complete
verb[T]
uk/kəmˈpliːt/us/kəmˈpliːt/completeverb[T](MAKE WHOLE)
A2
to makewholeorperfect:
使完整；使完全；使完美Complete thesentencewith one of theadjectivesprovided.从所给形容词中选择一个将句子补充完整。
He onlyneedstwo morecardsto complete the set.他只需再有两张牌就凑成一副了。
All sheneededto complete herhappinesswas ababy.只需再有个孩子她就幸福美满了。
A2
to write all thedetailsaskedfor on aformor otherdocument:
填写（表格或其他文件）Have you completedyourapplicationformyet?你的申请表填好了吗？
- At the lastminute, weropedin acoupleofspectatorsto complete theteam.
- I need two morevasesto complete thecollection.
- Thebabycompletedourfamily.
- Someheavycurtainscompleted thefurnishingsin thelivingroom.
- Herfamilycompleted thelistofguests.
Filling and completing
- backfill
- box ticking
- brick
- brick upsomething
- brim
- fill
- jam
- overcrowd
- overrun
- pack
- packsomething/somewhereout
- permeate
- pervade
- round
- stuffing
- suffuse
- supersaturated
- takesomethingup
- tank
- tank up
completeverb[T](FINISH)
A2
tofinishdoing something:
完成；完工；结束He's just completedfilminghis 17thfeaturefilm.他刚刚完成他第17部故事片的拍摄工作。
Thepalacetook over 20yearsto complete.这座宫殿耗时20多年才竣工。
She will complete herstudiesin France.她将在法国完成学业。
to finish something
- finishDid you finish your homework?
- endWhat time does the concert end?
- completeHave you completed the questionnaire?
- concludeShe concluded her speech by thanking everyone who had helped her.
- polish offHe's just polished off two huge bowls of pasta.
- wind upIt's time to wind up the game now.
- I have a lot ofreadingassignmentsto complete before the end ofterm.
- It is notpracticableto complete thetunnelbefore the end of theyear.
- How do youproposeto complete theprojectin such ashorttimescale?
- Tick off eachitemon thelistas you complete it.
- Shemanagedto complete her lastfilmwell withinbudget.
Causing something to end
- abandon
- abandonment
- all good things (must) come to an endidiom
- and have done with itidiom
- be over the humpidiom
- cure
- jacksomethingin
- killsomethingstone-deadidiom
- knock
- knock off (something)
- lay
- lay the ghost ofsomething(to rest)idiom
- lid
- lift
- raise
- stanch
- staunch
- stem
- stopper
- stranglesomethingat birthidiom
complete
adjective
uk/kəmˈpliːt/us/kəmˈpliːt/completeadjective(VERY GREAT)
B1[before noun]
verygreator to thelargestdegreepossible:
完全的，十足的，彻底的The man's a completefool!这人是个十足的傻瓜！
I need abreak, a completechangeofscene.我需要休息一下，彻底换换环境。
I made a completeanduttermessof it!我把它彻底弄糟了！
- I have completeconfidencein her. She'll beperfectfor thejob.
- Allreplieswill betreatedwith completeconfidentiality.
- Atschoolshe had completecontemptfor all herteachers.
- Hisanswerdemonstrateda completelackofunderstandingof thequestion.
- Theeveningwas a completedisaster.
Linguistics: very & extreme
- abjectly
- abundantly
- beyond
- biblical
- blankly
- completely
- desperately
- extreme
- highly
- rank
- raving
- serious
- smack
- spectacularly
- such
- terrible
- terribly
- unutterably
- veritably
- wonderfully
completeadjective(WHOLE)
B1
with all theparts:
全部的，完全的，完整的the completeworksofOscarWilde奥斯卡‧王尔德全集
Thereportcomes completewith(=including)diagramsandcolourphotographs.报告中有图表和彩色图片，非常齐全。
Sun,sand, andromance- herholidaywas complete.阳光、沙滩加上浪漫的爱情——她的假期完美无缺。
- Sheboughtme the completedramaticworksof Brecht for mybirthday.
- We are nowofferingyou thechancetobuythe complete set ofpansathalfprice.
- Our completerangeofcarpetsis ondisplayinourshowroom.
- If we allclubtogether, we'll beableto get her the completedinnerset.
- Thedemonstratorsseemedtorepresenta completecross-sectionofsociety-maleandfemale,oldandyoung,richandpoor.
Complete and whole
- (all) in one pieceidiom
- A, a
- absolute
- all or nothingidiom
- all-in-one
- all-inclusive
- fell
- fibre
- from stem to sternidiom
- full-blown
- full-fledged
- full-length
- fully
- plain
- thoroughly
- through and throughidiom
- to the lastidiom
- totality
- toto
- unabridged