At last 是“最后”的意思嗎？

AT LAST, FINALLY and IN THE END all have the meaning of "after a period of time". However, they re used in different ways.

AT LAST, FINALLY 和 IN THE END都有“經(jīng)過(guò)一段時(shí)間”的意思，但是他們的用法卻不相同。

1) AT LAST 終于
 

AT LAST is used when there has been impatience, a discomfort or a feeling which was the result of long delays.

AT LAST使用時(shí)包含了由于長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的耽擱而產(chǎn)生的不耐煩、不安等情緒的情況。

Its normal position is at the beginning of the clause, or at the end of it, or between the auxiliary and the past participle.

它常位于從句的開(kāi)頭或結(jié)尾，或者在助動(dòng)詞和過(guò)去分詞之間。

例：

After a two-hour delay, Tom s plane has landed at last.

經(jīng)過(guò)兩個(gè)小時(shí)的延誤，湯姆的飛機(jī)終于著陸了。

When he arrived at last, I was so angry that I refused to talk to him.

當(dāng)他終于到達(dá)時(shí)，我非常生氣，拒絕和他說(shuō)話。

2) FINALLY = LASTLY
 

FINALLY = LASTLY refers to an action that someone has been waiting for a long time and that was difficult to realize.

FINALLY 和LASTLY一樣，指某人等了很久卻難以實(shí)現(xiàn)的行動(dòng)。

Most of the time the adverb is placed between the subject and the main verb, or between the modal or the first auxiliary and the main verb, and after the verb TO BE when it is the main verb.

大多數(shù)情況下，這個(gè)副詞是位于主語(yǔ)和實(shí)意動(dòng)詞之間的，或者在情態(tài)動(dòng)詞或助動(dòng)詞和實(shí)意動(dòng)詞之間;當(dāng)BE動(dòng)詞是實(shí)意動(dòng)詞時(shí)，在BE動(dòng)詞之后。

It can also introduce the last element in a series.

它還可以在介紹系列中的最后一個(gè)元素時(shí)使用。

例：

Our economy must increase productivity, reduce unemployment and finally develop competition.

我們的經(jīng)濟(jì)必須提高生產(chǎn)力，減少失業(yè)，最終發(fā)展競(jìng)爭(zhēng)

Some people suggest that some satisfaction, some relief are felt when AT LAST is used, whereas FINALLY could be used either for positive or negative results.

有些人表示，在使用at last時(shí)，其中帶有一種得到滿足，如釋重負(fù)的正面情感，而finally則在正面或負(fù)面情緒時(shí)都可以使用。

LASTLY refers to an element that comes at the end of a long list.

LASTLY指一系列的最后一個(gè)。

例：

We must buy flour, chocolate, butter, eggs and finally/ lastly some baking powder to make a cake for Kym s birthday.

我們必須買(mǎi)面粉，巧克力，黃油，雞蛋，最后一些泡打粉為金姆的生日做一個(gè)蛋糕。

3) IN THE END
 

IN THE END suggests a conclusion after a long process, a lot of suggestions and changes or some uncertainty.

IN THE END表示經(jīng)過(guò)一段過(guò)程，很多建議或變數(shù)，不確定性之后得出結(jié)論。

例：

Each of us suggested a different plan for our holiday, but in the end we went to the South of France as usual.

我們每個(gè)人都提出了不同的度假計(jì)劃，但最后我們還是像往常一樣去了法國(guó)南部。

4) AT THE END
 

AT THE END refers to a position at the end of something.

AT THE END指的是某件事情的結(jié)尾。

例：

Put a full stop at the end of your sentence.

在你的句子末尾加一個(gè)句號(hào)。

BY THE END, means there s a limit= at some point before the end.

BY THE END，意思是有一個(gè)極限=在到達(dá)最終點(diǎn)之前的點(diǎn)

例：

Don t worry! She'll be here by the end of the morning.

別擔(dān)心!她會(huì)在天亮之前到這兒的。

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