all out
all out — 形容詞
1. giving all your energy, attention, or resources to one purpose, without holding
全力以赴
投入所有精力資源以求達成目標
giving all your energy, attention, or resources to one purpose, without holding anything back or keeping any option unused
Theo made an all-out effort to learn Portuguese before his trip to Brazil.
Theo 為了巴西之行全力以赴學葡萄牙語。
collocation: all-out effort
Kwame led an all-out effort to save the village school after the roof collapsed in the storm.
暴風雨後屋頂坍塌，Kwame 帶領村民全力以赴搶救村裡的小學。
collocation: all-out effort + to-infinitive
Shirin's all-out campaign for school president won her nearly every vote.
Shirin 全力以赴競選學生會長，贏得幾乎所有選票。
The fire crew fought an all-out battle to save the wooden church.
消防隊全力以赴奮戰，搶救那座木造教堂。
Reema's all-out commitment to the dance show meant practising seven days a week.
Reema 對舞蹈表演全力以赴，一週練習七天。
- wholehearted
emphasises emotional sincerity more than physical effort or resources
- full-scale
stresses scope and magnitude rather than personal commitment
- unreserved
suggests holding nothing back, often used for abstract qualities like praise or apology
- half-hearted
lacking full commitment or enthusiasm
用法筆記
Typically hyphenated (all-out) when placed before the noun it modifies. The adverb form after a verb is written as two separate words: 'go all out'.
常見錯誤
2. in cricket, when a team stops batting because every player who could bat has bee
全員出局
板球賽中所有打擊者皆已出局
in cricket, when a team stops batting because every player who could bat has been got out by the other side and no batters remain
After a stunning bowling spell, the West Indies were all out for just 112 runs before the lunch break.
在一陣精彩投球壓制後，西印度群島隊在午餐前僅得112分就全員出局。
cricket: score reporting with '[score] all out'
Minh was disappointed when his side were all out with twenty overs still remaining.
Minh 很失望，他那一隊在還有二十回合時就全員出局。
After losing three quick wickets, Bangladesh were all out in under two hours on a difficult pitch.
連續三名打者快速出局後，孟加拉隊在這片難打的球場上不到兩小時便全員出局。
The crowd fell silent as the final batsman was caught and the team were all out.
最後一名打者被接殺，全隊全員出局，觀眾鴉雀無聲。
Pakistan were all out for 245, leaving England a modest target to chase.
巴基斯坦以245分全員出局，留給英格蘭一個不難追趕的分數。
用法筆記
Used almost exclusively in cricket contexts. Always follows the verb in predicative position — never placed before a noun. Common in British, Australian, and South Asian English.
all out — 副詞
1. putting every available resource and all your energy into reaching a goal, with
卯足全力
以毫無保留的方式進行
putting every available resource and all your energy into reaching a goal, with nothing left unused or held back
Tamar went all out to win the scholarship, staying up late every night to study.
Tamar 卯足全力爭取獎學金，每晚熬夜苦讀。
go all out + to-infinitive
The restaurant went all out for its tenth anniversary, offering free meals to regular customers.
餐廳卯足全力慶祝十週年，為常客提供免費餐點。
go all out + for [event]
Joaquín decided to go all out and ask his boss for a promotion during the review.
Joaquín 卯足全力向老闆提出升遷要求。
The children went all out decorating the classroom for the end-of-year party.
孩子們卯足全力布置教室，迎接年終派對。
Eshe and her band went all out at the festival, playing their hearts out for the huge crowd.
Eshe 和樂團在音樂節上卯足全力，為滿場觀眾賣力演出。
- wholeheartedly
stresses emotional sincerity over the breadth of resources deployed
- flat out
informal; emphasises speed and relentless pace more than 'all out' does
- full throttle
suggests maximum speed or intensity, often used for physical action
- half-heartedly
without full effort or genuine commitment
文法句型
go + all out + to-infinitive
go + all out + for + noun
用法筆記
Almost always follows the verb 'go' (go all out). Not hyphenated — the hyphenated form is for the adjective. Also used with verbs like 'compete', 'fight', and 'try'.
常見錯誤
2. at the moment a cricket team's turn at batting ends because every batter has bee
全員出局時
板球一方打擊回合結束的那一刻
at the moment a cricket team's turn at batting ends because every batter has been got out and no one is left to bat
The innings closed with Sri Lanka all out for 187, leaving New Zealand a chase of under two hundred.
該局結束，斯里蘭卡隊以187分全員出局，留給紐西蘭隊不到兩百分的追趕目標。
cricket: marks the moment an innings finishes
Fatima's college side were all out before lunch on the opening day of the tournament.
Fatima 的大學校隊在錦標賽開賽首日，午餐前便全員出局。
The scoreboard showed 134 all out after a disastrous batting performance.
一陣慘烈打擊後，記分板顯示134分全員出局。
Luca watched helplessly as his club were bowled all out for under fifty.
Luca 無奈地看著他的球會在不到五十分時就被打得全員出局。
用法筆記
Used in cricket score reporting and match commentary. Appears after verbs like 'close', 'finish', 'be dismissed', 'be bowled'. British, Australian, and South Asian English.