▲finish ① v. 结束;完成: the finishing line(比赛的)终点线 The concert hasn’t finished yet.音乐会还没有结東。 finish doing sth （2008陕西） I finished cleaning the living room a little while ago.我刚才打扫完客厅了。 （2012陕西） Many speakers finish up their speeches with question- and-answer sessions. 许多演讲者以问答环节结束自己的演讲。 Please return the paper to me when you have finished with it. 看完报纸之后请还给我。 ②吃光;喝光(剩下的东西) The boys finished all the pies.男孩们把馅饼全吃光了。 ③(在比赛中)获得名次:排名 She was delighted to finish second in the 100 metres. 她在百米赛跑中得了第二名，非常高兴。 Nice guys finish last.好人不得志。 （2022年全国卷）Be nice-you won’t finish last. 要与人为善，你不会不得志。（人善天不欺。） ④ n. [常用单数]结束;结局:: an dramatic finish to the race. 赛跑的戏剧性结局. The story was a lie from start to finish. 这个故事自始至终都是个谎言。