eventually

adverb
🔊/ɪˈventʃuəli/
🔊/ɪˈventʃuəli/
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  1. at the end of a period of time or a series of events最后;终于
    • Our flight eventually left five hours late.我们的班机最终晚了五个小时起飞。🔊🔊
    • I'll get round to mending it eventually.我最后会抽出时间来修理它的。🔊🔊
    • She hopes eventually to attend medical school and become a doctor.她希望最终能够上医学院,成为一名医生。
    Use finally for the last in a list of things: Finally, I'd like to thank my parents…Eventually, I'd like to thank my parents…
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    • She hopes to get a job on the local newspaper and eventually work for ‘The Times’.她希望先在当地报社找一份工作,而最终到《泰晤士报》工作。🔊🔊
    • It can result in cell damage and eventually lead to cancer.它可能导致细胞损伤并最终导致癌症。
    • But this could eventually become a problem for the city.但这最终可能成为该城市的问题。
    • They did eventually find my luggage.他们最终找到了我的行李。
    • When she eventually got the car going, there was a funny sound from the fan belt.当她最终使汽车行驶时,风扇皮带发出了有趣的声音。
    • I believe this conflict will eventually come to an end.我相信这场冲突最终将结束。
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    Oxford Collocations DictionaryEventually is used with these adjectives:
    • successful
    • victorious
    Eventually is used with these verbs:
    • abandon
    • arrive
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