英语单词 | eventual |
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英美音标 | 英 [ɪ'ventʃuəl] 美 [ɪ'ventʃuəl] |
中文释义 | adj.最终的;可能的 |
英语例句 | (1) The eventual decision came at last. (2) We must consider the eventual results. (3) I fervently believe in our eventual victory. (4) His foolish behavior led to his eventual failure. (5) Only a few days before he had predicted an eventual smash to Addison. |
中文例句 | (1) 最终的决定出来了。 (2) 我们必须考虑到最终的结果。 (3) 我坚信我们最后会胜利。 (4) 他的愚蠢行为导致了他最后的失败。 (5) 就在几天前,他曾向爱迪生预言过可能发生的倒闭。 |
vocabulary简明 | The adjective eventual is used to describe something that is likely to happen in the indefinite future. If you are a teen, you can't wait for your eventual graduation from high school, but later, you'll look back fondly on those same high school days. |
vocabulary扩展 | Eventual implies that the result will occur due to circumstances already set in motion or if a given set of circumstances happens. In other words, eventual is not used to randomly predict the future. You may hope to win the lottery in the future, but you can't talk about your eventual lottery win because you have no way to guarantee your numbers will be chosen — unless you've figured out a way to rig the system. If you have, maybe you should think about your eventual jail time. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ 形容词]最后发生的;最终的 You use eventual to indicate that something happens or is the case at the end of a process or period of time. [ADJ n]
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