finally

英 [ˈfaɪnəli]

美 [ˈfaɪnəli]

adv.  终于; 最终; (用于列举)最后; 彻底地; 决定性地

CET4考研高考

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.771 / COCA.470

牛津词典

adv.

• 终于；最终
  after a long time, especially when there has been some difficulty or delay
  1. The performance finally started half an hour late.
     晚了半小时以后演出终于开始了。
  2. I finally managed to get her attention.
     我终于设法引起了她的注意。
  3. 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
  1. 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
  1. The matter was not finally settled until later.
     这事后来才得到彻底解决。

柯林斯词典

• ADV 终于;总算
  You usefinallyto suggest that something happens after a long period of time, usually later than you wanted or expected it to happen.
  1. The word was finally given for us to get on board...
     终于通知我们登乘了。
  2. The food finally arrived at the end of last week and distribution began...
     食品总算在上周末运到并开始分发。
  3. Finally, after ten hours of negotiations, the gunman gave himself up.
     经过 10 个小时的谈判，持枪歹徒终于投降了。
• ADV 最后地;末尾地
  You usefinallyto indicate that something is last in a series of actions or events.
  1. 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。
• ADV (用于引出观点等)最后，最后要说的是
  You usefinallyin speech or writing to introduce a final point, question, or topic.
  1. Finally, who needs the theatre?...
     最后要说的是，谁还需要剧院呢？
  2. And finally, a word about the winner and runner-up.
     最后，来谈一谈冠亚军。

Do not confusefinallyandeventually. You say that somethingfinallyhappens after you have been waiting for it or expecting it for a long time.Finallyusually comes at the beginning of a sentence or before a verb.Finally I went to bed... The heat of the sun finally became too much for me.You can also usefinallyto show that something happens last in a series of events.The sky turned red, then purple, and finally black.When something happens after a lot of delays or complications, you can say that iteventuallyhappens.Eventually they got to the hospital... I found Victoria Avenue eventually.You can also useeventuallyto talk about what happens at the end of a series of events, often as a result of them.Eventually, they were forced to return to England.
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)。

英英释义

adv

• as the end result of a succession or process
  1. ultimately he had to give in
  2. at long last the winter was over
  Synonym:ultimatelyin the endat lastat long last
• after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
  Synonym:eventually
• the item at the end
  1. last, I'll discuss family values
  Synonym:lastlastlyin conclusion

双语例句

• After travelling by train for three days, we finally got home.
  坐了3天火车，总算到家了。
• And finally, a word about the winner and runner-up.
  最后，来谈一谈冠亚军。
• After a pursuit lasting all day we finally caught up with them.
  经过一整天的追赶，我们终于赶上了他们。
• The mill was finally shut down by state safety inspectors.
  工厂终于遭国家安全检查员关闭了。
• Finally night fell.
  夜幕终于降临了。
• The message was finally getting through to him.
  他终于明白了这一点。
• Finally, after ten hours of negotiations, the gunman gave himself up.
  经过10个小时的谈判，持枪歹徒终于投降了。
• The food finally arrived at the end of last week and distribution began
  食品总算在上周末运到并开始分发。
• Finally they adopted the plan [ policy].
  最后他们采纳了这个计划[政策]。
• We were finally released with a formal warning that we were henceforth barred from the base.
  我们被正式警告从此不得进入基地后终于获得了释放。