Adjective
1. quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class;
2. completely given to or absorbed by;
Adverb
1. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly');
Even a child knows all this.
The captain ordered all sails lowered so the ship could ride out the storm.
All bookings will be made 3 days in advance.
They have fastened up all the parcels.
With her speed and agility, Cage cut out all her competitors in the hurdle race.
The house had been ransacked of all that was worth anything.
Why do you leave all the hard work up to your mother?
The men have been gambling away all night.
We all agree in adopting the new teaching method.
All the keys hang not at one man's girdle.
The bottom of the bucket has worn through after all this time.
The revised edition is to all intents and purposes a new book.
The fee his lawyer charged for drawing up the deed was enough in all conscience.
This job absorbs all of my time.
Speak louder so the people in the hall can all hear you.
The kids have muddled up all the photos.
He died regretted by all.
The few small rivers could not hold all the rain that fell during the wet season.
When all the crops are safely gathered in, the farmers can rest.
They all laughed about the joke.
You gave me the wrong address and made me go all that way for nothing.
Your guess is all abroad.
All citizens should help the police in tracking the criminals down.
He's been working hard all day.
He's been gardening all day.
All the fields are now ploughed up, ready for the seeds.
She wrote away all day, filling page after page.
Strategically we should despise all our enemies, but tactically we should take them all seriously.
After all his explanations , I remained none the wiser.
all and sundry
everyone
all comers
(chiefly informal)anyone who chooses to take part in an activity, typically a competition
the champion took on all comers.
[as modifier]she set a new all-comers record.
all for
(informal)strongly in favour of
I was all for tolerance.
all get-out
I was all for tolerance.
all kinds (或 sorts) of
many different kinds of
he gets into all kinds of trouble.
all manner of
he gets into all kinds of trouble.
all of
as much as (often used ironically of an amount or quantity considered small by the speaker)
the show lasted all of six weeks.
all of a sudden
the show lasted all of six weeks.
all one to someone
making no difference to someone
simple cases or hard cases, it's all one to me.
all out
using all one's strength or resources
going all out to win.
[as adj.]an all-out effort.
all over
completely finished
it's all over between us.
(informal)everywhere
there were bodies all over.
(informal)typical of the person mentioned
that's our management all over!.
(informal)effusively attentive to (someone)
James was all over her.
all over the place (或 北美 亦作
(, 英 亦作)(informal)everywhere
we've been all over the place looking for you.
all round 美 亦作
in all respects
it was a bad day all round.
[as modifier]a man of all-round ability.
for or by each person
drinks all round.
good acting all round.
all sorts of
drinks all round.
good acting all round.
all to cock
The reply was all to cock to me.
You're all to cock! You've done it wrong again !
I'm all to cock!
all in one piece
She arrived all in one piece.
The plate is in one piece.
bit of all right
A: " What's she like?" B: "The girl? Bit of all right，from her pictures
know all the answers
That little creep over there always thinks he knows all the answers.
She doesn't bother any more. She knows all the answers.
Even your doctor doesn't have all the answers.
all the way
The door opened all the way.
He was all the way back to normal.
all pro
an all-pro team of Washington super-lobbyists
all hair by the nose
What's he looking so all hair by the nose about?
pull out all the stops
Then the mayor decided to pull out all the stops.
entire, whole, complete, full, total, gross, all
There is relatively little information about all, maybe you can watch a bilingual story to relax your mood, I wish you a happy day!
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