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单词 sundry
释义
sundrysun‧dry /ˈsʌndri/ adjective [only before noun] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINsundry
Origin:
Old English syndrig ‘different for each’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • They manufacture clothing and sundry other products made from hemp.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • By removing the mystique immediately, you avoid the excruciatingly embarrassing guesswork by all and sundry.
  • Duggie Brown is excruciatingly convincing as the sleazy, no-talent compere whose best reward is to grope all and sundry.
  • Either keeping personal creditors accounts or making sundry creditors adjustments can consume inordinate amounts of administrative and accounting time.
  • In addition, the Secretary drove the tractor on sundry duties.
  • Moreover many products are extremely expensive and attractive for sundry unauthorised uses.
  • The establishment of a national asylum had been strongly urged by sundry persons and medical societies since the late 1880s.
  • The only faces that greeted them belonged to sundry dead abbots glaring down from dusky oil paintings.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorall the people in a group
all the people in a group, or people in general. Everyone is slightly more formal than everybody: · I think everyone enjoyed the party.· Everybody knows that too much fatty food is bad for you.· Help yourselves, there's plenty of food for everyone.everyone/everybody else (=all the other people): · I take lots of photographs of everybody else, but I don't have many of me.everyone but Ann/Mark/me etc (=all the people except Ann, Mark etc): · He blames everyone but himself for his problems.
every person in a group: · There was no-one in the office - they were all having lunch.all the/these/their/my etc: · John spoke for all the workers.· All my friends like my boyfriend.we all/you all/them all/us all: · We all felt tired so we didn't go out.· I decided to give them all another chance.all of: · Come in, all of you.· All of our great leaders have had reputations for being difficult to work with.all children/teachers etc (=used for making a general statement about people of the same kind): · All children love candy.almost/nearly all: · Nowadays, almost all employers will expect to see your CV before they call you for an interview.
everyone in the world, town, office etc - use this to emphasize that everyone is included: · On 13th May, Churchill spoke from London and the whole world listened.· Keep your voice down, you don't have to tell the whole office.· The whole town has been affected by this disaster. Everyone knows someone who died.
British spoken all the people in a group - use this especially when you do not like those people: · I hate the lot of them.· "Outside, the lot of you!'' he shouted.· Those two have tricked the lot of us.
use this to mean everyone in a group of people when you want to show that none of the people are important in any way: · Her sister told her mother, who then told all and sundry.· After the book signing Clancy stood around talking to all and sundry.
British all around American if there are smiles, tears etc all round , everyone in the group smiles, cries etc: · There were smiles all round as he stood up to make his speech.· There were tears all round when the time came for him to leave.· It was compliments all around as security operators celebrated a virtually trouble-free day.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • After the book signing Clancy stood around talking to all and sundry.
  • Her sister told her mother, who then told all and sundry.
  • Also, lifts that are open to all and sundry seem to be readily vandalised or used as public toilets.
  • By removing the mystique immediately, you avoid the excruciatingly embarrassing guesswork by all and sundry.
  • Duggie Brown is excruciatingly convincing as the sleazy, no-talent compere whose best reward is to grope all and sundry.
  • He throws his largesse to all and sundry.
  • He was, of course, revered by all and sundry in the hutted West Camp, Cranwell.
  • Innocent must have been beset with petitions and business from all and sundry.
  • It was not an indiscriminate method of handing out money to all and sundry.
  • Nevertheless, there are always some cowboys who like to argue with all and sundry, including their horse.
1all and sundry everyone, not just a few carefully chosen people:  I don’t want you telling our private business to all and sundry.2 formal not similar enough to form a group SYN  various:  He makes films about animals, plants and sundry other subjects.
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