finish用作及物动词时可接名词、代词或动名词作宾语,不能接动词不定式。用作不及物动词时,其主动形式往往表示被动意义,常译为“...完了,...停止,...结束”。finish有时可用作系动词,后接名词当表语,表示“结果变成...”,此时finish意同become。
1.完成;做好
如:Haven't you finished your homework yet?
难道你还没有完成家庭作业吗?
2.(使)结束
如:The symphony finishes with a flourish.
交响乐在响亮的乐曲声中结束。
3.吃完,喝光,用尽(所剩之物)
如:He finished off his drink with one large gulp.
他一大口喝完了饮料。
4.(赛跑、竞赛)得...名;获...成绩
如:She was delighted to finish second.
她为竞赛得了第二名而高兴。
5.使筋疲力尽;使失去耐心
如:Climbing that hill really finished me off.
登那座山真把我累得筋疲力尽。
6.最后部分;结尾;结局
如:They won in the end but it was a tight finish.
他们终于赢了,但比分十分接近。
7.末道漆;抛光;(漆完抛光后的)成品表面
如:Furniture available in a range of finishes
有各种光泽处理的家具
8.最后精细加工
如:The bows will give a feminine finish to the curtains.
窗帘最后配上蝴蝶结显出女性的柔美