon; to perfect; to accomplish; to polish.

(v. i.) To come to an end; to terminate.

(v. i.) To end; to die.

(n.) That which finishes, puts an end to/ or perfects.

(n.) The joiner work and other finer work required for the completion of a building, especially of the interior. See Inside finish, and Outside finish.

(n.) The labor required to give final completion to any work; hence, minute detail, careful elaboration, or the like.

(n.) See Finishing coat, under Finishing.

(n.) The result of completed labor, as on the surface of an object; manner or style of finishing; as, a rough, dead, or glossy finish given to cloth, stone, metal, etc.

(n.) Completion; -- opposed to start, or beginning.

編輯:珀西

同義詞及近義詞：

v. a. [1]. Accomplish, complete, execute, perform, achieve, do.[2]. Perfect, polish, elaborate, make perfect.[3]. End, terminate, close, conclude, bring to an end, put an end to.

n. Polish, elaboration, final touch, last touch.

錄入:威廉敏娜

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Complete, perfect, accomplish, conclude, achieve, end, shape, terminate

ANT:Begin, commence, start, undertake, fail, miscontrive, mismanage, botch, mar

霍华德編輯

解釋/意思:

v.t. to end or complete the making of anything: to perfect: to give the last touches to: to put an end to to destroy.—n. that which finishes or completes: the end of a race hunt &c.: last touch careful elaboration polish: the last coat of plaster to a wall.—p.adj. Fin′ished brought to an end or to completion: complete: perfect.—n. Fin′isher one who finishes completes or perfects: in bookbinding the one who puts the last touches to the book in the way of gilding and decoration.

編輯:帕梅拉