而沒有finish to do sth這個用法。
引申:
finish/ ?f?n; ˋf?n/
v
(a) [I, Tn, Tg] 結束,
完成(某事物)
* Term finishes next week. 下星期學期結束.
*
finish one's work 把工作做完
* finish (reading) a book 讀完壹本書.
(b) [I] 達到工作或活動的結束階段
* Wait I haven't
finished yet. 等壹等--我還沒有完呢.
* Two of the runners
failed to finish. 有兩名賽跑者沒有跑完全程.
* She was leading
for part of the race but finally finished fourth. 她在比賽中壹度領先, 但最後得第四名.
[Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (off/up) 把所剩之物吃完﹑ 喝完或用完
* We might as well finish (up) the
cake; there isn't much left. 咱們索性把蛋糕吃完吧, 也沒剩多少了.
[Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (off) 完成某事物; 使某事物臻於完美; 加工
* a beautifully finished wooden
bowl 加工精美的木碗
* put the finishing touches to a
work of art 為藝術作品作最後的修飾
* This blouse needs to be
finished off before I can wear it. 這件(女)襯衣還要再加壹下工我才能穿.
[Tn, Tn.p] ~ sb (off) (infml
口) 使某人筋疲力盡
*That bike ride
absolutely finished me (off). 我騎了壹路自行車已筋疲力盡.
(phr v) finish sb/sth off (infml
口) 毀壞某人[某事物]
*That fever nearly finished him off.
那次高燒險些要了他的命.
* The last bullet finished off the
wounded animal. 最後的那顆子彈結束了這受傷動物的性命.
* (fig
比喻) It would finish me off to see her with him.
看見她和他在壹起我簡直活不了啦.
finish with sb/sth (a)不再為某人忙碌; 不再使用某物
*Can
you wait a minute? I haven't finished with Ann yet. 妳能稍等壹下嗎?
我和安還沒完事呢.
* You'll be sorry by the time I've finished with
you, eg finished punishing you. 等我收拾完妳(如懲罰完妳), 妳就後悔去吧.
* Please put the saucepan away if you've finished with it.
妳用完了那個長柄鍋, 就把它收起來.
(b) 與某人斷絕關系; 終止與某事物的聯系
* She should finish
with him he treats her very badly. 她應該和他斷絕關系--他對她太不好了.
* I've finished with gambling it's a waste of money.
我已經戒賭了--賭博完全是浪費錢財.
finish (up) with sth 以某事物作結尾
* We had a quick lunch and finished up with a cup of
coffee/and a cup of coffee to finish up with. 我們匆忙吃了午飯, 最後又喝了壹杯咖啡.
finish up ( 後接形容詞或名詞) 終結; 結束
* He could finish up dead or badly injured.
他到頭來不是死就是重傷.
> finish n
1 [C]某事物的最後部分或結尾
* the finish of a race 賽跑的終點
* There were several close finishes
during the competition, ie ones in which the leading competitors were
close together at the end. 那幾個參賽者在比賽臨近結束時成績極接近.
2 (a) [C, U] 完成的或完美的狀態
* furniture with
a fine finish 最後工序做得很細致的家具
* (fig 比喻)
His manners lack finish. 他的儀態稍欠文雅.
(b) [C] 用於處理木器等表面的方法﹑ 材料或物質
* varnishes available in a range of
finishes 可以產生各種表面效果的漆料.
3 (idm 習語) be in at the `finish 在某事物的終結時在場.
finisher
n. 跑完賽程等的人或動物.
# `finishing school精修學校(教導女子在上流社會中儀態舉止的私立學校,
通常學費極昂貴).