英语词汇“finish off”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

词汇

finish off

释义

Idiom

finish offfinish (someone/something) off

to destroy or completely defeat someone or something.

Lack of water finished off the agricultural communities in the valley.He insisted that the disease was not going to finish him off.

Phr V

finish off

finishes, finishing, finished

finish off sth or finish sth off

to complete the last part of something that you are doing

I'll just finish this letter off before I go.We need some more tiles to finish off the bathroom wall.

to eat or drink the last part of what you have been eating or drinking

Let's finish this one off before we open another bottle.

finish off

to do or have as the last part of somethingoften + with

We ate a huge meal, finishing off with banana cream pie.The bride's father spoke for half an hour and finished off by reading out the telegrams.

finish off sb/sth or finish sb/sth off

slightly informal to kill a person or animal, especially one that has already been injured

He lay on the ground waiting for the bullet that would finish him off.

to defeat a person or team that you are competing against in a sporting event

A goal from Clough finished off the opposition in the last minutes of the game.

finish off sb or finish sb off

to make someone so tired, weak, or unhappy that they are unable to continue what they were doing

The last game of tennis has really finished me off.It was the fact that his wife left him for another man that finished him off. (= made him so unhappy that he could not continue his life in the normal way)

phrasefinish off1. finish off sth • finish sth off especially BrE to complete the last part of something that you are doing: Don't disturb him, he's just finishing off his homework. It'll take me a couple of hours to finish this job off.■ SIMILAR TO: complete, finish up AmE2. finish off sth • finish sth off to eat, drink, or use the last part of something: Ally and I sat outside, finishing off our meal. You'd better finish this toothpaste off before you open a new one.■ SIMILAR TO: polish off3. finish off • finish off sth • finish sth off to end an event, programme, meal etc in a particular way or by doing one final thing: We finished off the evening by opening a bottle of champagne.+ with Let's finish off with a roundup of the news.■ SIMILAR TO: end, conclude formal4. finish sb off • finish off sb BrE to make someone feel very tired, weak, or unhappy, so that they are unable to continue what they were doing or to live a normal life any more: That last job's finished me off for the day! I'm going home. We knew that if she failed again, it might finish her off completely.■ SIMILAR TO: do in spoken5. finish sb/sth off • finish off sb/sth informal to kill a person or animal, especially when they are already wounded or weak: Two of the victims were still alive, so the executioners finished them off with bayonets.■ SIMILAR TO: kill6. finish off sth • finish sth off BrE to complete something by making it attractive in a particular way: Low growing plants are useful for finishing off the edge of a path or flower bed. a stunning piece of costume jewellery to finish off your party outfit7. finish off sb/sth • finish sb/sth off to defeat a person or team that you are competing against in a sport: They were a team we should have easily beaten, but we couldn't quite finish them off.

finish off

1. To finish the last part of something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "finish" and "off." Here, take the last piece and finish off the pie. Printing is the last step in finishing off this project, thank goodness.

2. To end something in a particular way. A noun or pronoun can be used between "finish" and "off." They finished off the reception with one last slow dance.

3. To kill someone or something that is wounded and near death. A noun or pronoun can be used between "finish" and "off." You need to finish off the deer you've shot—don't let it suffer.

finish (someone or an animal) off

to kill someone or an animal that is already injured or wounded. They had to finish the wounded bear off with a revolver. The hunter finished off the bear.

finish (something) off (with something)

to bring something to a conclusion with something. She finished the dinner off with fancy cheeses and fruit. She finished off the dinner with pie.

finish someone or something off

Fig. to complete some activity being performed on someone or something. Let's finish this one off and go home. Yes, let's finish off this one. Nancy is cutting Elaine's hair. When she finishes her off, she will be ready to leave.

finish something off

Fig. to eat or drink up all of something; to eat or drink up the last portion of something. Let's finish the turkey off. You finish off the turkey. I've had enough.

finish off

1. To complete the last part of a task or process: The staff finished off the final items on the agenda and ended the meeting. The crew finished the cleaning tasks off before leaving for the day.

2. To consume the last part of something, such as food or a resource: I finished off that last piece of bread. We finished the cake off.

3. To finish something in a particular way: We finished off the hot day with one final swim. The teacher finished the semester off with a big party.

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