单词 | all |
释义 | all (once / 2 pages) advadj When you say “I wouldn't do it for all the tea in China!” you are talking about every single leaf of tea in the entire country of China. That's a lot of tea. When you talk about all of one thing, you mean the whole thing. When Shakespeare writes, in As You Like It, “All the world's a stage,” he means the whole world. When I ask, “Did you eat all of the pie?” I mean, “Is there a piece left for me?”. If you are "all upset" about something, you are very upset; what's upset you has got a hold of you. Would some pie cheer you up? WORD FAMILYall: aller, alls USAGE EXAMPLESIt was all Gators after that, but Beathard insisted on staying on the field. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Open last September, withdrawing from all tennis to deal with a persistent shoulder injury. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) Instead of mini-moneymakers, though, the entire campus — potholed parking lots and all — needs anchors. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1adv to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly') the directions were all wrong Syn|Ant altogether, completely, entirely, totally, whole, wholly part, partially, partly in part; in some degree; not wholly 2adj quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class we sat up all night ate all the food all men are mortal all parties are welcome Syn|Ant each (used of count nouns) every one considered individually every(used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception every last(used as intensive) every everyeach and all of a series of entities or intervals as specified some quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity noquantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of manya quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number fewa quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number any, whatever, whatsoeverone or some or every or all without specification both(used with count nouns) two considered together; the two several(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many nary(used with singular count nouns) colloquial for `not a' or `not one' or `never a' nonenot any zerohaving no measurable or otherwise determinable value 3adj completely given to or absorbed by became all attention Syn complete having every necessary or normal part or component or step |
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