in the end / at last / finally

1. in the end 意为“终于”， 可用于预测将来，而finally和at last则不能。

2. at last 意为“最后；终于”， 可以与finally换用，但侧重经过奋斗终于得以完成，常带有浓厚的感情色彩。

3. finally 意为“最后”， 仅指一系列事物或论点的顺序，一般不带感情色彩。

全部

1·I sprinted the last few metres.

我全速跑完最后几米。《牛津词典》

2·Prices jumped by 60% last year.

去年，物价暴涨60%。《牛津词典》

3·I saw him sometime last summer.

我去年夏天什么时候见过他。《牛津词典》

4·We had an election last year.

我们去年进行了一次选举。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

5·My parents split up last year.

我父母去年离婚了。《牛津词典》

6·My euphoric mood could not last.

我兴奋的心情持久不了。《牛津词典》

7·The problems began last November.

问题于去年11月开始出现。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

8·Last year arms sales were banned.

去年军火交易被明令禁止了。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

9·I skived the last lecture.

最后一节课我溜了。《牛津词典》

10·The market collapsed last October.

股票市场去年10月崩盘了。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

最后

1·She thought her last hour had come.

她以为她生命的最后时刻到了。《牛津词典》

2·He had one last hope to cling on to.

他还抱着最后的一线希望。《牛津词典》

3·I skived the last lecture.

最后一节课我溜了。《牛津词典》

4·This is our last bottle of water.

这是我们最后的一瓶水了。《牛津词典》

5·I sprinted the last few metres.

我全速跑完最后几米。《牛津词典》

持续

1·The trial is predicted to last for months.

预料审讯将持续数月之久。《牛津词典》

2·How long do you think this storm will last?

你看这暴风雨会持续多久？《牛津词典》

3·It is estimated (that) the project will last four years.

据估计，这项工程将持续四年。《牛津词典》

4·This drug has one important limitation. Its effects only last six hours.

这种药物有一个很大的限制因素，其药效只能持续6个小时。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

5·It will last longer.

这将持续较长时间。

上次

1·When did you last see him?

你上次什么时候见到他的？《牛津词典》

2·Who did you vote for in the last election?

上次选举中你把票投给了谁？《牛津词典》

3·I last saw him beetling off down the road.

我上次见到他时，他正快步沿路而去。《牛津词典》

4·Tim has sprouted a beard since we last saw him.

我们上次见到蒂姆以后，蒂姆长出了胡子。《牛津词典》

5·We read through the minutes of the last meeting.

我们认真通读上次会议的纪要。《牛津词典》

上个

1·She started work last Monday.

她上个星期一开始工作。《牛津词典》

2·New Jersey swept Detroit last season.

在上个赛季，新泽西队全胜底特律队。《牛津词典》

3·United were league champions last season.

联队是上个赛季的联赛冠军。《牛津词典》

4·It happened late last century—in 1895 to be exact.

那事发生在上个世纪末—确切地说，发生在1895年。《牛津词典》

5·The team enjoyed only moderate success last season.

上个赛季，这个队伍只取得了中等成绩。《牛津词典》

最近

1·His last movie was best of all.

他最近的那部电影是他所有电影中最好的。《牛津词典》

2·When did you see him last?

你最近什么时候见过他？《牛津词典》

3·The critics tore his last movie to shreds.

影评家把他最近的一部影片说得一无是处。《牛津词典》

4·The band is riding the crest of its last tour.

乐队正处于最近这次巡回演出后的顶峰状态。《牛津词典》

5·The team are unbeaten in their last four games.

这个队在最近的四场比赛中从未失败过。《牛津词典》

最终

1·As you descend, suddenly you see at last the hidden waterfall.

你往下走，最终会突然发现那个隐秘的瀑布。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·He took no notice of her and so, at last, she spoke to him.

他没有注意到她，所以她最终跟他说话了。

3·After a few days' delay the shop refunded my money at last.

经过几天的拖延，这家商店最终还是将钱退给了我。

4·I do not see any other explanation of how one can get so near to a great discovery and yet fail at the last, and rather small, step.

我还没有见过任何其它解释来说明一个人如何会离一个重大发现如此之近而最终与之失之交臂，即便仅仅差一小步。

5·Each time his heroine gets near her prey, he eludes her at the last moment.

每次他的女主人公在接近目标的时候，杀手就会最终时刻躲避她。

上一次

1·When did you last have a period ?

你上一次月经是什么时候？《牛津词典》

2·They last won the cup in 2002.

他们上一次获得奖杯是在2002年。《牛津词典》

3·The last meeting had ended inconclusively.

上一次会议没有结果。《牛津词典》

4·They are determined to show that their last win was no fluke.

他们决心证明他们上一次的胜利绝非侥幸。《牛津词典》

5·They beat Canada 4-1 in their last round-robin match at Nagoya in Japan.

在上一次在日本名古屋举行的循环赛中，他们以4比1战胜了加拿大。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

持久

1·My euphoric mood could not last.

我兴奋的心情持久不了。《牛津词典》

2·That marriage won't last. I'll give them two years, at the outside.

那样的婚姻不会持久。我看他们最多不过两年。《牛津词典》

上一个

1·For your last assignment, you choreographed the dance that was performed on stage in front of live audience.

上一个作业中，你编了舞，在现场观众面前进行了台上演出。

2·We need to traverse the last century thoroughly.

我们需要全面研究上一个世纪。

3·They may be too busy, or away from the computer, or actually working on your last request.

他们有可能太忙了，或者不在电脑前，或者正在处理你的上一个要求。

4·As we hinted in our last example, objects are only identical if they refer to the same object in memory.

正如在上一个示例所暗示的，只有在这些对象引用内存中同一个对象时，它们才是相同的。

5·As you might expect from that last example, though, it can get very unwieldy at times to try to find data in the midst of an HTML page, which often isn't nearly as organized as an XML file is.

但是，正如您从上一个示例中可以预料到的那样，试图从一个HTML页面中查找数据有时可能非常不便，这是因为HTML页面通常不像XML文件那样有良好的结构。

(1)at last最后；终于

(1)last year去年

(1)last week上周，上星期

(1)last night昨晚

(1)in the last在最后；[法]在终审时

(1)last month上个月