"in the end" 是英语常用短语,意为 “最后;最终;到头来”,强调经过一系列过程、尝试或变化后,最终出现的结果或结论(往往带有“结局已定”的意味)。
它是副词短语,通常在句中作状语,位置灵活(句首、句中或句末均可,句首时常用逗号隔开)。
In the end, we chose to stay home instead of going out.
(最后,我们选择待在家里而不是出去。)
In the end, all his hard work paid off.
(到头来,他所有的努力都有了回报。)
We argued for hours, but we agreed to compromise in the end.
(我们争论了几个小时,但最终同意妥协。)
She tried several dresses and bought the red one in the end.
(她试了好几条裙子,最后买了红色的那条。)
They, in the end, decided to postpone the meeting.
(他们最终决定推迟会议。)
需注意与"at the end" 和 "finally" 的区别:
短语 | 含义与用法 | 例子 |
---|---|---|
in the end | 强调“最终结果”(不接宾语,单独用) | He failed many times, but in the end he passed.(他失败了很多次,但最终通过了。) |
at the end | 强调“位置/时间的末尾”(需接 of + 名词,表示“在……的结尾”) | There’s a cafe at the end of the street.( street尽头有一家咖啡馆。) At the end of the movie, everyone cried.(电影结尾时,大家都哭了。) |
finally | 强调“顺序上的最后一步”(可用于描述步骤、列举,也可指结果) | First, preheat the oven; then mix the ingredients; finally, bake for 30 minutes.(首先预热烤箱;然后混合原料;最后烤30分钟。) |
"in the end" 可替换为 eventually(最终,强调过程漫长)、ultimately(归根结底,更正式),但"in the end" 更口语化、常用。
总结:"in the end" 是表达“最终结果”的核心短语,记住它不接of,只强调“结局”,结合例子练习就能熟练使用啦!