到头来dàotóulái〈副词adv.〉到末了ㄦ;结果(多用于坏的方面{mostly used in the negative}){in the end; only to; finally}: 倒行逆施,～只能搬起石头砸自己的脚。{You are trying to put the clock back and go against the tide. In the end it amounts to lifting a rock only to drop it on your own foot.}