fin-ger-print /'fnjgaprint;
NAmE -garp-/
noun a mark
made by the pattern of lines on the tip of a person^ finger, often used by the
police to identify criminals 指纹；指印:一 see also GENETIC FINGERPRINT at GINETIC fingerprinting ►
fin-ger-print verb [VN]
fin-gerprint-ing
/'figgaprintiq; NAmE -garp-/ noun [U] the
practice of recording sb's fingerprints, often used by the police to identify
criminals 取（罪犯等的）指纹
印；盖手印一see
also DNA fingerprinting, genetic
FINGERPRINTING
fin-ger-tip
/'firjgatip; NAmE -gart-/ noun [usually
pi.] the end of tie finger that is furthest from the hand 指尖 have sth at your
fingertips to have the information, knowledge, etc. that is
needed in a particular situation and be able to find it easily and use it
quickly 握（信息等）；熟悉，精通（知识等）；对…了如指掌；
有…随时可供使用 to your _f丨ngertips (8r£) in every way 完全；’.千.足：She’s a
pe;/ectionist to her fingertips.她; .个声道地地的完美主义者。.
fin.ial’/'ftnial/
/7〇w/7 1 (gat/7/•纪rtwre 建）a decorative part at the top of a roof，wall，etc._ (辱顶、墙头等的〉顶端饰
2 a decorative part that
fits on the end of a curtain pole (帘杆的）装饰头.
fin-itky /'fmiki/ adj. 1 {disapproving) too worried about what
you eat, wear, etc.; disliking many things (对衣 食等）过分讲究的，il分挑剔的EEEIfussy: a/in咏y eater 过分挑食者 2 needing
great care and attention to detail需认真仔细对待的；需要注意细节的BEE1 fiddly: Jt’s a ve/y 如fcfcy job. 这是个很细致的工作。
fin-ings /'famirjz/
noun [pi]
{technical a
substance used for making beer or wine dear (制酒用）澄清剂
finJsK Oit /'finij'/ verb, noun
■i
vefb
1 to stop doing sth or making sth because it is ■complete 完成；做好：[VN] Haven’t you your
homeworfc yet?难道如还没看完成家彘作业吗？ ◊
She finished !aw school 〖ast year.她去年毕业于法学院。◊ a
beautt/i^y/inis/iecipiece o/_/iurm'ture —件&工會矣如家具 〇 He put the
finishing touches to his painting (- did the things that
made it .complete)/ 他在画上.作了最后:几 处润色。◊
[V -ing] Be quiet/ ffe hasn’t
_/iini5/ied speafcing. 安静！他还没有讲完。MV]/thought you’d never加ish/ 我还以为你会完成不了呢！ [also V speech] 2 to come to an end; to bring sth to an end (使）结束.：[V] rfte pkiy ^nished at m30.比赛于
果了那只动物。，finish
sth—'off to
do tlie last part of sth; to make sth end by doing one last thing 完成；作
最运加工：I need about cm hour
to/inis/i oj5T this report. 我需要一小时左右结束这篇报告。◊ They卢rtished 〇异the show wfth one 〇/ thei'r most/amous songs.他们用■自己的
一首最著名的歌曲作演出的压台戏。，finish
'up ... (8r£) to
be in a particular state or at a particular place after a series of events结果成为;以…终结；最终来到：[+ ADJ] If you're not careful, you could
finish up seriously ill # 要是不小心，可能到头来会得场大病。’finish with sb 1 (8r£) to
end a relationship with sb 与.（某人）断绝关
系：S/ie finished wft/i her
bo_x/Wen£Ha5t weefc..上星期她
| 757 fire
和男友分手了。2 to stop dealing with a person 停止和 .(襄人）打交.道：Heli regret he ever said
ft once J’ve fished with him.我不再和他打交道，他就会后悔他说过
那句话。’finish .with sth 1 to
no longer need to use sth 不g■需用（某物）：When you’ve
finished with the boo/g ccm J see it?这本书你看完以后我能看吗？ 2 (8r£， to stop doing sth 不再做（某事）：J’ve _/iinished with gamWing.我已戒_ 了。finish (up) with sth to have sth at the end 最后得細;i 以…结束：We had a five-course
lunch and finished up with coffee and mints. 我们这顿午餐吃了五道菜，最后是咖啡和薄荷糖。oro finish with, welZ fcten
to a/ew son^s.最后我们将听几
首歌。
a noun 1 [C,
usually sing.] the last part or the end of sth ft 后部分；结尾；结局：a
dramatic _/iinish to the race 赛跑
的 i 剧性结局◊
ft w〇5 a cZose as they
/iad
predicted.正如他们所预料的，比赛结果难分上下D ◊
rhey won in the end but ft w〇5 a tight/!nish.他们终于 贏了，但比分十分接近。◊
77ie story was a He户’om
start to戶nish.这样的讲述自始至终都是骗人的。want to see the job through to the/inish•我要看这项 I.作做考为 止。一 see also photo
finish 2 [C, U] the last covering of paint, polish, etc. that is put onto the surface of sth; the condition of the
surface末道漆；抛光；（漆完抛光
后的）成品表面：a
gtoss/nuxtt戶nish光泽/无灰表面◊
furniture avafZaWe in a range 〇/月nishes 有各种光泽处理
的家具 _3 [Cj .U]
the final details that are addeci to sth to make it complete 最后精细加工：TTie
bows wiH give a /eminine月nish to
t/ie curtains•窗帘最后配上蝴蝶结显出
女性的柔美。IT»!?I1 see fight
v. fin.ished 〇■» /Tmijt/ flc/y.
1
[not before noun] ~ (with sb/sth) no
longer doing sth or dealing with sb/sth完成；不再与…打交道：7 won’t
be yiinished/or another hour•我还得一小★以后才能完成。'◊ J’m not力nished with you yet. _我之间‘交道达嶷★完。
2
[not before noun]
no longer powerful, effective or able to continue 垮台；失败;.完每：If the newspapers find out, he’sfinished
in poiitics.如果报界发现这些问题，他
的_治生涯就完了。◊
Thefr marriage ivas_/iinished.他们 的婚姻破裂了。3 [dsuaHy.before noun] fully completed,
especially in a particular way 完成 了的：the finished
product/artide 成品；脱兪的女章 〇a
如ished
suit做工精美的一套西服
fin-ish-er /'fmij*8(r)/ noun a person or an animal that
finishes a race, etc.(赛跑等南）到达终点者
'fin-ish-ing
line (fir£) {NAmE 'finish line) noun the
line across a sports track, etc. that marks the end of a race (体育比秦跑道的）终点线：The two
horses crossed the 月nis/ifngZine
together.两匹马同时越过终点线。
'fin-ish-ing school noun a
private school where young women from rich families are taught how to behave in
fashionable society精修学校（为富家女子学习上流社会
行f所办的私立学校）
fi-nite /'fainait/ adj. 1 having a definite limit or fixed size 有限的；秦限制的：a_/Mte
number 〇/possiMities 为数可tk ◊ T/ie world’s resources are•世界 的资源是有限的。EH3 infinite 2 (gramm沉语法）a finite verb
form or clause shows a particular tense, person
and number 限定的：‘Am’，‘is; ‘are’，and "were9
are the finite forms of (be}; 'being' and "beerC are
the non-_/iinite/orm5. * am、is、are、was 和 were 是 be 的 限定形会：;being和been是非限定形式。PHT3 non-
FINITE
fink/firjk/ noun {informal, especially
fin-nan /'finan/ (also ,finnan 'haddock) noun [U, C]
a type of smoked haddOck ( = a
type of fish)熏鳕鱼
fiord = fjord
fir /f3：(r)/ (also 'fir tree) noun an evergreen forest tree with leaves like
needles, that grows in cool northern countries纵；冷杉
'fir cone (6r£) (also cone NAmE,
Br£) noun, the hard fruit of the fir tree 各杉球杲一picture cone fire CH* /'fai9(r)/ noun,
verb ■noun
► STH BURNING 燃烧的东西 1 [U] the flames, light and