finish/'fɪnɪ∫/

v.

➊ come to the end of doing or making sth

➋ end

v.

➊ [T; I] 完成，做完：I've finished Exercise 3. 我已经做完第三题了。

◇He finished middle school in 2005. 他于2005年中学毕业。

◇[finish (doing) sth] He hasn't finished reading the novel. 他还没有把那本小说读完。

◇“How is your composition going?” “I've nearly finished.” “你的作文写得怎么样了？” “快写完了。”

◇a finished product 成品

➋ [I] 结束：The meeting finished at 4:30. 会议是4:30结束的。

◇[finish with sth] The film finishes with a song. 这部电影以一首歌结束。

finish 吃完；喝完：Who finished off the coffee? 谁把咖啡喝完了？

音组-ish/-ɪ∫/

astonish; British; finish; foolish; polish; publish; punish; rubbish

常犯错误

✗ I've finished it for five days.

✓ It's five days since I finished it. 我完成已经有5天了。

[✌finish为短暂性动词]

用法He hasn't finished the novel. 有两种解释，因为finished后省略的词有可能是reading，也有可能是writing。

辨析accomplish; achieve; complete; finish