finally
- adv.(用于列举)最后;最终;终于;彻底地;决定性地
final adj.最后的 + -ly ...地
finallyadv.
终于；最终
after a long time, especially when there has been some difficulty or delay
The performance finally started half an hour late.
晚了半小时以后演出终于开始了。
I finally managed to get her attention.
我终于设法引起了她的注意。
When they finally arrived it was well past midnight.
他们最后到达时已是第二天的凌晨。
（用于列举）最后
used to introduce the last in a list of things
And finally, I would like to thank you all for coming here today.
最后，我感谢大家今天的光临。
彻底地；决定性地
in a way that ends all discussion about sth
The matter was not finally settled until later.
这事后来才得到彻底解决。
finally
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ADV 终于;总算
You use finally to suggest that something happens after a long period of time, usually later than you wanted or expected it to happen.The word was finally given for us to get on board...
终于通知我们登乘了。
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ADV 最后地;末尾地
You use finally to indicate that something is last in a series of actions or events.The action slips from comedy to melodrama and finally to tragedy.
剧情从喜剧逐渐发展为情节剧，最后又演变为悲剧。
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ADV (用于引出观点等)最后，最后要说的是
You use finally in speech or writing to introduce a final point, question, or topic.Finally, who needs the theatre?...
最后要说的是，谁还需要剧院呢？
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不要混淆finally 和 eventually。finally 指经过很长时间的等待或盼望后终于发生，通常用于句首或动词前：Finally I went to bed (我终于上床睡觉了), The heat of the sun finally became too much for me(我终于受不了太阳的炙烤了)。finally 还可以表示一系列事件中最后发生的事情：The sky turned red, then purple, and finally black (天空变成了红色，然后是紫色，最后成了黑色)。eventually指某事几经延迟或波折后终于发生：Eventually they got to the hospital (他们最终来到了医院), I found Victoria Avenue eventually (我最终找到了维多利亚大街)。eventually还可表示一系列事件之后发生的事，常为这些事件的结果：Eventually, they were forced to return to England (最后他们被迫返回英格兰)。
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- as the end result of a succession or process
- ultimately he had to give in
- at long last the winter was over
- Synonym: ultimately in the end at last at long last
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- after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
- Synonym: eventually
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- the item at the end
- last, I'll discuss family values
- Synonym: last lastly in conclusion
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The team put up a good fight but were finally beaten .
这个队打得不错，但最后还是输了。
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We finally managed to talk them round to our way of thinking .
我们最后总算说服他们接受我们的想法。
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We finally came to an understanding about what hours we would work .
我们最终就工作时间问题取得了一致意见。
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It was getting late when she finally showed up .
天色已晚，她终于赶到了。
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They finally settled down to a discussion of the main issues .
他们终于开始讨论一些主要问题了。
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An agreement was finally reached between management and employees .
劳资双方终于达成了协议。
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He finally handed over his responsibility for the company last year .
他终于在去年交出了公司的职务。
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I 've finally found the man of my dreams .
我终于找到了理想中的男人。
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I finally managed to get her attention .
我终于设法引起了她的注意。
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I finally managed to obtain a copy of the report .
我终于设法弄到了这份报告的一个副本。
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The performance finally started half an hour late .
晚了半小时以后演出终于开始了。
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So it was that he finally returned home .
就这样，他终于回到了家。
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She has finally claimed a place on the team .
她终于成了那支队的队员。
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It was late at night when we finally arrived .
我们最后到达时已是深夜。
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When they 'd finally shut up , I started again .
等他们最终住了嘴，我又重新开始讲。
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And finally , I would like to thank you all for coming here today .
最后，我感谢大家今天的光临。
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She finally won the legal battle for compensation .
她终于赢得了这场要求赔偿的法律斗争。
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He finally won his freedom after twenty years in jail .
他蹲了二十年监狱以后终于获得了自由。
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When they finally arrived it was well past midnight .
他们最后到达时已是第二天的凌晨。
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They finally agreed to our terms with a certain reluctance .
他们最终有点勉强地同意了我们的条件。
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I was in at the kill when she finally lost her job .
我亲眼目睹了她最后失去工作的情景。
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They finally bowed to pressure from the public .
他们终于在公众的压力下让步了。
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We have finally reached an agreement acceptable to all sides .
我们最终达成一项各方都能接受的协议。
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After some heated argument a decision was finally taken .
激烈辩论以后终于作出了决定。
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Finally telling the truth was a great weight off my shoulders .
最后讲了实话使我如释重负。
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When the war ended , people finally had cause to rejoice .
战争结束，人们终于可以欢欣鼓舞了。
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Finally the government weighed in with financial aid .
最后政府提供了财政支援。
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The matter was not finally settled until later .
这事后来才得到彻底解决。
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The bank finally granted me a £ 500 loan .
银行终于同意给我贷款500英镑。
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When she finally fell asleep , she began to dream .
她终于睡着了，并开始做梦。