finally

adv.

1. 终于；最终
   after a long time, especially when there has been some difficulty or delay
   1. The performance finally started half an hour late.
      晚了半小时以后演出终于开始了。
   2. I finally managed to get her attention.
      我终于设法引起了她的注意。
   3. When they finally arrived it was well past midnight.
      他们最后到达时已是第二天的凌晨。
2. （用于列举）最后
   used to introduce the last in a list of things
   1. And finally, I would like to thank you all for coming here today.
      最后，我感谢大家今天的光临。
3. 彻底地；决定性地
   in a way that ends all discussion about sth
   1. The matter was not finally settled until later.
      这事后来才得到彻底解决。

1. ADV 终于;总算
   You use finally to suggest that something happens after a long period of time, usually later than you wanted or expected it to happen.
   1. The word was finally given for us to get on board...
      终于通知我们登乘了。
   2. The food finally arrived at the end of last week and distribution began...
      食品总算在上周末运到并开始分发。
   3. Finally, after ten hours of negotiations, the gunman gave himself up.
      经过 10 个小时的谈判，持枪歹徒终于投降了。
2. ADV 最后地;末尾地
   You use finally to indicate that something is last in a series of actions or events.
   1. The action slips from comedy to melodrama and finally to tragedy.
      剧情从喜剧逐渐发展为情节剧，最后又演变为悲剧。
3. ADV (用于引出观点等)最后，最后要说的是
   You use finally in speech or writing to introduce a final point, question, or topic.
   1. Finally, who needs the theatre?...
      最后要说的是，谁还需要剧院呢？
   2. And finally, a word about the winner and runner-up.
      最后，来谈一谈冠亚军。

Do not confuse finally and eventually. You say that something finally happens after you have been waiting for it or expecting it for a long time. Finally usually comes at the beginning of a sentence or before a verb. 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. When something happens after a lot of delays or complications, you can say that it eventuallyhappens. 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.
不要混淆finally 和 eventually。finally 指经过很长时间的等待或盼望后终于发生，通常用于句首或动词前：Finally I went to bed (我终于上床睡觉了), 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情：The sky turned red, then purple, and finally black (天空变成了红色，然后是紫色，最后成了黑色)。eventually指某事几经延迟或波折后终于发生：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 (最后他们被迫返回英格兰)。

1. Bess finally conceded that Nancy was right
   贝丝最终承认了南希是对的。
2. He finally consented to go
   他最终同意去了。
3. He has finally cracked the system after years of painstaking research.
   经过多年的努力研究，他终于找到了限免这个系统的办法。
4. I don't know what finally decided her, but she agreed.
   我不知道是什么让她最终拿定了主意，但她还是同意了。
5. He had finally accomplished his dream of becoming a pilot
   他最终实现了成为一名飞行员的梦想。
6. The word was finally given for us to get on board
   终于通知我们登乘了。
7. The food finally arrived at the end of last week and distribution began
   食品总算在上周末运到并开始分发。
8. Finally, after ten hours of negotiations, the gunman gave himself up.
   经过10个小时的谈判，持枪歹徒终于投降了。
9. The action slips from comedy to melodrama and finally to tragedy.
   剧情从喜剧逐渐发展为情节剧，最后又演变为悲剧。
10. And finally, a word about the winner and runner-up.
    最后，来谈一谈冠亚军。
11. Then, after I finally got back on the highway, I developed a flat.
    后来，我终于回到公路上后，车胎又瘪了。
12. The message was finally getting through to him.
    他终于明白了这一点。
13. We were finally released with a formal warning that we were henceforth barred from the base.
    我们被正式警告从此不得进入基地后终于获得了释放。
14. After some technical hitches the show finally got under way
    一些小技术故障解决后，演出终于开始了。
15. The mill was finally shut down by state safety inspectors.
    工厂终于遭国家安全检查员关闭了。
16. This was the weekend that the war finally landed on their doorstep.
    在这个周末，战火终于烧到了他们的家门口。
17. I had finally met my match in power and intellect.
    我终于遇上了与我在力量与智力上不相上下的劲敌。
18. Finally night fell.
    夜幕终于降临了。
19. When I finally posed the question, 'Why?' he merely shrugged.
    当我最后问“为什么”时，他只是耸了耸肩。
20. She and her youngest son were finally allowed to be reunited with their family
    她和小儿子终于得到允许和家人团聚。
21. Finally, the clock strikes.
    最后，钟敲响了。
22. I finally hoisted him up with a block and tackle.
    我最终用滑轮组把他拉了上去。
23. I finally sat down to tot up the full extent of my debt
    我终于坐下来把我的全部债务合计了一下。
24. After travelling by train for three days, we finally got home.
    坐了3天火车，总算到家了。
25. Peace was finally restored in the city.
    这座城市终于恢复了平静。
26. Peace and order were finally restored in the town.
    这个城镇终于恢复了治安与平静。
27. The problem is finally solved.
    问题算解决了。
28. After a pursuit lasting all day we finally caught up with them.
    经过一整天的追赶，我们终于赶上了他们。
29. Finally they adopted the plan [ policy].
    最后他们采纳了这个计划[政策]。

adv

1. as the end result of a succession or process
   1. ultimately he had to give in
   2. at long last the winter was over

   Synonym:    ultimatelyin the endat lastat long last

2. after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

   Synonym:    eventually

3. the item at the end
   1. last, I'll discuss family values

   Synonym:    lastlastlyin conclusion