finish with sb/sth phr v [T] 1 have finished with sthBrE 【英】 also 又作 be finished with sthespecially AmE 【尤美】 to no longer need something that you have been using 不再需要用〔某物〕: Have you finished with the scissors? 你用完剪刀了吗？ 2BrE to end a relationship with someone 【英】 与〔某人〕断绝关系: He's finished with Elise after all these years. 交往多年之后，他终于和艾莉斯断绝了关系。