它们都表示：最后，终于；不要混淆eventually和finally。它们在涵义上有微妙的差别。
1.表示某事几经延迟或波折后最终发生，可以用eventually。例如，
Eventually they got to the hospital.
他们最终来到了医院。
Eventually I felt strong enough to look at him.
最后我才鼓起勇气向他看去。
Eventually those ideas should reach the capital city.
最终，那些想法会传到京城。
I eventually realized I had to change my attitude toward medical practice.
我终于认识到自己不得不改变对医务工作的看法。
The Prime Minister eventually decided against reshuffling the Cabinet.
首相最终决定反对改组内阁。
I found Victoria Avenue eventually.
我最终找到了维多利亚大街。
Eventually, the army caught up with him in Latvia.
最终，大部队在拉脱维亚赶上了他。
They were a sorry sight when they eventually got off the boat.
他们最终从船上下来，一副惨兮兮的样子。
I'll get round to mending it eventually.
我最后会抽出时间来修理它的。
Eventually the search was called off.
搜查最后被取消了。
The camera eventually tracked away.
摄影机最终将镜头推远。
Eventually, we alighted on the idea of seeking sponsorship.
最后我们偶然想到了寻求赞助。
The police eventually recovered the stolen paintings.
警方最终追回了失窃的油画。
The leak was eventually traced to a broken seal.
最后查出泄漏是由于密封处破裂所致。
You eventually become oblivious to the noise.
你终究会变得不在意吵闹声的。
Her persistence paid off and she eventually wore me down.
她锲而不舍取得成功，终于使我服输了。
Our flight eventually left five hours late.
我们的班机最终晚了五个小时起飞。
The two sides eventually reached an uneasy compromise.
双方最终达成了暂时的妥协。
Eventually, his anger dissipated.
他的愤怒终于平息了。
She hopes to get a job on the local newspaper and eventually work for ‘ The Times ’.
她希望先在当地报社找一份工作，最终去《泰晤士报》工作。
He travelled a great deal and eventually settled down in Australia.
他在澳大利亚游览了许多地方,最后终于在澳大利亚定居了下来。
或(他游览了许多地方,最后终于在澳大利亚定居了下来。)
eventually还可以表示一系列事件之后发生的事，常为这些事件的结果：
Eventually, they were forced to return to England.
结果他们被迫返回英格兰。
Eventually your child will leave home to lead her own life as a fully independent adult.
最后，你的孩子会离开家，作为一个完全独立的成年人过她自己的生活。
Eventually we will not have enough water to go around.
最终，我们将没有足够的水供大家喝。
She had stored up all her anger and eventually snapped.
她所有的愤怒郁积在一起，终于爆发了。
Eventually, driven to despair, he threw himself under a train.
他被逼得走投无路，最后卧轨自杀。
2.表示经过长时间的等待或期盼后某事终于发生时，用finally。例如，
He finally won his freedom after twenty years in jail.
他蹲了二十年监狱以后终于获得了自由。
When the war ended, people finally had cause to rejoice.
战争结束，人们终于可以欢欣鼓舞了。
The bank finally granted me a £ 500 loan.
银行终于同意给我贷款500英镑。
Finally I went to bed.
我终于上床休息了。
She finally won the legal battle for compensation.
她终于赢得了这场要求赔偿的法律斗争。
He finally handed over his responsibility for the company last year.
他终于在去年交出了公司的职务。
The heat of the sun finally became too much for me.
我终于受不了太阳的炙烤了。
The performance finally started half an hour late.
晚了半小时以后演出终于开始了。
I finally managed to get her attention.
我终于设法引起了她的注意。
They finally bowed to pressure from the public.
他们终于在公众的压力下让步了。
I've finally found the man of my dreams.
我终于找到了理想中的男人。
They finally settled down to a discussion of the main issues.
他们终于开始讨论一些主要问题了。
We have finally reached an agreement acceptable to all sides.
我们最终达成一项各方都能接受的协议。
An agreement was finally reached between management and employees.
劳资双方终于达成了协议。
We finally managed to talk them round to our way of thinking.
我们最后总算说服他们接受我们的想法。
They finally agreed to our terms with a certain reluctance.
他们最终有点勉强地同意了我们的条件。
When they finally arrived it was well past midnight.
他们最后到达时已是第二天的凌晨。
After some heated argument a decision was finally taken.
激烈辩论以后终于作出了决定。
It was getting late when she finally showed up.
天色已晚，她终于赶到了。
The team put up a good fight but were finally beaten.
这个队打得不错，但最后还是输了。
The matter was not finally settled until later.
这事后来才得到彻底解决。
Finally telling the truth was a great weight off my shoulders.
最后讲了实话使我如释重负。
finally还可以表示一系列事件中最后发生的事：
The sky turned red, then purple, and finally black..
天空变成了红色，既而紫色，最后成了黑色。
I was in at the kill when she finally lost her job.
我亲眼目睹了她最后失去工作的情景。
And finally, I would like to thank you all for coming here today.
最后，我感谢大家今天的光临。
The action slips from comedy to melodrama and finally to tragedy.
剧情从喜剧逐渐发展为情节剧，最后又演变为悲剧。
