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词汇 finish-line
释义 finish line
noun[ C ]
USuk /ˈfɪn.ɪʃ ˌlaɪn/ us /ˈfɪn.ɪʃ ˌlaɪn/(UKfinishing line)
the line at the end of a race: 终点线
cross the finish lineShe crossed the finish line around ten seconds before her nearest rival.
His family were at the finish line cheering for him.
The two horses stayed neck and neck to the finish line.
 
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the final point of a process, when it can be said to have ended or succeeded:
A job search can be a long haul. Don't expect to reach the finish line in a day.
Education is a lifelong process, not a race to the finish line.
We watch the last few riders struggle across the finishing line.
I managed to drag myself over the finish line.
The project is finally approaching the finish line.
Now that the campaign finish line is on the horizon, she feels she can relax a little.
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Coming to an end
Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling
Examples from literature

Irving walked down the track towards the finish line. 
Nearer and nearer to the finish line swept the cowboys, those in the rear doing their best to forge ahead. 
The boats were nearing the finish line now, for the race, for the purpose of the moving pictures, was only a short one. 
Then he went farther on and, getting into another motor boat, took his place near the finish line, to film the end of the race. 
Then the second member of the team blows it back to the starting line and after the third contestant has completed his blow, the fourth blows it back across the finish line. 

finish line | American Dictionary


finish line
noun[ C ]
us/ˈfɪn·ɪʃ ˌlɑɪn/
the line at the end of a race

Examples of finish line


finish line
Biting her lips and staring firmly at the finishline indicate her resilience.
The individual body parts do not themselves represent some absolute hermeneutic finishline, a resting place for the understanding.
Age-based health care allocation of setting a finishline out in front of the path of life and limiting health care access does certainly imply one.
In conclusion, the enlargement marathon is nearing the finishline.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
It belly-flopped 50 yards from the finishline just as it was about to win the grand national in 1956.
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I hope that these two red lines will make it to the finishline.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
The goal of these non-traditional running events is simple: to create a unique, doable experience beyond just running and crossing the finishline.
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The goal for each run is to race downhill to the finishline within the time allowed.
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All alterations aside, only one section of the circuit is original; the finishline never moved.
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There they achieved 4th place in an incredible fours race, where all six boats were even almost from start to finishline.
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Individual competitors ran, paddled and skied to a distant finishline.
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Bakelants had tried to solo to the finishline from 3 km out, but the other three held his wheel.
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The course falls 124.35 m, with the finishline located at 304.85 m elevation.
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The catch occurred 9 km from the finishline.
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In each racing stage, the player needs to get to the finishline in the shortest time possible.
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