In the end, + [clause]
置于句首,表示最终结果,后常加逗号。
In the end, we decided to stay home.
最后,我们决定待在家里。
最后;最终;终于
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最后;最终;终于
eventually; after a long time or as the final result of a process
In the end, we decided to stay home.
最后,我们决定待在家里。
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经过很漫长的时间后最终
after a very lengthy period of time
作为一系列事件或过程的最终结果
as the end result of a succession or process
We tried many different methods, but in the end we succeeded.
我们尝试了许多不同的方法,但最后我们成功了。
She was nervous about the exam, but in the end she passed with good grades.
她对考试很紧张,但最后她以优异的成绩通过了。
He couldn't decide which car to buy, but in the end he chose the red one.
他无法决定买哪辆车,但最后他选了那辆红色的。
置于句首,表示最终结果,后常加逗号。
In the end, we decided to stay home.
最后,我们决定待在家里。
置于句末,强调结果。
We decided to stay home in the end.
我们最后决定待在家里。
Not this
At the end, we decided to go.
Use this
In the end, we decided to go.
“in the end”意为“最后、终于”,指时间上的结果或结局;而“at the end”通常指时间或空间上的终点,如“at the end of the day”或“at the end of the street”。此处表示最终决定,应用“in the end”。
Not this
The house is in the end of the street.
Use this
The house is at the end of the street.
表示物理位置上的端点时,英语用介词“at”,而非“in”。“in the end”仅用于抽象的时间结果义,不可用于空间位置。
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