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单词 complete
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complete

adjective
 
/kəmˈpliːt/
/kəmˈpliːt/
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  1.  
     including all the parts, etc. that are necessary; whole
    • a complete list/sequence/picture/profile
    • I've collected the complete set.
    • a complete guide to events in Oxford
    • the complete works of Tolstoy
    • You will receive payment for each complete day that you work.
    • You've made my life complete.
    • A Chinese New Year celebration would not be complete without fireworks.
    • No trip to Moscow would be complete without a visit to Lenin's tomb.
    opposite incomplete
    Extra Examples
    • The book survives complete only in the second edition of 1533.
    • a remarkably complete account of the negotiations
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • survive
    • …
    adverb
    • remarkably
    • very
    • far from
    • …
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  2.  
     [not before noun] finished
    • The job is almost complete.
    • Ther ordering process is nearly complete.
    • Construction of the new airport is scheduled to be complete by late September.
    • Work on the office building will be complete at the end of the year.
    opposite incomplete
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    adverb
    • almost
    • nearly
    • substantially
    • …
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  3.  
     [usually before noun] used when you are emphasizing something, to mean ‘to the greatest degree possible’ synonym total
    • We were in complete agreement.
    • Refrigerators brought about a complete change in people's lifestyle.
    • They sat in complete silence.
    • He was a complete stranger to me.
    • The council's response shows a complete lack of understanding of the situation.
    • The army remains in complete control of the country.
    • It came as a complete surprise.
    • I felt a complete idiot.
    • You are talking complete and utter rubbish.
    Extra Examples
    • The whole thing has been a complete waste of time.
    • The film was a complete failure at the box office.
    • Their claims were widely believed despite a complete absence of evidence.
    • The whole procedure has become a complete farce.
    • The train came to a complete standstill.
    • The play was a complete disaster from beginning to end.
    • The accident caused the complete closure of the road.
    • It's a complete myth that he has royal blood.
    • He was in complete command of the situation.
    • After they had gone there was complete silence.
  4. complete with something [not before noun] including something as an extra part or feature
    • The furniture comes complete with tools and instructions for assembly.
    • The cruise ship is really a floating village, complete with shops, cafes and a doctor's surgery.
    5. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French complet or Latin completus, past participle of complere ‘fill up, finish, fulfil’, from com- (expressing intensive force) + plere ‘fill’.

complete

verb
 
/kəmˈpliːt/
/kəmˈpliːt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they complete
/kəmˈpliːt/
/kəmˈpliːt/
he / she / it completes
/kəmˈpliːts/
/kəmˈpliːts/
past simple completed
/kəmˈpliːtɪd/
/kəmˈpliːtɪd/
past participle completed
/kəmˈpliːtɪd/
/kəmˈpliːtɪd/
-ing form completing
/kəmˈpliːtɪŋ/
/kəmˈpliːtɪŋ/
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  1.  
     complete something to finish making or doing something
    • to complete a course/project
    • to complete a task/mission
    • to complete your education/training
    • She's just completed a master's degree in Law.
    • He has recently completed his first year at Durham University.
    • The work should be completed by December.
    • She successfully completed the London Marathon in April.
    Extra Examples
    • I've fully completed my training.
    • The project should be completed within a year.
    • The police have now completed their investigations.
    • The project has now been successfully completed.
    • We have recently completed a 10-year study.
    • Arrangements for the trip have now been completed.
    • Construction of the new road has now been successfully completed.
    • He went to America to complete his education.
    • It is unlikely that the repairs will be completed on time.
    • When he has completed his studies, he'll travel the world.
    • Implementation is likely to require two to three years to complete.
    • The merger is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
    • Greaves completed his hat-trick (= scored his third goal in the match) in the 75th minute.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • on schedule
    • on time
    • successfully
    • …
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  2.  
     complete something to write all the information you are asked for on a form synonym fill in/out
    • 2 000 shoppers completed our questionnaire.
    • Has the form been correctly completed?
    • Participants completed a survey designed to collect several types of information.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • accurately
    • correctly
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  3.  
     complete something to make something whole or perfect
    • I only need one more card to complete the set.
    • Complete the following sequence: 2, 3, 5, 13…
    4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French complet or Latin completus, past participle of complere ‘fill up, finish, fulfil’, from com- (expressing intensive force) + plere ‘fill’.
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