相似词语辨析【19】at last和at length
<p> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="last">last</span>，<span word="at">at</span> <span word="length">length</span></p><p> 这一对短语都有终于、最后的意思，但涵义和使用场合有所不同。</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="length">length</span> 这个词组共有三个意义： （1）长时间地。例如：<span word="He">He</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="at">at</span>（<span word="great">great</span>）<span word="length">length</span>．（2）详细地。例如：<span word="They">They</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="length">length</span>．（3）终于；最后。例：<span word="After">After</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>，<span word="they">they</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="length">length</span>．</p><p> 作第三种意义使用时，<span word="at">at</span> <span word="length">length</span>与<span word="at">at</span> <span word="last">last</span>同义，但它们的内涵却有所不同。当人们做某事时，遇到了困难，经过奋斗，最后得以完成，在这种场合，我们用<span word="at">at</span> <span word="last">last</span>.如果在做的过程中，经历了很长的时间才得以完成，这时候，不论困难大小，都可用<span word="at">at</span> <span word="length">length</span>表示。为此，我们说，<span word="at">at</span> <span word="last">last</span>强调的是经过努力奋斗；<span word="at">at</span> <span word="length">length</span> 强调的是经历很长的时间。通过下列例句的对比，不难看出它们之间的区别：</p><p> <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="climbed">climbed</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cliff">cliff</span>，<span word="they">they</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="obstacles">obstacles</span>，<span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="surmounted">surmounted</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="last">last</span>．</p><p> 从悬崖的侧面爬下来之前，他们遇到了许多障碍，但终于把它们克服了。</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="spite">spite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="obstacle">obstacle</span>，<span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="destination">destination</span>．</p><p> 尽管障碍很多，他们终于到达了目的地。</p><p> <span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="voyage">voyage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="months">months</span>，<span word="they">they</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="length">length</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sound">sound</span>．</p><p> 经过五个月的航行，他们终于安全抵达。</p>
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