| 单词 | complete |
| 释义 | Word family noun completion incompleteness adjective complete ≠ incomplete verb complete adverb completely ≠ incompletely com·plete1 /kəmˈpliːt/ ●●● S2 W1 adjective 1 COMPLETELY[usually before noun] used to emphasize that a quality or situation is as great as it could possibly be 完全的，彻底的 SYN total The police were in complete control of the situation. 警方已完全控制了局势。 Their engagement came as a complete surprise to me. 他们的订婚让我感到非常意外。 This is a complete waste of time. 这完全是在浪费时间。a complete fool/idiot etc Meg realized she’d been a complete fool. 梅格意识到自己成了大傻瓜。 a complete stranger 一个完全陌生的人 The darkness was almost complete. 几乎是漆黑一片。2 COMPLETEincluding all parts, details, facts etc and with nothing missing 完整的，全部的，整个的 SYN whole OPP incomplete a complete set of china 一整套瓷器 The list below is not complete. 下列名单不全。 the complete works of Shakespeare (=a book, CD etc containing everything Shakespeare wrote) 莎士比亚全集3 [not before noun]FINISH DOING something finished 已完成的，已结束的 OPP incomplete Work on the new building is nearly complete. 新大楼快要竣工了。4 complete with something INCLUDEhaving particular equipment or features 装备有某物；具有某特点 The house comes complete with swimming pool and sauna. 这栋房子配有游泳池和桑拿房。 —completeness noun [uncountable] For the sake of completeness I should mention one further argument. 为完整起见，我还想提一个论点。Examples from the Corpuscomplete• By what date does he believe that the reform of local government will be complete?• I have assumed a complete absence of proofreading.• Older records of births, marriages, and deaths are not as complete as modern ones.• Maybe Mikey Boyd is ready to act like a tree-hugger again after being a complete builder stooge so far this term.• Scientists have unearthed a complete dinosaur skeleton in Montana.• I met Brad Pitt one time and made a complete fool of myself.• Construction of the library is expected to be complete in February.• This is a complete list of educational publishers in Britain.• There are Velcro curtains you can pull around for complete privacy.• A complete safety check was performed on the aircraft prior to takeoff.• Police made a complete search of the area.• The specialist contractor offers a complete service of diagnosis and repair, with guarantees.• When my grandmother died, I inherited a complete set of Dresden china.• The meeting was a complete waste of time.• Classic gothic tale complete with governess heroine, malevolent atmosphere, and forbidding mansion.• Bristly dub on flip, complete with monkey yapping, is a lot better.• The Explorer comes with built-in, 16-bit stereo sound, complete with two speakers and a microphone mounted just above the keyboard.• We gave Vicki the complete works of Shakespeare.complete stranger• Would you leave him/her with a complete stranger?• They argue with complete strangers a lot.• It was the perfect excuse for ringing up complete strangers and asking all sort of personal questions.• Malouf is fascinated by the sometimes violent impact that complete strangers can have upon our lives.• Christmas cards from hundreds of friends - and even more from complete strangers praying for his recovery - covered the walls.• She was worse than Doreen, telling complete strangers the entire family history.• A nail-biting finish, but finally won by Moira Creek at her first attempt and a complete stranger to Pooh culture.• In Usenet, you're a complete stranger until you post.the complete works of• However, it was possible to tell that the library contained the complete works of Epicurus.• Shelves are devoted to displaying the complete works of individual authors.• Planned for 1993 is a monograph reviewing the complete works of Jusepe de Ribera by Nicola Spinosa.• She knew the complete works of Mrs Cattermole as part of her own soul.• We gave Vicki the complete works of Plato as a present.complete2 ●●● S2 W1 verb [transitive] 1 FINISH DOING somethingto finish doing or making something, especially when it has taken a long time 结束，完成〔尤指经历长时间之后〕 Students must complete the course. 学生必须学完这门课程。 The building took two years to complete. 这幢大楼花了两年时间才完工。► see thesaurus at finish2 COMPLETEto make something whole or perfect by adding what is missing 使完整；使圆满 The child’s task was to complete the sentences. 这个孩子的任务是完成句子。 I need one more stamp to complete the set. 再有一张邮票，我就集齐一整套了。3 to write the information that is needed on a form 填写〔表格〕 SYN fill out In all, more than 650 people completed the questionnaire. 总共有650多人填写了调查表。 Send your completed form to the following address. 请把填写好的表格寄到下列地址。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuscomplete• The firm now employs 14 solicitors and associates, who are completing 10-15 house purchases every day.• The book took five years to complete.• The novel wasn't published until 40 years after it was completed.• The complex, begun in 1970, was completed in 1986.• The building is likely to be completed in two year's time.• The maker of hair-care and other personal-care products recently completed its first year under a younger generation of family managers.• I need one more stamp to complete my collection.• We will order and complete the fourth Trident submarine.• Brown lace leggings and black leather shoes completed the outfit.• Scholarships will help more students to complete the program within two years.• Once you've completed the questionnaire , put it in the blue box.• Complete the sentences using either the simple past or present perfect tense of the verbs.• The length of the time that the occupational therapists take to complete their investigations is also down to about three months.• The venturer who successfully completes this abc journey will have experienced a logical but unexciting event.• Richard Seifert's NatWest Tower, which has suffered superficial damage, looks 1960s but was not completed until 1981.Origin complete1 (1300-1400) Old French complet, from Latin, past participle of complere “to fill up”, from com- ( → COM-) + plere “to fill”com·plete1 adjectivecomplete2 verbChineseSyllable to a that emphasize used quality Corpus |
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