一、詳細(xì)釋義：

adv.

終于，最后

例句：

When he eventually resigned, his relief was short-lived.

最終他辭職了，但并沒有解脫幾天。

例句：

Follow the footpath and you'll eventually hit the road.

沿這條小徑走終究會見到大路的。

二、詞義辨析：

at last,at length,eventually,finally,in the end,lastly

這些詞或詞組均含有“最后，終于”之意。 at last多指經(jīng)主觀努力，克服各種困難后才終于達(dá)到目的。 at length強(qiáng)調(diào)經(jīng)歷一段長時(shí)間后終于完成，側(cè)重在時(shí)間部分。 eventually側(cè)重于動作或行為的結(jié)果。 finally常與at last換用，都可用于對往事的描述，但finally不帶感情色彩，指一系列事情的最后結(jié)局。 in the end與at last同義，但in the end不僅可指“過去”還可表示對“未來”的預(yù)計(jì)。 lastly指連續(xù)順序的最后，通常用在列舉事情的場合。

三、參考例句：

She eventually drifted into prostitution.

她最終淪落風(fēng)塵。

He eventually became a tribune.

他最后成為了一名保民官。

Caterpillars eventually matured into butterflies.

毛蟲最后長成蝴蝶。

Their efforts eventually bear fruit.

他們的努力終于有了成果。

Eventually the fire was under control.

火勢終于被控制住了。

We eventually arrived at our destination.

我們終于到達(dá)了目的地。

Eventually autonomous vehicles will allow “whistlecar” service.

最后智能車將會允許“無人駕駛汽車”服務(wù)

Eventually I decided to take this opportunity.

最后，我決定抓住這次機(jī)會。

They eventually came to the small town.

他們終于抵達(dá)那個小鎮(zhèn)。

He eventually constructed a huge business empire.

他最終構(gòu)建了一個龐大的商業(yè)王國。