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单词 finishing line
释义
finishing line
noun[C]
UK
uk
/ˈfɪn.ɪʃ.ɪŋ ˌlaɪn/us
/ˈfɪn.ɪʃ.ɪŋ ˌlaɪn/
(USfinish line)
thelineat the end of arace:
终点线
Shecrossedthefinishinglinewith herarmsraisedintriumph.
Hiswifeembracedhim at thefinishingline.
Thedriverbeathisrivalto thefinishingline.
picture of finishing line
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thefinalpointof aprocess, when it can be said to haveendedorsucceeded:
With thefinishinglinesoclose, we need to make one lastbigeffort.
If enoughpeopledon'tvoteas aprotest, it couldpushthe otherpartyacrossthefinishingline.
More examples
  • Onehorsecollapseda fewyardsfrom thefinishingline.
  • In the end, bothrunnersstaggeredacrossthefinishinglinetogether.
  • Now that thecampaignfinishinglineis on thehorizon, shefeelsshe canrelaxa little.
  • We are veryconfidentthisdealwill go to thefinishingline.
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Coming to an end
Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling
(Definition offinishing linefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
finishing line
noun[C]
UK(USfinish line)
thelineat the end of arace
终点线
finishing line
noun[C]
UK
uk
/ˈfɪn.ɪ.ʃɪŋ ˌlaɪn/us
/ˈfɪn.ɪ.ʃɪŋ ˌlaɪn/
(USfinish line)
thelineat the end of arace
终点线

Examplesoffinishing line

finishing line
As a result, tension is rising, of course, as are the number of sweepstakes on who will be crossing thefinishinglinefirst.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Challenger 2 has made the grade to thefinishinglineand that is also very good news.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
They were the third boat (two fours boats finished ahead of them) and the first pairs boat to cross thefinishingline.
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Fords took pole position in all the remaining six events, and was first over thefinishinglinein four of them.
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Patoulidou took advantage and lunged her body forward for thefinishingline.
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Dhlie completed the 4th leg of the relay, and crossed thefinishinglinebackwards, having won by a margin of over one and a half minutes.
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Bert re-posts the letter, but once again forgets changing the finishing lines.
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We are approaching thefinishinglineand are noticing that quite a few of us are becoming nervous.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
However, it looks very much as if the goal posts are being moved each time, so that we will never reach thefinishingline.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I hope that this procedure, so close to thefinishingline, will have a satisfactory outcome.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
This proposal should be the starting rather than thefinishinglinethough, since the objectives go far beyond the creation of an interinstitutional group.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Sometimes the horses that we have backed economically do not even get to the starting gate, let alone thefinishingline.
From the
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Addressing that problem was germane to ensuring that some projects stood a real chance of making it to thefinishingline.
From the
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As soon as we think that we are nearing the end of the race, someone always moves thefinishingline.
From the
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Will there be a race to thefinishingline?
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