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单词 all told
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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
all told adv
  1. (sentence modifier) taking every one into account; in all
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
all /ɔl/USA pronunciation   adj. [usually before a noun* but see definition 1]
  1. the whole or full amount of or number of: [~ + the + uncountable noun]She ate all the cake.[~ + some nouns of time]I waited for her call all afternoon.[~ (+ the) + plural noun]all (the) students.[after the subject of a sentence]The girls all enjoy camping.[after a pronoun objectect of a sentence]I've seen them all.
  2. the greatest possible: with all speed.
  3. any;
    any whatever: beyond all doubt.
  4. entirely;
    purely: The coat is all wool.
  5. dominated by a particular feature:I'm all thumbs (= very clumsy) when it comes to auto repairs.

pron. 
  1. the whole quantity, number, or entire amount:Did you eat all of the peanuts?

n. 
  1. [uncountable] one's whole interest, energy, or property: Give it your all.
  2. [uncountable] the entire area, place, environment, or the like: All is calm, all is bright.
  3. every one;
    everybody (a formal use):[plural* used with a plural verb]All rise, the court is in session.
  4. everything:[uncountable]Is that all you've got to say?

adv. 
  1. wholly;
    entirely;
    completely: all alone.
  2. each;
    apiece:The score was tied at one all.
Idioms
  1. Idioms all but, [be + ~] almost;
    very nearly: These batteries are all but dead.
  2. Idioms all in all, everything considered;
    in general: All in all, we're better off now than we were ten years ago.
  3. Idioms all out, with one's best effort:The team went all out to win the game.
  4. Idioms all the better, so much the better:If my opponent loses, all the better for me.
  5. Idioms, Informal Terms all there, [usually with a negative word or phrase, or in questions] mentally competent:She doesn't seem all there.
  6. Idioms all told, all together;
    all included:All told, some sixty-five people came to the party.
  7. Idioms and all, and so forth:What with the late hour and all, we must leave.
  8. Idioms at all, (used to give emphasis to a word or phrase, esp. a word or phrase with "any'' in it):
    • in the slightest degree or amount:Aren't there any doughnuts left at all?
    • for any reason: Why bother at all?
    • in any way: didn't cause me any trouble at all.
    • (used in other phrases for emphasis):Look, I'll take a job anywhere at all.
  9. Idioms for all (that), in spite of (that);
    notwithstanding: It was a difficult time living abroad, but for all that, it was a good year.
  10. Idioms in all, all included;
    all together:There were forty in all.
  11. Idioms of all, (used to give emphasis after a word like "first'', "last'', "best''):First of all, welcome to our college.


all-, 
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
tell1 /tɛl/USA pronunciation   v., told/toʊld/USA pronunciation  tell•ing. 
  1. to narrate (a story, etc.) to (someone): [~ + object]He told a story to the children.[~ + object + object]He told the children a story.[no object]The story tells of the legend of King Arthur.
  2. to make known (a fact, news, etc.) to (someone);
    communicate: [~ + object + object]He told us the news of her death.[~ + object + about/of + object]He told us about her death.[~ + object + (that) clause]He told us that she had died.
  3. to inform (a person) of something:[~ + object + object]He told me his name.
  4. to utter (the truth, etc.);
    speak: [~ + object (+ to + object)]He wasn't telling the truth to his wife.[~ + object + object]He wasn't telling his wife the truth.
  5. to express (thoughts, feelings, etc.) in words:[~ + object]to tell one's love.
  6. to reveal to others by speaking to them about (something private): [~ + object + object]I just told her a secret.[~ + object (+ to + object)]I told a secret (to my wife).[no object]Will you hate me if I tell?
  7. to say or assert positively: [~ (+ object) + clause][not: be + ~-ing]I can't tell (you) when inflation will come down.[no object]When will inflation come down? I can't tell yet.
  8. to be able to see clearly;
    identify;
    distinguish;
    know: [~ + object][not: be + ~-ing]to tell twins apart.[~ + clause]to tell if it is night or day.[no object]]:Don't ask me how I know; I can just tell.
  9. to order or command: [~ + object + to + verb]Tell her to stop.[~ + object + (that) clause]I told her (that) she should pull the car over and stop.
  10. to give evidence of (something) to (someone);
    indicate:[usually not: be + ~ -ing;~ + object + clause]The light on the dashboard tells you if you're driving too fast.
  11. to produce a strong effect:[no object* (~ + on + object)]The strain of his job began to tell on him.
  12. Informal Terms tell off, to scold severely: [~ + object + off]It was about time somebody told him off.[~ + off + object]He told off the whole class because no one was handing in assignments.
  13. tell on, [~ + on + object] to tattle on:Don't tell on your sister.
Idioms
  1. all told, when all have been counted:All told, seventeen planes were shot down.
  2. Idioms tell it like it is, [no object][Informal.]to be blunt and tell the whole truth:Let me tell it like it is: Things are tough and they're going to get tougher.
  3. time will tell, [no object] in time, the facts will be clearly known:She may have the makings of an excellent teacher; time will tell.

    See say.

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
told /toʊld/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. pt. and pp. of tell.
Idioms
  1. Idioms all told, counting everyone or everything;
    in all:All told, there were thirty students in the linguistics class.


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
all  (ôl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. the whole of (used in referring to quantity, extent, or duration):all the cake;all the way;all year.
  2. the whole number of (used in referring to individuals or particulars, taken collectively):all students.
  3. the greatest possible (used in referring to quality or degree):with all due respect; with all speed.
  4. every:all kinds; all sorts.
  5. any;
    any whatever:beyond all doubt.
  6. nothing but;
    only:The coat is all wool.
  7. dominated by or as if by the conspicuous possession or use of a particular feature:The colt was all legs. They were all ears, listening attentively to everything she said.
  8. Dialect Terms[Chiefly Pennsylvania German.]all gone;
    consumed;
    finished:The pie is all.

pron. 
  1. the whole quantity or amount:He ate all of the peanuts. All are gone.
  2. the whole number;
    every one:all of us.
  3. everything:Is that all you want to say? All is lost.

n. 
  1. one's whole interest, energy, or property:to give one's all; to lose one's all.
  2. (often cap.) the entire universe.
  3. above all, before everything else;
    chiefly:Above all, the little girl wanted a piano.
  4. after all, in spite of the circumstances;
    notwithstanding:He came in time after all.
  5. all in all:
    • everything considered;
      in general:All in all, her health is greatly improved.
    • altogether:There were twelve absentees all in all.
    • everything;
      everything regarded as important:Painting became his all in all.
  6. Printing, Journalism all in hand, (of the copy for typesetting a particular article, book, issue, etc.) in the possession of the compositor.
  7. and all, together with every other associated or connected attribute, object, or circumstance:What with the snow and all, we may be a little late.
  8. at all:
    • in the slightest degree:I wasn't surprised at all.
    • for any reason:Why bother at all?
    • in any way:no offense at all.
  9. for all (that), in spite of;
    notwithstanding:For all that, it was a good year.
  10. in all, all included;
    all together:a hundred guests in all.
  11. once and for all, for the last time;
    finally:The case was settled once and for all when the appeal was denied.

adv. 
  1. wholly;
    entirely;
    completely:all alone.
  2. only;
    exclusively:He spent his income all on pleasure.
  3. each;
    apiece:The score was one all.
  4. [Archaic.]even;
    just.
  5. all at once. See once (def. 14).
  6. all but, almost;
    very nearly:These batteries are all but dead.
  7. Dialect Terms all in, Northern and Western U.S. very tired;
    exhausted:We were all in at the end of the day.
  8. Nautical all in the wind, too close to the wind.
  9. all out, with all available means or effort:We went all out to win the war.
  10. all over:
    • finished;
      done;
      ended.
    • everywhere;
      in every part.
    • in every respect;
      typically.
  11. all standing, [Naut.]
    • Naval Termsin such a way and so suddenly that sails or engines are still set to propel a vessel forward:The ship ran aground all standing.
    • Naval Termsfully clothed:The crew turned in all standing.
    • Naval Termsfully equipped, as a vessel.
  12. all that, remarkably;
    entirely;
    decidedly (used in negative constructions):It's not all that different from your other house.
  13. all the better, more advantageous;
    so much the better:If the sun shines it will be all the better for our trip.
  14. all there, [Informal.]mentally competent;
    not insane or feeble-minded:Some of his farfetched ideas made us suspect that he wasn't all there.
  15. all the same. See same (def. 8).
  16. all told. See told (def. 2).
  17. all up:
    • Journalism[Print., Journ.](of copy) completely set in type.
    • [Informal.]with no vestige of hope remaining:It's all up with George—they've caught him.
  • *ol-io-; compare almighty
  • *ol-no-, equivalent. to Welsh oll and akin to Old Irish uile
  • bef. 900; Middle English al, plural alle; Old English eal(l); cognate with Gothic alls, Old Norse allr, Old Frisian, Dutch, Middle Low German al, Old Saxon, Old High German al(l) (German all); if
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged every one of, each of.
    • 23.See corresponding entry in Unabridged totally, utterly, fully.
    Expressions like all the farther and all the higher occur chiefly in informal speech:This is all the farther the bus goes.That's all the higher she can jump.Elsewhere as far as and as high as are generally used:This is as far as the bus goes.That's as high as she can jump.Although some object to the inclusion of of in such phrases as all of the students and all of the contracts and prefer to omit it, the construction is entirely standard.See also already, alright, altogether.

all-, 
  1. var. of allo- before a vowel:allonym.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
tell1 (tel),USA pronunciation  v., told, tell•ing. 

    v.t. 
    1. to give an account or narrative of;
      narrate;
      relate (a story, tale, etc.):to tell the story of Lincoln's childhood.
    2. to make known by speech or writing (a fact, news, information, etc.);
      communicate.
    3. to announce or proclaim.
    4. to utter (the truth, a lie, etc.).
    5. to express in words (thoughts, feelings, etc.).
    6. to reveal or divulge (something secret or private).
    7. to say plainly or positively:I cannot tell just what was done.
    8. to discern or recognize (a distant person or thing) so as to be able to identify or describe:Can you tell who that is over there?
    9. to distinguish;
      discriminate;
      ascertain:You could hardly tell the difference between them.
    10. to inform (a person) of something:He told me his name.
    11. to assure emphatically:I won't, I tell you!
    12. to bid, order, or command:Tell him to stop.
    13. to mention one after another, as in enumerating;
      count or set one by one or in exact amount:to tell the cattle in a herd; All told there were 17 if we are correct.

    v.i. 
    1. to give an account or report:Tell me about your trip.
    2. to give evidence or be an indication:The ruined temples told of an ancient culture, long since passed from existence.
    3. to disclose something secret or private;
      inform;
      tattle:She knows who did it, but she won't tell.
    4. to say positively;
      determine;
      predict:Who can tell?
    5. to have force or effect;
      operate effectively:a contest in which every stroke tells.
    6. to produce a marked or severe effect:The strain was telling on his health.
    7. British Termsto talk or chat.
    8. tell it like it is, [Informal.]to tell the complete, unadulterated truth;
      be forthright:He may be crude but he tells it like it is.
    9. tell off:
      • to separate from the whole and assign to a particular duty.
      • [Informal.]to rebuke severely;
        scold:It was about time that someone told him off.
    10. tell on, to tattle on (someone).
    • bef. 900; Middle English tellen, Old English tellan to relate, count; cognate with Dutch tellen to reckon, count, Old Norse telja to count, say, Old High German zellēn; akin to tale
      • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged recount, describe, report.
      • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged impart.
      • 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged speak.
      • 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disclose, betray; acknowledge, own, confess; declare.

    tell2 (tel),USA pronunciation n. 
    1. Archaeologyan artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
    • Arabic tall hillock
    • 1860–65

    Tell  (tel),USA pronunciation n. Wil•helm 
      (vil′helm).USA pronunciation 
    1. MythologySee William Tell. 

    WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
    told (tōld),USA pronunciation  v. 
    1. pt. and pp. of tell.
    2. all told, counting everyone or everything;
      in all:There were 50 guests all told.
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