at length

adv. 终于(最后, 详细地)

例句与用法：

At length the bus arrived, forty minutes late.

公共汽车终於来了，晚了四十分钟。

I arrived at that city at length.

我最终到达了那个城市。

We will debate the subject at length later when we are at leisure.

我们等有空再对这题目展开辩论。

The sea was gradually gaining on the buildings, which at length almost entirely disappeared.

大海不断地侵蚀着这些建筑物，最后它们几乎完全不见了。

At length she bethought herself of writing, and inscribed her name-it was a short one-with her hoof on the sand.

最后她终于想到了写字，用一只蹄子把她的名字－－很短的一个名字－－划在沙地上。

The opposing forces at length met and at once joined battle.

敌对的两军最后相遇，立即开火交战。

He spent ten minutes at the phone while the others fretted and fumed. At length he put the receiver down.

他打了10分钟电话，其他的人都等得不耐烦了。最后他终于放下了听筒。

详细释义：

1. 最后, 终于

At length, we began to understand what she wanted.

最后, 我们总算弄清楚她到底要什么。

2. 详细地

He talked at length about his work.

他详细地谈了他的工作。