last
单词辨析：
只作定语，指一系列行动、事件、故事情节等中最后的。
The final examination will take place next month.
下个月要进行期末考试。
I like the final installment of her Paris tetralogy.
我喜欢她的巴黎四部曲中的最后一部。
只作定语，指经过很长时间或很多事情之后终于发生的。
Which country was the eventual winner of the negotiation?
哪个国家是这场谈判的最后赢家？
The eventual outcome was exactly the same as he had predicted.
最终结果和他预测的一模一样。
指最后发生或存在的，强调再无后续的。
The last page of the magazine was torn out.
这本杂志的最后一页被撕掉了。
She received the gift in the last week of December.
她在12月的最后一个星期收到了礼物。
This elderly lady is the last person who can speak that language in her tribe.
这位老妇人是部落中最后一位会讲那种语言的人。
She was last to arrive home.
她是最后一个到家的。
多指不好的情况持续存在。
This problem persisted for much of the decade.
该问题在那10年的大部分时间里一直存在。
The old man has to contact his doctor as the pain persists.
由于疼痛持续不减，那位老人不得不联系自己的医生。
既可指没有间断地持续发生、存在或进行，又可指中断后再继续。
Home prices continued to fall during April.
房价在4月份继续下跌。
She will continue her research after the birth of her baby.
生完孩子之后她将继续研究工作。
指长期持续存在。
Their friendship endured over many years.
他们的友谊保持了很多年。
She thinks that his career is a success that will endure.
她认为他的事业将会持续成功。
指持续一段时间；也指长时间存在、有效或保持良好的状态。
The cold weather lasted for the whole month of February.
寒冷的天气持续了整个2月。
A pair of good jeans will last you ten years.
一条好的牛仔裤可以穿10年。
相关例句：
At the last count inflation was 10.9 per cent
最近一次统计显示通胀率为10.9%。
The house is a little more dilapidated than when I last saw it
那房子比我上次见到时更破旧了些。
It's the last but one day in the athletics programme
那是田径比赛结束的前一天。
Last month a shopkeeper's nephew was shot dead
上个月一名店主的侄子被枪杀了。
The last I heard, Joe and Irene were still happily married.
我最近一次听说时，乔和艾琳仍然是一对快乐的夫妻。
I have left my best wine until last
我把最好的酒留到了最后。