the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)
a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality--Joseph Conrad同义词:polish, refinement, culture, cultivation
动词 finish:
come or bring to a finish or an end同义词:complete
finally be or do something同义词:finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical同义词:end, stop, terminate, cease
provide with a finish
finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table同义词:eat up, polish off
cause to finish a relationship with somebody
例句
She should finish with him he treats her very badly.她应该和他断绝关系--他对她太不好了。
I've finished with gambling it's a waste of money.我已经戒赌了--赌博完全是浪费钱财。
Please put the saucepan away if you've finished with it.你用完了那个长柄锅,就把它收起来。
That fever nearly finished him off.那场热病几乎送了他的命。
When do you finish your college course?你什么时候完成大学课程?
That was a close finish!比赛几乎分不出胜负!
详细解释
fin.ish v.(动词)fin.ished,fin.ish.ing,fin.ish.es v.tr.(及物动词)To arrive at or attain the end of:结束:到达或达到…的终点:例句:finish a race.跑到比赛终点 To bring to an end; terminate:结束,终止:暂告一段落;使停止:例句:finished cleaning the room.打扫完房间了 To consume all of; use up:用完;吃光:例句:finish a pie.吃完一张馅饼 To bring to a desired or required state:达成:使…达到预期或需要状态:例句:finish a painting.See Synonyms at complete 上完漆参见 complete To give (wood, for example) a desired or particular surface texture.抛光:给(例如木材)期望的或特殊的表面纹理To destroy; kill:毁掉;杀掉:例句:finished the injured horse with a bullet.一枪结果了那只受伤的马 To bring about the ruin of:使毁灭,使破产:例句:The stock market crash finished many speculators.股票市场暴跌使许多投机者破产 v.intr.(不及物动词)To come to an end; stop.停止;终止To reach the end of a task, course, or relationship.完成:完成任务、课程或中断关系n.(名词)Abbr. fin.The final part; the conclusion:缩写 fin.结论:最后部分;结论部分:例句:racers neck-and-neck at the finish.赛跑者在终点处不分上下 The reason for one`s ruin; downfall.衰败的原因;衰落Something that completes, concludes, or perfects, especially:完成的事物:完成、结束或修改的东西,尤指The last treatment or coating of a surface:最后一层:表面的最后一道工序或覆盖:例句:applied a shellac finish to the cabinet.最后给这个柜橱打一层虫胶清漆 The surface texture produced by such a treatment or coating.涂饰后的表面:通过最后这道工序制造的表面纹理A material used in surfacing or finishing.表面抛光材料Completeness, thoroughness, refinement, or smoothness of execution; polish.平滑,光亮:完全、彻底、精致或平滑的完成;光泽 来源:Middle English finishen 中古英语 finishen from Old French finir finiss- [to complete] 源自 古法语 finir finiss- [完成] from Latin fonore 源自 拉丁语 fonore from fonis [end] 源自 fonis [结束] 【引伸】 fin.isher n.(名词)