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单词 all
释义 all
I. \ˈȯl\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English al, all, from Old English all, eall; akin to Old High German al all, Old Norse allr, Gothic alls, and perhaps to Old Irish oll large, beyond, Latin uls beyond, Old Slavic lani in the preceding year, Sanskrit araṇa foreign; basic meaning: beyond
1.
 a. : that is the whole amount or quantity of
  < all rubbish should be cleared out of cellars >
  < needed all the courage he had >
  < it all began one rainy afternoon >
  : that is the whole extent or duration of
  < all the year round >
  < sat up all night >
  < one of the greatest victories in all history >
 b. : as much as possible : the greatest possible
  < wished them all happiness >
  < traveled with all speed >
  < was told in all seriousness >
2.
 a. : every member or individual component of : each one of — used distributively with a plural noun or pronoun to mean that a statement is true of every individual considered
  < all things to all men >
  < all my friends were there >
  < a film suitable for all ages >
  < refugees all, from one thing or another — Punch >
  < they all came late >
 b. of members of a class : each and every one of — used in logic as a verbalized equivalent of the universal quantifier
3. : the whole number or sum of — used collectively with a plural noun or pronoun to mean that a statement is true of the sum of the individuals considered
 < all the angles of a triangle are equal to two right angles >
 < all these together are not worth 10 dollars >
 < after all these years >
4. : every — used chiefly in the phrases all manner of, all kind of
 < endured all manner of hardship >
5. : any whatever
 < beyond all doubt >
 < denied all responsibility >
6. : nothing but : only, alone
 < I was born to speak all mirth and no matter — Shakespeare >
 a. : completely taken up with, given to, or absorbed by
  < found him all gratitude >
  < suddenly became all attention >
 b. : having or seeming to have (some physical feature) in conspicuous excess or prominence
  < a body all legs >
  < a face all pimples >
 c. : marked by acute or eager concentration on full perception by : paying full attention with
  < at the mention of bicycles the boy was all ears >
7. dialect : used up : entirely consumed — used especially of food and drink
 < the keg of beer was all >
8. : being more than one person or thing — used chiefly in speech especially after interrogative and plural personal pronouns
 < who all was there >
 < what all do you have to do >
— often written with hyphen between pronoun and all
 < we-all had better wait >
— see you-all
Synonyms: see whole

- all the
- all two
II. adverb
Etymology: Middle English al, all, from Old English all, eall, from all, eall, adjective
1. : wholly, altogether, quite
 < sat all alone >
 < a statement that was not all true >
 < all gone >
 < arrived all too late to be of service >
 < he was all for the racy phrase — W.S.Maugham >
— often used before other words and phrases or (chiefly in speech) after interrogative adverbs to intensify meaning
 < dealers all across the country >
 < ran into the house all covered with mud >
 < could hear moaning all around him >
 < all too few >
 < that's all very human and would harm nobody — Deems Taylor >
 < where all have you been >
— often used in compounds to indicate representation of a whole area
 < an all-British soccer team >
or selection of the best
 < an all-girl team >
2. obsolete : exclusively, only
 < I shall never marry like my sisters, to love my father all — Shakespeare >
3. archaic : just : quite as indicated
 < a damsel lay deploring, all on a rock reclined — John Gay >
— often merely intensive
4. : by that amount : so much : very much — used with the and an adverb or adjective in the comparative degree
 < all the better for a night's sleep >
 < from private sources and therefore all the more revealing >
5. : for each side : apiece, each
 < the score is two all >

- all of
- all the
III. pronoun
Etymology: Middle English al, all (from al, all, adjective) & alle, plural of al, all
1. : the whole number, quantity, or amount : totality — often used with a following relative clause
 < all that I have >
and with of and a pronoun and in recent usage with of and a noun
 < all of us >
 < all of the books >
2. : everybody, everything : everything in a particular scene or sequence of events
 < through all he sat immovable >
 < sacrificed all for love >
 < to make it plain to one and all >
 < that is all >
 < when all is said and done >

- and all
IV. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English al, all, from al, all, adjective
1.
 a. : the whole of one's possessions or of what one holds dear
  < to lose one's all >
 b. alls plural, now chiefly dialect : belongings : personal possessions
2. usually capitalized
 a. : whole, totality
 b. : the universe
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