单词 | all the |
释义 | all the in British English(foll by a comparative adjective or adverb) See full dictionary entry for allso much (more or less) than otherwise we must work all the faster now all the in American English as much of (something) as that's all the help you'll get All related terms of 'all the'all the go very popular ; in fashion all the best You can say ' All the best ' when you are saying goodbye to someone, or at the end of a letter. all the more All is used in structures such as all the more or all the better to mean even more or even better than before. all the same nevertheless; yet all the time If something happens or is done all the time , it happens or is done continually. all the way You use all the way to emphasize how long a distance is. (all) the rage anything arousing widespread enthusiasm or interest; craze ; fad all the while You use all the while in order to say that something happens continually or that it happens throughout the time when something else is happening . of all the X You use all in expressions like of all the cheek or of all the luck to emphasize how angry or surprised you are at what someone else has done or said . the All Blacks the international Rugby Union football team of New Zealand the All Whites the former name for the international soccer team of New Zealand all for the best turning out to be good or fortunate after all all over the lot spread across a large area or over a wide range of things. The British equivalent of this expression is all over the shop . all the trimmings If you say that something comes with all the trimmings , you mean that it has many extra things added to it to make it more special. go all the way to proceed or agree completely all along the line at every stage in a series all over the occy in every direction all over the place If something is happening all over the place , it is happening in many different places. all over the shop If something is happening all over the shop , it is happening in many different places or throughout a wide area. all the better for improved as a result of all the better to more suitable to for all the world in every way; exactly hold all the aces If you say that someone holds all the aces , you mean that they have all the advantages in a contest or situation . the mother of all something regarded as the biggest , most impressive , or most important of (its kind) tick all the boxes to satisfy all of the apparent requirements for success all the same to me If you say ' It's all the same to me ', you mean that you do not care which of several things happens or is chosen . the mother of all … the greatest example of its kind touch all the bases to deal with or take care of all the different things that you should all part of the game If you say that something is all part of the game , you are telling someone not to be surprised or upset by something, because it is a normal part of the situation that they are in. go for all the marbles to take a great risk in the hope of a great gain pull out all the stops to do everything you possibly can to make something happen in the way that you want it to with all the trimmings if you say that something comes with all the trimmings , you mean that it has many extra things added to it to make it more special ATB all the best all the same/just the same You can say all the same or just the same to introduce a statement which indicates that a situation or your opinion has not changed , in spite of what has happened or what has just been said . all the way down the line at every stage of a situation or activity , or including all the people or things involved in a situation or activity not the be-all and end-all not the only thing that is important in a particular situation all the better (or worse) so much the better (or worse ) all the world and his wife a large group of people of various kinds think (all) the world of to admire or love greatly to pull out all the stops If you pull out all the stops , you do everything you can to make something happen or succeed . touch/cover all the bases If someone touches all the bases or covers the bases , they deal with everyone or everything involved in a situation . laugh all the way to the bank to make a lot of money very easily or very quickly the be-all and end-all of sth If something is the be-all and end-all to you, it is the only important thing in your life , or the only important feature of a particular activity . all the better so much the better You can say ' so much the better ' or ' all the better ' to indicate that it is desirable that a particular thing is used, done, or available . and the rest/all the rest of it You can add and the rest or all the rest of it to the end of a statement or list when you want to refer in a vague way to other things that are associated with the ones you have already mentioned . to laugh all the way to the bank If you say that someone is laughing all the way to the bank , you mean that they are making a lot of money very easily . all the farther (or closer, etc.) as far ( close , etc.) as money is the root of all evil said to mean that greed is the cause of a particular problem or the cause of society's problems in general so much the better all much the better You can say ' so much the better ' or ' all the better ' to indicate that it is desirable that a particular thing is used, done, or available . round the Wrekin the long way round |
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