final

Word family  noun final semi-final finalist semi-finalist finale finality finalization adjective final verb finalize adverb finally

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++fi·nal1 /ˈfaɪnəl/ ●●● S1 W1 AWL adjective  1  [only before noun]LAST last in a series of actions, events, parts of a story etc 最后的，最终的 The final episode will be shown tonight. 最后一集将于今晚播出。 students preparing for their final examinations 正在准备期末考试的学生 Stone is filming the final instalment of his Vietnam trilogy. 斯通正在拍摄越战三部曲的最后一部。 the final stages in their relationship 他们之间关系的最后阶段 They scored in the final minutes of the game. 他们在比赛的最后几分钟得分。 The final whistle (=blown at the end of a game) was only seconds away when Redknapp equalised. 雷德克纳普将比分扳平的时候，离终场哨声吹响只剩几秒钟了。final demand British English (=the last bill you receive for money you owe before court action is taken against you) 〔账单的〕最后偿付要求，最终催付通知► see thesaurus at last2  [only before noun]END being the result at the end of a process 结果的，最终的 the quality of the final product 成品的质量 Does anyone know the final score? 有谁知道最后的比分是多少？final result/outcome I do not know what the final outcome will be. 我不知道最终结果将会是什么。3  CHANGE YOUR MINDif a decision, offer, answer etc is final, it cannot or will not be changed 〔决定、报价、答复等〕不可改变的，决定性的，最终的 The judge’s decision is final. 这位法官的判决是最终判决。final decision/say/approval etc We can advise the client, but in the end it is he who has the final say. 我们可以提出建议，但是最终的决定权还是在客户自己手里。 Is that your final answer? 那就是你最终的回答吗？and that’s final! (=used to say forcefully that you will not change your decision) 就这么定了！ She’s not coming with us, and that’s final! 她不跟我们一起去，就这么定了！4  [only before noun]END happening at or near the end of an event or process 后期的 SYN last In the final years of his life, Hervey achieved high office in the church. 赫维在他生命的最后几年中获得了教会的要职。5  used to emphasize that the last thing in a series of events is very severe or damaging 最大的〔强调最后出现的某事物是极严重或极具破坏力的〕 SYN ultimatefinal indignity/humiliation The vote of no confidence was the final humiliation for a government that had been clinging to office. 不信任投票是对死赖在台上的政府的最大羞辱。 → in the final analysis at analysis(4)

Examples from the Corpus

final• The judges' decision is final.• You're not going out, and that's final!• It occurs when teaching programmes do not relate to the final assessment of learning.• The officials have final authority when making decisions.• The final cacheing solution is hardware based, and relies on cacheing controllers.• They thought carefully before making a final commitment to buy.• The Board is expected to make its final decision on the merger by August 12th.• Paul just started writing the final draft of his novel.• Are you going to watch the final episode of 'The X-Files' tomorrow night?• He was no hero: his final exit was ignominious.• Mulligan will coach his final game on Saturday.• A victory over Fresno State in the final game Saturday would produce a record run of wins.• He got as far as the final interviews, but he didn't get the job unfortunately.• Start packing, big clean up, final meal together and prize-giving.• Whitney made both free throws in the final minute of the game.• I'd like to make one final point before we move on to another subject.• The two men were tied for the lead going into today's final round of the Dunlop Phoenix golf tournament.• My boss has approved the project, but it's the Chief Executive who has the final say.• What was the final score?• The drug is now in its final stage of testing.• The war reached its final stages in July.• The president appears tired but hopeful as the final stages of the negotiations begin today.• Adding insult to injury, a double cross awaits our luckless hero in the final stanza.• She said that she had been lucky to sneak in the few arguments from our side that appeared in the final story.• At 11: 30, after a final struggle, he died.• The Sainsbury's Wine Taste Challenge prize will be awarded to the one who gives best answers at the final tasting.final demand• With rising intermediate and final demands nearing capacity, factory owners place large orders for new equipment to increase capacity.final result/outcome• It never did much good and even now with all our antibiotics we can not greatly influence the final outcome.• It was said that Gertrude gave him the final result.• One rationale emphasises the connection between procedural due process and the substantive justice of the final outcome.• The most obvious example is the electoral college, the phantom body that stands between voters and the final outcome.• The final result is a permanently damaged knee joint.• But the final results placed him second and suggested that the Buchanan insurgency was ebbing.• The final result was the 1973 passage of the Jackson-Vanik Amendment.• The final results will be announced at a special lunch in London, on March 23.final answer• Could you find out without having to live your life, to come to the final answer?• Employee considerations do influence the final answer.• Nothing can be accepted as permanent because everything known is partial, an awareness of relation rather than a final answer.• We do not have any final answers.• No final answers have yet appeared.• For women if this final answer is between 19.1 and 20.6 this indicates correct weight for a small frame.• A final answer is provided by the courts.• With a large frame the final answer should be between 21.4 and 24.6 to indicate correct weight.final indignity/humiliation• For Annie, this was the final indignity.• She remembered half way down the rickety ladder stairs, but for would have been a final indignity.• And now comes the final indignity - excommunication from Cluedo.• The vote of no confidence was a final humiliation for a government that had been clinging to office.• Only a few go through the final humiliation of meeting the bailiff at the door and watching him change the locks.• The final indignities suffered by our old church has been in the last few years.final2 ●●○ AWL noun [countable]  1  LASTthe last and most important game, race, or set of games in a competition 〔一场〕决赛be through to/reach the final He’s through to the men’s tennis final for the first time. 他第一次打进男子网球决赛。the finals (=the last few games or races in a competition) 决赛 the NBA finals NBA决赛2  finals [plural] British EnglishEXAM/TEST the set of examinations that students take at the end of their time at university 大学毕业考试 SYN final examssit/take your finals Anna sat her finals last summer. 安娜去年夏天参加了大学毕业考试。3. American EnglishEXAM/TEST an important test that you take at the end of a particular class in high school or college 〔高中或大学的〕期终考试► see thesaurus at test

Examples from the Corpus

final• The fourth, fifth, sixth, quarter-final, semi-final and final have, as yet, eluded us.• I really shouldn't go out - my biology final is tomorrow.• In the subsequent years they have appeared in losing finals against Tyrone 1984, Derry 1987 and Donegal 1990.• the NBA finals• Three groups from the school are taking part in the finals at the Royal Festival Hall, London.• The top 18 advance to the semifinal, while 12 move on to the final.the finals• Before the finals the veterans came out to entertain the crowd.• Sue qualified for the finals in the 100-meter backstroke but finished sixth.• Relatively speaking, Maxwell has been on his best behavior in the Finals -- if not on his best game.• The Braves were 15-3 in the conference and lost to Tulsa last week in the finals of the conference tournament.• Albion also reached the finals of the Monkwearmouth Cup before losing 2-0 to Eppleton, the first division champions.• They then won two in Boston, two more in Chicago and got to the Finals.• Even though we got to the Finals last year, people forget that this is still a very young team.• They will have to sit out remaining match suspensions when the finals begin on June 8.From Longman Business Dictionaryfinalfi‧nal /ˈfaɪnəl/ adjective1[only before a noun] the last in a series of things, actions, or eventsAn official announcement was expected following a final meeting at the tyre manufacturer’s Milan headquarters.The US-based company is still arguing with several contractors over thefinal bill.foreign currency receipts from the final instalment of the sale of British Steel shares —finally adverbHe has finally decided to settle down after six months as a freelance trouble-shooter.2a decision, offer, agreement etc that is final cannot be changedMembers must vote in favor again next year for thedecision to becomefinal.District Court judge Thomas Jackson issued a final ruling, calling for the company to be split into two parts.3[only before a noun] a final piece of writing or set of figures has been prepared in several stages, and is now considered to be correctThe changes agreed at our meeting of 25 March have been incorporated in the final draft.The provisional estimate of retail sales volume for October was 119.0; thefinal estimate is closer to 116.9.4final and bindingLAW a legal judgement or decision which is final and binding has to be obeyed because it has been decided in a court of lawSome contracts refer technical disputes to an expert whose decision isfinal and binding.Origin final1 (1300-1400) French Latin finalis, from finis “end”

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fi‧nal¹ S1 W1 AC /ˈfaɪnəl/ adjective1. [only before noun] last in a series of actions, events, parts of a story etc:
    The final episode will be shown tonight.
    students preparing for their final examinations
    Stone is filming the final instalment of his Vietnam trilogy.
    the final stages in their relationship
    They scored in the final minutes of the game.
    The final whistle (=blown at the end of a game) was only seconds away when Redknapp equalised.
    final demand British English (=the last bill you receive for money you owe before court action is taken against you)
2. [only before noun] being the result at the end of a process:
    the quality of the final product
    Does anyone know the final score?
    final result/outcome
    I do not know what the final outcome will be.
3. if a decision, offer, answer etc is final, it cannot or will not be changed:
    The judge’s decision is final.
    final decision/say/approval etc
    We can advise the client, but in the end it is he who has the final say.
    Is that your final answer?
    and that’s final! (=used to say forcefully that you will not change your decision)
    She’s not coming with us, and that’s final!
4. [only before noun] happening at or near the end of an event or process
   SYN  last:
    In the final years of his life, Hervey achieved high office in the church.
5. used to emphasize that the last thing in a series of events is very severe or damaging
   SYN  ultimate
    final indignity/humiliation
    The vote of no confidence was the final humiliation for a government that had been clinging to office.
⇨ in the final analysis at analysis(4)
     

THESAURUS

■ the one that comes at the end
   ▪ last [only before noun] happening or existing at the end, with no others after: What time does the last train leave? | Our house is the last one on the right.
   ▪ final [only before noun] last in a series of actions, events, parts of a story etc: It’s the final game of the championship tomorrow. | the final scene of the film
   ▪ closing [only before noun] used about the last part of a long period of time, or of an event, book etc that has been exciting or interesting: the closing years of the twentieth century | Barnes scored the winning goal in the closing minutes of the game.
   ▪ concluding [only before noun] used about the last part of a piece of writing, a speech, or an organized event, that ends it in a definite way: the concluding section of the report | the judge’s concluding remarks
   ▪ penultimate /peˈnʌltəmət, peˈnʌltɪmət, pə-/ [only before noun] the one before the last one: the penultimate chapter

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final² AC noun [countable]1. the last and most important game, race, or set of games in a competition
    be through to/reach the final
    He’s through to the men’s tennis final for the first time.
    the finals (=the last few games or races in a competition)
    the NBA finals
2. finals [plural] British English the set of examinations that students take at the end of their time at university
   SYN  final exams
    sit/take your finals
    Anna sat her finals last summer.
3. American English an important test that you take at the end of a particular class in high school or college
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ test a set of questions or practical activities, which are intended to find out how much someone knows about a subject or skill: I have a chemistry test tomorrow. | Did Lauren pass her driving test?
   ▪ exam (also examination formal) an important test that you do at the end of a course of study or class or at the end of the school year: He’s upstairs, revising for an exam. | When do you get your exam results? | There’s a written examination at the end of the course.
   ▪ quiz American English a quick test that a teacher gives to a class, usually to check that students are learning the things they should be learning: We have a math quiz every Monday. | a pop quiz (=a quiz given by a teacher without any warning)
   ▪ finals British English the last exams that you take at the end of a British university course: During my finals I was revising till 3 o'clock in the morning most days.
   ▪ final American English an important test that you take at the end of a particular class in high school or college: The English final was pretty hard.
   ▪ midterm American English an important test that you take in the middle of a term, covering what you have learned in a particular class in high school or college: He did badly in the midterm.
   ▪ oral exam (also oral British English) an exam in which you answer questions by speaking, instead of writing, for example to test how good you are at speaking a foreign language: Nicky got an A in her Spanish oral. | You can either take an oral exam or do a 25 page essay.
   ▪ practical British English an exam that tests your ability to do or make things, rather than your ability to write about them: The chemistry practical is on Monday.
   ▪ mocks/mock exams British English informal tests that you take as practice before the official examinations: She did well in the mocks.
   ▪ paper British English a set of printed questions used as an examination in a particular subject, or the answers people write: The history paper was really difficult. | The papers are marked by the other teachers.