单词	unfinished
释义	unfinishedun‧fin‧ished /ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt/ ●●○ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES She looked away, leaving her sentence unfinished. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Dissatisfied even after weeks of painful struggle, he returned to Paris in the fall with his unfinished works. He was impressed with her big white slab of a body like an unfinished sculpture. Her face was rather blunt, the features unfinished putty dabs, and now it was swollen with crying. It is important not to go on for too long, or to leave difficult business unfinished. The floor was bare and unfinished concrete, and I could jump rope without self-consciousness, without interference. The second volume, however, had a number of letters as well as an unfinished play to make the required length. The Verve set features 42 alternate and unfinished takes, while the Blue Note set consists entirely of previously released material. This ruin is an unfinished structure about twenty feet high which covers more than an acre. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatornot finished► not finished/unfinished · On her desk was an unfinished letter to her mother.· To this day, the building remains unfinished.unfinished business (=something you have not had the chance to finish) · It is past time for Congress to attend to unfinished business. ► incomplete not finished, because not all of the work has been done on something, or because it does not have all the parts that it should have: · The excavation of the tunnel is still incomplete.· Incomplete historical records have made the investigation more difficult. ► not over yet if something is not over yet , especially something difficult or unpleasant, it is not finished and still needs to be done or dealt with: · The struggle for equal rights is not over yet.· The crisis is not over yet. We are still involved in negotiations. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► business · Seeing their own children in their teens may bring their own adolescence forcibly to mind, along with its unfinished business.· Obon is for closing off unfinished business, for restoring bonds, for healing and remembering.· However, during our hand-over General Churchill mentioned one piece of unfinished business.· Each of these women had left some unfinished business.· There was definitely some unfinished business between the two of them, but he was extremely tired.· One bit of unfinished business was to obtain for Joe the Legion of Merit award.· Then he would be up and about, able to apply himself to unfinished business.· Those people that you have unfinished business with. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► unfinished business Each of these women had left some unfinished business. However, during our hand-over General Churchill mentioned one piece of unfinished business. Obon is for closing off unfinished business, for restoring bonds, for healing and remembering. One bit of unfinished business was to obtain for Joe the Legion of Merit award. Seeing their own children in their teens may bring their own adolescence forcibly to mind, along with its unfinished business. Then he would be up and about, able to apply himself to unfinished business. There was definitely some unfinished business between the two of them, but he was extremely tired. Those people that you have unfinished business with. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► unfinished business Each of these women had left some unfinished business. However, during our hand-over General Churchill mentioned one piece of unfinished business. Obon is for closing off unfinished business, for restoring bonds, for healing and remembering. One bit of unfinished business was to obtain for Joe the Legion of Merit award. Seeing their own children in their teens may bring their own adolescence forcibly to mind, along with its unfinished business. Then he would be up and about, able to apply himself to unfinished business. There was definitely some unfinished business between the two of them, but he was extremely tired. Those people that you have unfinished business with. Word family WORD FAMILYnounfinishadjectivefinished ≠ unfinishedverbfinish 1not completed:  Rachael left her meal unfinished.2unfinished business something that you have not yet dealt with
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