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C0528400 (kəm-plēt′)adj. com·plet·er, com·plet·est 1. Having all necessary or normal parts, components, or steps; entire: a complete medical history; a complete set of dishes.2. Botany Having all principal parts, namely, the sepals, petals, stamens, and pistil or pistils. Used of a flower.3. Having come to an end; concluded: The renovation of the kitchen is complete. 4. a. Absolute; thorough: complete control; a complete mystery.b. Accomplished; consummate: a complete musician.5. Football Caught in bounds by a receiver: a complete pass.tr.v. com·plet·ed, com·plet·ing, com·pletes 1. To bring to a finish or an end: She has completed her studies.2. To make whole, with all necessary elements or parts: A second child would complete their family. Fill in the blanks to complete the form.3. Football To throw (a forward pass) that is caught in bounds by a receiver.

[Middle English complet, from Latin complētus, past participle of complēre, to fill out : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + plēre, to fill; see pelə- in Indo-European roots.]

com·plete′ly adv.com·plete′ness n.com·ple′tive adj.Synonyms: complete, finish, close, end, conclude, terminate
These verbs mean to bring to a natural or proper stopping point. Complete and finish suggest the final stage in an undertaking: "Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime" (Reinhold Niebuhr)."Give us the tools, and we will finish the job" (Winston S. Churchill).
Close and end both imply bringing something ongoing to a conclusion: The band closed the concert with an encore. We ended the meal with fruit and cheese. End can also mean putting a stop to something, often with finality: "Many advocates say [putting] laptops in schools is a promising way to end the digital divide between the races" (Char Simons)."It left him more exposed than ever, forcing him to end the career he loved" (Molly Worthen).
Conclude is more formal than close and end: The author concluded the article by restating the major points. Terminate suggests reaching an established limit: The playing of the national anthem terminated the station's broadcast for the night. It also indicates the dissolution of a formal arrangement: The firm terminated my contract yesterday.Usage Note: Although complete is often held to be an absolute term like perfect or chief, and supposedly not subject to comparison, it is often modified by words like more and less in standard usage. As far back as 1965, a majority of the Usage Panel accepted the example His book is the most complete treatment of the subject. See Usage Note at absolute.

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Adv.	1.	completely - to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea"all, altogether, entirely, totally, whole, whollycolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	2.	completely - so as to be complete; with everything necessary; "he had filled out the form completely"; "the apartment was completely furnished"

completely

adverb totally, entirely, wholly, utterly, quite, perfectly, fully, solidly, absolutely, altogether, thoroughly, in full, every inch, en masse, heart and soul, a hundred per cent, one hundred per cent, from beginning to end, down to the ground, root and branch, in toto (Latin), from A to Z, hook, line and sinker, lock, stock and barrel Dozens of flats have been completely destroyed. I have fallen completely in love with him.

completely

adverb1. To the fullest extent:absolutely, all, altogether, dead, entirely, flat, fully, just, perfectly, quite, thoroughly, totally, utterly, well, wholly.Informal: clean, clear.Idioms: in toto, through and through.2. In a complete manner:exhaustively, intensively, thoroughly.Idioms: in and out, inside out, up and down.

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完全地

complete

(kəmˈpliːt) adjective1. whole; with nothing missing. a complete set of Shakespeare's plays.完整的2. thorough. My car needs a complete overhaul; a complete surprise.完全的3. finished. My picture will soon be complete.完成的 verb to finish; to make complete. When will he complete the job?; This stamp completes my collection.完成comˈpletely adverbI am not completely satisfied.完全地comˈpleteness noun完全comˈpletion (-ʃən) noun finishing or state of being finished. You will be paid on completion of the work.完成

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I want a completely new style → 我想要个全新的样式

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all at sea

Puzzled, perplexed, or completely confused (about a subject or some task at hand). I tried to do well in this class, but I've been all at sea since we started.See also: all, sea

all dressed up and nowhere to go

Ready for an event or occasion that has since been canceled. Jimmy canceled our date tonight, so I'm all dressed up and nowhere to go. A: "Why is Jill is all dressed up and nowhere to go?" B: "Oh, because the friend she was supposed to meet got sick."See also: all, and, dress, go, nowhere, up

all dressed up and nowhere to go

and all dressed up with nowhere to go completely ready for somethingthat has been postponed or has failed to materialize. (May be literal or figurative.) Tom: I just heard that your company is closed today. Fred: Gee, I'm all dressed up and nowhere to go. The space shot was cancelled, so all the astronauts are all dressed up with nowhere to go.See also: all, and, dress, go, nowhere, up

*silent as the dead

and *silent as the gravecompletely silent. (Has ominous connotations because of the reference to death. Usually used to promise someone that you will be silent and therefore not betray a secret. *Also: as ~.) I knew something was wrong as soon as I entered the classroom; everyone was silent as the dead. Jessica is as silent as the grave on the subject of her first marriage. If you tell me what Katy said about me, I promise to be as silent as the grave.See also: dead, silent

all at sea

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at sea

COMMON If someone is all at sea or is at sea, they are very confused by a situation and do not understand it. While he may be all at sea on the economy, his changes have brought the West real and lasting political benefits. This was a massive success for a party that, two years previously, was all at sea. Note: The reference here is to a ship or a boat that has got lost. See also: all, sea

all dressed up and (or with) nowhere (or no place) to go

prepared for action but having nothing to do or unable to be proceeded with. informal The expression is an adaptation of the title of a song ( 1913 ) by Silvio Hein and Benjamin Burt , ‘When You're All Dressed Up and No Place to Go’. 2004 Time Because Jeffords' departure put control of Senate committees in Democratic hands, President Bush's proposed National Missile Defense (NMD) is now all dressed up with nowhere to go. See also: all, and, dress, go, nowhere, up

all, completely, etc. at ˈsea

confused; not organized: We’re still completely at sea trying to understand the new regulations.See also: sea

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all dressed up and (or with) nowhere (or no place) to go

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adv totally

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adv to the fullest extent

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adv in a complete manner

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adv to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent ('whole' is often used informally for 'wholly')

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