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complete

/kəmˈpliːt/
English Definition
adj. having all parts; v. to finish
中文释义
完整的;完成
Example Sentence

The research team needed a complete set of data from all twelve observation stations before drawing any conclusions.

研究团队在得出结论之前,需要来自全部十二个观测站的完整数据。

Synonyms
entire whole full
Antonyms
Seen in practice — from the Digital SAT question bank

A psychologist claims that people are more likely to complete a long survey when they are shown a progress bar indicating how much of the survey remains, compared with when no progress indicator is shown.

From a Command of Evidence: Textual question · Information and Ideas

A study found that customers who browsed a clothing retailer's app using a smaller phone screen spent less time viewing each product page but ultimately completed purchases at a similar rate to customers browsing on larger screens, even though both groups saw the same product catalog and pricing.

From a Inferences question · Information and Ideas

- Several crows completed the multi-step sequence correctly on their first attempt, without observing any demonstration.

From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas

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Practice — Definition Match

Which choice best defines “complete”?

  1. A Filled with air; exaggerated
  2. B Not doing anything; not active
  3. C Making or likely to make money
  4. D Having all parts; v. to finish
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D — Having all parts; v. to finish. “complete” means having all parts; v. to finish.

Practice — Which Word Fits?

Which word means “having all parts; v. to finish”?

  1. A inflated
  2. B complete
  3. C profitable
  4. D inactive
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B — complete. “complete” means having all parts; v. to finish.

Common questions about “complete”

What does “complete” mean?

complete — having all parts; v. to finish. In Chinese: 完整的;完成.

How do you pronounce “complete”?

complete is pronounced /kəmˈpliːt/.

How is “complete” used in a sentence?

The research team needed a complete set of data from all twelve observation stations before drawing any conclusions. (研究团队在得出结论之前,需要来自全部十二个观测站的完整数据。)

What are synonyms for “complete”?

entire, whole, full — all close in meaning to complete (having all parts; v. to finish).

What is the opposite of “complete”?

partial, incomplete — each the opposite of complete (having all parts; v. to finish).

Is “complete” an SAT vocabulary word?

Yes. complete is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.

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