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at last / in the end / finally
三者都可作“最后；終于”解,但用法有所不同.
at last只能指時(shí)間位置,而不能指時(shí)間順序,在語(yǔ)義上指經(jīng)過(guò),周折,等待,耽擱后的“最后,終于”得到所期待的結(jié)果.
1 At last ,he passed the exam .最后他終于通過(guò)了考試.（可用in the end代替）
2 His chance came at last.他的機(jī)會(huì)終于來(lái)了.（強(qiáng)調(diào)他為獲得此機(jī)會(huì)進(jìn)行的各種努力.）
3 The war had been long and hard,but now there was peace at last.
經(jīng)過(guò)漫長(zhǎng)而艱苦的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng),現(xiàn)在和平終于到來(lái)了.
finally 指一系列事物或論點(diǎn)的順序,在列舉事物時(shí)可以用來(lái)引出最后一項(xiàng)內(nèi)容 finally 在意義上與用法上與at last 有共同之處,但也有不同.finally 既可指時(shí)間位置（相當(dāng)于at last和in the end）,也可指時(shí)間的先后順序.finally 有兩個(gè)用法：一是在列舉事物或論點(diǎn)時(shí),可用來(lái)引出最后一項(xiàng)內(nèi)容；二是用在句中動(dòng)詞前面,表示“等了好久才……”.
eg.Finally I’d like to thank you all for your coming .最后我要感謝諸位的光臨.（不能用at last）
2 They waited and waited ,and the concert finally started.他們等啊等啊,最后音樂(lè)會(huì)終于開(kāi)始了.
3 Three policemen rode past on their motorbikes ,then came the TV broadcasting car and finally the Marathon runners.三個(gè)警察騎著摩托過(guò)去了,接著來(lái)了電視廣播車,最后過(guò)來(lái)的是馬拉松賽跑選手.
in the end 表示結(jié)局,有時(shí)可與at last 換用,不同的是in the end 也可以用于指將來(lái)時(shí),其余兩個(gè)則不行.
（1）All will come right in the end .到頭來(lái)一切都會(huì)好的.
（2）He tried many times to pass the examination ,and in the end he succeeded.他多次努力想通過(guò)考試,最后成功了.
at the end通常后邊要跟上其它成分,即完整的形式是:at the end of sth,意思是"在...的末尾,在...結(jié)束的時(shí)候",如:
At the end of the month,she finished the task.(在月末的時(shí)候,她完成了任務(wù).)