finish

詞型變化：

名詞:finisher 動詞過去式:finished 過去分詞:finished 現在分詞:finishing 第三人稱單數:finishes

詞意辨析：

complete, finish, end, close, conclude, terminate, accomplish

這些動詞均含“結束，完成”之意。
complete: 側重指完成預定的任務或使某事完善，補足缺少的部分等。
finish: 與complete基本同義，著重圓滿地結束或完成已著手的事。
end: 最普通用詞，著重事情的完成。也指某種活動因達到目的而自然結束或由於某種原因而突然中止。
close: 普通用詞，著重行為的終止或結束，不強調其目的。
conclude: 正式用詞，多指以某事或活動達到預期目的而告終。
terminate: 強調有一個空間和時間的限度，屆時必須終止。書面語用詞。
accomplish: 正式用詞，強調一個過程的完成；也可指依靠努力達到一定目的，或取得一定的結果。

英文解釋：

名詞 finish:

1. a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
   同義詞：coating, finishing
2. designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)
3. the act of finishing
   同義詞：finishing
4. the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
   同義詞：destination, goal
5. the temporal end; the concluding time
   同義詞：stopping point, finale, finis, last, conclusion, close
6. (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)
7. event whose occurrence ends something
   同義詞：ending, conclusion
8. the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)
9. a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality--Joseph Conrad
   同義詞：polish, refinement, culture, cultivation

動詞 finish:

1. come or bring to a finish or an end
   同義詞：complete
2. finally be or do something
   同義詞：finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up
3. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
   同義詞：end, stop, terminate, cease
4. provide with a finish
5. finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
   同義詞：eat up, polish off
6. cause to finish a relationship with somebody

例句：

1. She should finish with him he treats her very badly.
   她應該和他斷絕關係－－他對她太不好了。
2. 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。
3. Please put the saucepan away if you've finished with it.
   你用完了那個長柄鍋，就把它收起來。
4. That fever nearly finished him off.
   那場熱病幾乎送了他的命。
5. When do you finish your college course?
   你什麼時候完成大學課程？
6. That was a close finish!
   比賽幾乎分不出勝負！