at length

单词音标

at length

汉语翻译

*后, 详细地

词意辨析

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

这些词或词组均含有“*后，终于”之意。

at last: 多指经主观努力，克服各种困难后才终于达到目的。

at length: 强调经历一段长时间后终于完成，侧重在时间部分。

eventually: 侧重于动作或行为的结果。

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*。

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。

lastly: 指连续顺序的*后，通常用在列举事情的场合。

英语解释

副词 at length:

同义词：finally, eventually

in a lengthy or prolix manner

同义词：lengthily

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**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。