at last, at length, eventually, finally, in the end, lastly

這些詞或詞組均含有“最后,終于”之意。

last :多指經(jīng)主觀努力,克服各種困難后才終于達(dá)到目的。

例如:At last she interrupted abruptly what he was saying.(最后她粗暴地打斷了他的話。)

length :強(qiáng)調(diào)經(jīng)歷一段長時(shí)間后終于完成,側(cè)重在時(shí)間部分。

例如:At length the young lady raised her head and looked steadily at his intelligent face.(那個(gè)年輕婦女終于抬起頭, 目不轉(zhuǎn)睛地盯著他心領(lǐng)神會(huì)的臉。)

ally :側(cè)重于動(dòng)作或行為的結(jié)果。

例如:He hated his stepfather and eventually ran away from home.(他恨他的繼父, 最終從家中逃走了。)

y :常與at last換用,都可用于對(duì)往事的描述,但finally不帶感情色彩,指一系列事情的最后結(jié)局。

例如:After putting it off three times, we finally managed to have a holiday in Greece.(推遲了三次度假之后,我們終于在希臘度了假。)

the end:與at last同義,但in the end不僅可指“過去”還可表示對(duì)“未來”的預(yù)計(jì)。

例如:In the end, we stay at home and look after everything.(最后,我們還是呆在家里照看著一切。)

指連續(xù)順序的最后,通常用在列舉事情的場合。

例如:Lastly, I must say I owe all the achievements to the encouragement and help from my colleagues and friends.(最后,我必須說我的這些成就都應(yīng)歸功于我的同事和朋友們的鼓勵(lì)和幫助。)

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