eventually

英 [ɪ'ventʃuəli] 美 [ɪ'ventʃuəli]

• adv. 最后；终于

双解释义

adv. (副词)

1. 终于,最后

   at last, in the end

详尽释义

adv. 副词

1. 最后
2. 终于
3. 最终
4. 有朝一日
5. 实际上
6. 事实上
7. 结果
8. 一旦
9. 特别（地）

英英释义

Adverb:

1. after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

例句

用作副词 (adv.)

1. It was a long journey, but we eventually arrived.
   旅程很长，但我们最后还是到达了。
2. He struggled with his assailants and eventually drove them off.
   他同攻击他的人进行搏斗，最后把他们赶走了。
3. She eventually got back the book she had lent him.
   她终于收回了借给他的书。
4. Eventually the fire was under control.
   火势终于被控制住了。

常见句型

用作副词 (adv.)

用作状语

1. The public eventually discovered it to be a deception.
   公众终于发现这是一个骗局。
2. He hated his stepfather and eventually ran away from home.
   他恨他的继父,最终从家中逃走了。
3. He worked so hard that eventually he made himself ill.
   他工作太累了,最后病倒了。
4. You'll find out eventually that these two arguments actually cancel each other out.
   到时候你将发现这两个论点实际上互相抵消。
5. After many attempts she eventually managed to get promotion.
   她经过多次的努力,终于得到了提升。
6. He struggled with his assailants and eventually drove them off.
   他同攻击者搏斗,最终将他们赶走了。
7. I eventually managed to get the pill down.
   我终于设法把那粒药丸吞了下去。
8. The committee eventually hit upon an acceptable formula.
   委员会终于找到了一个可以接受的方案。
9. We may eventually become members of the club, but this is not something that should be rushed into.
   我们最终会成为俱乐部成员的,但不能草率行事。
10. The original verdict was eventually set aside by the Supreme Court.
    原判最后被最高法院撤销了。
11. She sent the parcel on in the hope that he would eventually get it.
    她继续按新地址给他邮寄包裹,希望他最终能收到。
12. The surviving sailors managed to keep up for several hours and were eventually picked up by a lifeboat.
    那些幸存的船员设法在水面浮了几个小时,终于被救生艇救了起来。
13. Their reasoning was correct, and it was eventually justified by events.
    他们的推理正确,事实终于证明那种判断是正确的。
14. They disagreed at first but eventually their ideas fused.
    起初他们各持己见,但最终意见一致起来。
15. The businessman tried to make money, but eventually went bankrupt.
    那位商人想赚钱,结果却破了产。
16. Our team got off to a poor start but eventually carried the day and won by two clear goals.
    我们队一开始很糟,但最后获胜,净胜两分。
17. He wouldn't agree, no matter how hard we argued, but eventually he saw the light and changed his mind.
    不管我们怎样讲,他总是不同意,但后来终于领悟了,并改变了主意。
18. I think he'll come round eventually.
    我认为他最终会回心转意的。
19. He enjoyed matching his wits against hers, allowing her to think that she was fooling him, and turning the tables on him eventually.
    他喜欢和她斗智,先让她觉得她在愚弄他,最后使情况对他有利。
20. “When will you be back?”“Eventually.”
    “你什么时候回来?”“最后总会回来的。”

经典引文

• The cancer that eventually killed him.

  出自： J. N. Isbister

• Eventually, he forgot about it.

  出自： J. Kosinski

词汇搭配

用作副词 (adv.)

动词+～

• abandon eventually 最终放弃
• balance eventually 最终平衡
• become eventually 终于成为
• begin eventually 终于开始
• break eventually 终于破损
• cease eventually 最终停止
• die eventually 最终死去
• eclipse eventually 最后超过
• find eventually 终于发现
• make eventually 终于获得
• marry eventually 终于结婚
• plug eventually 终于堵住
• raise eventually 最终举起
• secure eventually 最终获得
• spread eventually 最终展开
• sprout eventually 终于发芽
• succeed eventually 最后成功
• swallow eventually 最终咽下

词语用法

adv. (副词)

1. eventually的意思是“终于,最后”,在句子中充当状语,主要用来修饰动词或动词短语。
2. eventually没有比较级和最高级形式。
3. eventually在句中一般置于所修饰的动词之前,强调时也可置于句尾或句首。
4. 在口语中, eventually可以用于对对方的问话作简短的回答。

词义辨析

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。
• at last多指经主观努力，克服各种困难后才终于达到目的。
• at length强调经历一段长时间后终于完成，侧重在时间部分。
• eventually侧重于动作或行为的结果。
• finally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。
• in 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。
• lastly指连续顺序的最后，通常用在列举事情的场合。

近反义词

【近义词】

• at last
• finally