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)過一段時間”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使用時包含了由于長時間的耽擱而產(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.

它常位于從句的開頭或結尾，或者在助動詞和過去分詞之間。

例：

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

經(jīng)過兩個小時的延誤，湯姆的飛機終于著陸了。

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

當他終于到達時，我非常生氣，拒絕和他說話。

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現(xiàn)的行動。

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，這個副詞是位于主語和實意動詞之間的，或者在情態(tài)動詞或助動詞和實意動詞之間;當BE動詞是實意動詞時，在BE動詞之后。

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元素時使用。

例：

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

我們的經(jīng)濟必須提高生產(chǎn)力，減少失業(yè)，最終發(fā)展競爭

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，其中帶有一種得到滿足，如釋重負的正面情感，而finally則在正面或負面情緒時都可以使用。

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

LASTLY指一系列的最后一個。

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)過一段過程，很多建議或變數(shù)，不確定性之后得出結論。

例：

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

我們每個人都提出了不同的度假計劃，但最后我們還是像往常一樣去了法國南部。

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尾。

例：

Put a full stop at the end of your sentence.

在你的句子末尾加一個句號。

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

BY THE END，意思是有一個極限=在到達最終點之前的點

例：

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

別擔心!她會在天亮之前到這兒的。

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