finishing
present participle offinish
| 单词 | finishing |
| 释义 | finishing present participle offinish finish verb uk/ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/us/ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/finishverb(COMPLETE/END)A1[IorT] tocompletesomething or come to the end of anactivity: I'llcallyou when I've finished myhomework. Pleaseplaceyourquestionnairein theboxwhen you're finished. She finished (theconcert)withasongfrom her firstalbum. She finished second(= in secondplace)in thefinals. [+ -ing verb]Have you finishedreadingthatmagazine? They've alreadyrunout ofmoneyand thebuildingisn'tevenhalf-finished(=halfof it has not beencompleted). to finish something
A1[I] to end: Themeetingshould finish around four o'clock. Theplayfinishes with awedding. B1[T] toeat,drink, or use somethingcompletelyso that noneremains: Makesureshe finishes herdinner. He finished hisdrinkandleft. We finished(=ateall of)thepielastnight.
Causing something to end
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Using and misusing finishverb(WOOD)[T] If you finish something made ofwood, you give it a lastcoveringofpaint,polish, orvarnishso that it isreadyto be used. Building: carpentry & joinery
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Polishing & polishes GrammarEndorfinish? We use the verbs end and finish in similar ways, to mean ‘come to a stop’:…Idiomput the finishing touches to Phrasal verbsfinishsomethingoff finishsomeone/somethingoff finishsomeoneoff finish up finish (something) up finish withsomething finish withsomeone Examplesoffinishingfinishing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Such employments were corduroyfinishing, knitting and laundering and were assigned to women living nearby to be undertaken at home. From theCambridge English Corpus The small differences in starting andfinishingdates which exist in all cases are not very significant. From theCambridge English Corpus Robotization offinishingoperations is impossible without developing compact and mobile designs of special-purpose robots permitting the movement of the equipment between rooms. From theCambridge English Corpus Effect of food intake on protein and energy metabolism infinishingbeef steers. From theCambridge English Corpus For example, purebred lowland flocks produce rams, which are, in turn, demanded as terminal sires by lowlandfinishingflocks. From theCambridge English Corpus Onfinishinghis course at the conservatoire, he did many auditions, but it was some time before these started to lead to freelance work. From theCambridge English Corpus The higher the digestive content at the end offinishing, the lower the empty body gain estimated for the observed animal. From theCambridge English Corpus The decrease in digestive content relative to breeding life accounts for the lower fill effect of high concentrate diets duringfinishing. From theCambridge English Corpus Importantly, these early societies served asfinishingschools where young men of the upper working and lower middle classes could define and adopt "gentlemanly" behavior. From theCambridge English Corpus Is often in the middle of doing one thing and then goes off to do something else withoutfinishingit. From theCambridge English Corpus The main challenge in the creation offinishingtools is the development of optimal kinematic structures. From theCambridge English Corpus This result confirms that the scheme that links a growth model to afinishingmodel is of interest. From theCambridge English Corpus Finishingdiets are also very variable, with diets of contrasting energy concentration. From theCambridge English Corpus These authors also mentioned an increase in the proportion of lipid in body gain duringfinishingwith age. From theCambridge English Corpus Can you imagine one executivefinishingoff another's sentences at a board meeting? From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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