at length

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英 [æt leŋθ]

美 [æt lɛŋkθ]

at length意思解释

释义

充分地；

详尽地；

*后；

终于

英英释义

at length

adv.

after a long period of time or an especially long delay

同义词：finallyeventually

in a lengthy or prolix manner

同义词：lengthily

同近义词辨析

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

这组词都有“*后，终于”的意思，其区别是：

in the end

与at last同义，但in the end不仅可指“过去”还可表示对“未来”的预计。

at last

多指经主观努力，克服各种困难后才终于达到目的。

finally

常与at last换用，都可用于对往事的描述，但finally不带感情色彩，指一系列事情的*后结局。

at length

强调经历一段长时间后终于完成，侧重在时间部分。

lastly

指连续顺序的*后，通常用在列举事情的场合。

eventually

侧重于动作或行为的结果。

at last, at large, at length, at once, at a loss

at last

*后

at large

自由地、逍遥自在地

at length

详细地

at once

立刻

at a loss

困惑地、不解地

双语例句

At length the bus arrived, forty minutes late.公共汽车终於来了，晚了四十分钟。I arrived at that city at length.我*终到达了那个城市。We will debate the subject at length later when we are at leisure.我们等有空再对这题目展开辩论。The sea was gradually gaining on the buildings, which at length almost entirely disappeared.大海不断地侵蚀着这些建筑物，*后它们几乎完全不见了。At length she bethought herself of writing, and inscribed her name-it was a short one-with her hoof on the sand.*后她终于想到了写字，用一只蹄子把她的名字－－很短的一个名字－－划在沙地上。The opposing forces at length met and at once joined battle.敌对的两军*后相遇，立即开火交战。He spent ten minutes at the phone while the others fretted and fumed. At length he put the receiver down.他打了10分钟电话，其他的人都等得不耐烦了。*后他终于放下了听筒。