at last, at length, eventually, finally, in the end, lastly
这些词或词组均含有“最后,终于”之意。
last :多指经主观努力,克服各种困难后才终于达到目的。
例如:At last she interrupted abruptly what he was saying.(最后她粗暴地打断了他的话。)
length :强调经历一段长时间后终于完成,侧重在时间部分。
例如:At length the young lady raised her head and looked steadily at his intelligent face.(那个年轻妇女终于抬起头, 目不转睛地盯着他心领神会的脸。)
ally :侧重于动作或行为的结果。
例如:He hated his stepfather and eventually ran away from home.(他恨他的继父, 最终从家中逃走了。)
y :常与at last换用,都可用于对往事的描述,但finally不带感情色彩,指一系列事情的最后结局。
例如:After putting it off three times, we finally managed to have a holiday in Greece.(推迟了三次度假之后,我们终于在希腊度了假。)
the end:与at last同义,但in the end不仅可指“过去”还可表示对“未来”的预计。
例如:In the end, we stay at home and look after everything.(最后,我们还是呆在家里照看着一切。)
:指连续顺序的最后,通常用在列举事情的场合。
例如:Lastly, I must say I owe all the achievements to the encouragement and help from my colleagues and friends.(最后,我必须说我的这些成就都应归功于我的同事和朋友们的鼓励和帮助。)
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