单词：eventually
音标：[i'ventʃuәli] ；
柯林斯词典等级：4 级；
牛津三千核心词汇；
adv. 最后, 终于
r after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
考试类型：[高考/四级/六级/考研/托福/IELTS]
词性分布：
eventually的用法和样例：
例句
用作副词(adv.)
- It was a long journey, but we eventually arrived.旅程很长，但我们最后还是到达了。
- He struggled with his assailants and eventually drove them off.他同攻击他的人进行搏斗，最后把他们赶走了。
- She eventually got back the book she had lent him.她终于收回了借给他的书。
- Eventually the fire was under control.火势终于被控制住了。
常见句型
用作副词(adv.)
用作状语- The public eventually discovered it to be a deception.公众终于发现这是一个骗局。
- He hated his stepfather and eventually ran away from home.他恨他的继父,最终从家中逃走了。
- He worked so hard that eventually he made himself ill.他工作太累了,最后病倒了。
- You'll find out eventually that these two arguments actually cancel each other out.到时候你将发现这两个论点实际上互相抵消。
- After many attempts she eventually managed to get promotion.她经过多次的努力,终于得到了提升。
- He struggled with his assailants and eventually drove them off.他同攻击者搏斗,最终将他们赶走了。
- I eventually managed to get the pill down.我终于设法把那粒药丸吞了下去。
- The committee eventually hit upon an acceptable formula.委员会终于找到了一个可以接受的方案。
- We may eventually become members of the club, but this is not something that should be rushed into.我们最终会成为俱乐部成员的,但不能草率行事。
- The original verdict was eventually set aside by the Supreme Court.原判最后被最高法院撤销了。
- She sent the parcel on in the hope that he would eventually get it.她继续按新地址给他邮寄包裹,希望他最终能收到。
- The surviving sailors managed to keep up for several hours and were eventually picked up by a lifeboat.那些幸存的船员设法在水面浮了几个小时,终于被救生艇救了起来。
- Their reasoning was correct, and it was eventually justified by events.他们的推理正确,事实终于证明那种判断是正确的。
- They disagreed at first but eventually their ideas fused.起初他们各持己见,但最终意见一致起来。
- The businessman tried to make money, but eventually went bankrupt.那位商人想赚钱,结果却破了产。
- Our team got off to a poor start but eventually carried the day and won by two clear goals.我们队一开始很糟,但最后获胜,净胜两分。
- He wouldn't agree, no matter how hard we argued, but eventually he saw the light and changed his mind.不管我们怎样讲,他总是不同意,但后来终于领悟了,并改变了主意。
- I think he'll come round eventually.我认为他最终会回心转意的。
- He enjoyed matching his wits against hers, allowing her to think that she was fooling him, and turning the tables on him eventually.他喜欢和她斗智,先让她觉得她在愚弄他,最后使情况对他有利。
- “When will you be back?”“Eventually.”“你什么时候回来?”“最后总会回来的。”
词汇搭配
用作副词 (adv.)
动词+～- abandon eventually最终放弃
- balance eventually最终平衡
- become eventually终于成为
- begin eventually终于开始
- break eventually终于破损
- cease eventually最终停止
- die eventually最终死去
- eclipse eventually最后超过
- find eventually终于发现
- make eventually终于获得
- marry eventually终于结婚
- plug eventually终于堵住
- raise eventually最终举起
- secure eventually最终获得
- spread eventually最终展开
- sprout eventually终于发芽
- succeed eventually最后成功
- swallow eventually最终咽下
经典引文
The cancer that eventually killed him.
出自：J. N. IsbisterEventually, he forgot about it.
出自：J. Kosinski