1 ADV [ADVERB with verb, ADVERB adjective] 最终；最后；终于 Ultimately means finally, after a long and often complicated series of events. 最终；最后；终于
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Whatever the scientists ultimately conclude, all of their data will immediately be disputed.
不管科学家们最后得出什么样的结论，他们的全部数据将会立即引起争议。
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...a tough but ultimately worthwhile struggle.
艰苦卓绝但最终还是值得的一次抗争
SYN finally, eventually, in the end, after all
2 ADV 根本上；归根结底 You use ultimately to indicate that what you are saying is the most important point in a discussion. 根本上；归根结底
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Ultimately, Bismarck's revisionism scarcely affected or damaged British interests at all.
从根本上说，俾斯麦的修正主义几乎未对英国的利益造成一丝一毫的影响或损害。
SYN fundamentally, essentially, basically, primarily
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| ADV. | eventually, finally 1 |
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