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Word family  noun completion incompleteness adjective complete ≠ incomplete verb complete adverb completely ≠ incompletely

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++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 Corpus

complete• 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 table

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complete• 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”

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com‧plete¹ S2 W1 /kəmˈpliːt/ adjective1. [usually before noun] used to emphasize that a quality or situation is as great as it could possibly be
   SYN  total:
    The police were in complete control of the situation.
    Their engagement came as a complete surprise to me.
    This is a complete waste of time.
    a complete fool/idiot etc
    Meg realized she’d been a complete fool.
    a complete stranger
    The darkness was almost complete.
2. including all parts, details, facts etc and with nothing missing
   SYN  whole
   OPP  incomplete:
    a complete set of china
    The list below is not complete.
    the complete works of Shakespeare (=a book, CD etc containing everything Shakespeare wrote)
3. [not before noun] finished
   OPP  incomplete:
    Work on the new building is nearly complete.
4. complete with something having particular equipment or features:
    The house comes complete with swimming pool and sauna.
—completeness noun [uncountable]:
    For the sake of completeness I should mention one further argument.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ finished if something is finished, you have done all of it: She showed him the finished drawing. | I was very pleased with the finished result.
   ▪ done [not before noun] finished - used especially in everyday English instead of finished: I can’t come out till my essay’s done. | They promised the work would be done by April.
   ▪ complete [not before noun] completely finished – used especially to emphasize that there is no more work to do: Six months later the job was complete. | The first stage of the project is now complete.
   ▪ over finished – used about an event, activity, or period of time: Football practice is over at 4:30. Can you pick me up then? | The summer was nearly over.
   ▪ be through informal to have finished doing something or using something: I probably won’t be through till about 6 o'clock. | Are you through with those scissors?

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complete² S2 W1 verb [transitive]1. to finish doing or making something, especially when it has taken a long time:
    Students must complete the course.
    The building took two years to complete.
2. to make something whole or perfect by adding what is missing:
    The child’s task was to complete the sentences.
    I need one more stamp to complete the set.
3. to write the information that is needed on a form
   SYN  fill out:
    In all, more than 650 people completed the questionnaire.
    Send your completed form to the following address.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ finish to complete the last part of something that you are doing: Have you finished your homework? | The builders say they should have finished by Friday.
   ▪ complete to finish making or doing something that has taken a long time to finish: The new bridge will be completed in two years’ time. | She has just completed her PhD.
   ▪ finalize to do the last things that are necessary in order to settle a plan or agreement in a satisfactory way: A spokesman said that they were hoping to finalize an agreement in the near future.
   ▪ conclude formal to officially finish something: The police have now concluded their investigations. | Ralph Ellis, Managing Director, concluded the conference with a review of the trading year.
   ▪ wrap something up informal to finish something successfully – used especially about agreements or sports competitions: Negotiators are meeting on Friday to wrap up the deal. | Liverpool had several chances to wrap up the game.
   ▪ round something off British English, round something out American English to do something as a way of ending a day, an evening, an event etc in an enjoyable or suitable way: They rounded off the day with a barbecue at the beach. | A concert in the park is being organized to round off the programme of events.
   ▪ get it over with/get it over and done with to do something that you have to do now, so that it is finished and you can stop worrying about it: Let’s go and do the shopping now and get it over with. | Just tell him how you feel and get it over and done with.
   ▪ be done/be through informal if you are done, you have finished – used especially when other people are waiting for you: We’re nearly done. | We should be through in half an hour.
   ▪ be through with something/be done with something informal to have finished using something – used especially when other people are waiting to use it: I’m done with the file. | I’ll let you know when I’m through with it.
   ▪ tie up the loose ends to finish dealing with the final details of something, so that is all finished: ‘Is the talk ready?’ ‘I just need to tie up a few loose ends.’