�、�. at last “最后”表經(jīng)過一定曲折之后某事才發(fā)生，強調(diào)努力的結(jié)果，帶有較強的感情色彩。須用一般過去時。如：

　　Did the man in the shop understand him at last?

　�、�. finally 表動作的發(fā)生順序是在“最后”，無感情色彩，只用于過去時。它居句首時較多。

　　① Finally he went to see the famous man himself.

　�、�. in the end 表事物發(fā)展的自然順序的“終結(jié)”，有時可與finally相互替換。但用于將來的預測時，則只能用in the end 如：

　�、� I hope that everything will turn out all right in the end.