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eventually adv.最后；终于 (1) 旅程很长，但我们最后还是到达了。(2) 他同攻击他的人进行搏斗，最后把他们赶走了。(3) 她终于收回了借给他的书。(4) 火势终于被控制住了。 Think of eventually being said with a big sigh, as though the speaker knows that it will take a long time before something will be finished. Still, it does allow for the hope that, although it might not be anytime soon, it will be done at last — a promise fulfilled. Not now, maybe, but eventually.

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英 [ɪ'ventʃuəli] 美 [ɪ'ventʃuəli] (1) It was a long journey, but we eventually arrived.(2) He struggled with his assailants and eventually drove them off.(3) She eventually got back the book she had lent him.(4) Eventually the fire was under control. Eventually refers to an unspecific time when something will be completed, and it usually suggests it won't be done soon. 1[ADV 副词]最终；终于 Eventually means in the end, especially after a lot of delays, problems, or arguments.   [ADV with cl]Eventually, the army caught up with him in Latvia...最终，大部队在拉脱维亚赶上了他。The flight eventually got away six hours late.那个航班推迟了6个小时后终于起飞。2[ADV 副词]最后；结果 Eventually means at the end of a situation or process or as the final result of it.   [ADV with cl]Eventually your child will leave home to lead her own life as a fully independent adult...最后，你的孩子会离开家，作为一个完全独立的成年人过她自己的生活。She sees the bar as a starting point and eventually plans to run her own chain of country inns.她把那间酒吧当作一个起点，最终计划是经营自己的乡村旅馆连锁店。Usage Note :Do not confuse eventually and finally. When something happens after a lot of delays or complications, you can say that it eventually happens. Eventually they got to the hospital... I found Victoria Avenue eventually. You can also use eventually to 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. You say that something finally happens after you have been waiting for it or expecting it for a long time. Finally I went to bed... The heat of the sun finally became too much for me. You can also use finally to show that something happens last in a series of events. The sky turned red, then purple, and finally black. 不要混淆eventually和finally。表示某事几经延迟或波折后最终发生，可以用eventually。例如，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还可以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 （结果他们被迫返回英格兰）。表示经过长时间的等待或期盼后某事终于发生时，用finally。例如，Finally I went to bed（我终于上床休息了），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：The sky turned red, then purple, and finally black（天空变成了红色，既而紫色，最后成了黑色）。

英语单词	eventually
英美音标	英 [ɪ'ventʃuəli] 美 [ɪ'ventʃuəli]
中文释义	adv.最后；终于
英语例句	(1) It was a long journey, but we eventually arrived. (2) He struggled with his assailants and eventually drove them off. (3) She eventually got back the book she had lent him. (4) Eventually the fire was under control.
中文例句	(1) 旅程很长，但我们最后还是到达了。 (2) 他同攻击他的人进行搏斗，最后把他们赶走了。 (3) 她终于收回了借给他的书。 (4) 火势终于被控制住了。
vocabulary简明	Eventually refers to an unspecific time when something will be completed, and it usually suggests it won't be done soon.
vocabulary扩展	Think of eventually being said with a big sigh, as though the speaker knows that it will take a long time before something will be finished. Still, it does allow for the hope that, although it might not be anytime soon, it will be done at last — a promise fulfilled. Not now, maybe, but eventually.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADV 副词]最终；终于 Eventually means in the end, especially after a lot of delays, problems, or arguments. [ADV with cl] Eventually, the army caught up with him in Latvia... 最终，大部队在拉脱维亚赶上了他。 The flight eventually got away six hours late. 那个航班推迟了6个小时后终于起飞。 2 [ADV 副词]最后；结果 Eventually means at the end of a situation or process or as the final result of it. [ADV with cl] Eventually your child will leave home to lead her own life as a fully independent adult... 最后，你的孩子会离开家，作为一个完全独立的成年人过她自己的生活。 She sees the bar as a starting point and eventually plans to run her own chain of country inns. 她把那间酒吧当作一个起点，最终计划是经营自己的乡村旅馆连锁店。 Usage Note : Do not confuse eventually and finally. When something happens after a lot of delays or complications, you can say that it eventually happens. Eventually they got to the hospital... I found Victoria Avenue eventually. You can also use eventually to 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. You say that something finally happens after you have been waiting for it or expecting it for a long time. Finally I went to bed... The heat of the sun finally became too much for me. You can also use finally to show that something happens last in a series of events. The sky turned red, then purple, and finally black. 不要混淆eventually和finally。表示某事几经延迟或波折后最终发生，可以用eventually。例如，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还可以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 （结果他们被迫返回英格兰）。表示经过长时间的等待或期盼后某事终于发生时，用finally。例如，Finally I went to bed（我终于上床休息了），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：The sky turned red, then purple, and finally black（天空变成了红色，既而紫色，最后成了黑色）。

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