all-out
all-out — 形容詞
1. involving the greatest possible energy, commitment, and range of methods, all di
全力的；全面
用盡全力與一切方法去達成的
involving the greatest possible energy, commitment, and range of methods, all directed at one goal.
The hospital launched an all-out effort to trace every exposed patient.
醫院展開全力行動，要追蹤每一位接觸過的病患。
all-out + noun: all-out effort
Emre's company made an all-out push to win the contract before December.
Emre 的公司全力衝刺，想在十二月前拿下這紙合約。
collocation: all-out push
The two nations slid into an all-out war within a single week.
短短一週內，這兩國就陷入了全面戰爭。
Firefighters mounted an all-out assault on the flames spreading through the warehouse.
消防員對蔓延到倉庫的大火發動全面進攻。
Lara threw herself into an all-out attempt to finish the city marathon.
Lara 全力以赴，想跑完這場城市馬拉松。
- full-scale
stresses size or extent rather than intensity of effort
- wholehearted
emphasises sincere commitment; less about aggression
- flat-out
informal; focuses on speed as well as effort
- half-hearted
lacking full commitment
- limited
deliberately restricted in scope
文法句型
all-out + noun (effort/war/attack/push)
用法筆記
Used only before a noun (attributive); you cannot say 'the effort was all-out'. Frequent nouns: effort, war, attack, assault, push, ban, strike.
常見錯誤
2. (in cricket) describing a team that can no longer bat in an innings because ever
全員出局
板球中全隊打者出局、無法繼續打擊
(in cricket) describing a team that can no longer bat in an innings because every one of its batters has been dismissed.
England were all out for just ninety runs before the lunch break.
英格蘭隊在午餐休息前就全員出局，只拿下九十分。
be all out for + score
By tea, the visiting side was all out, losing its last three wickets cheaply.
到了下午茶時段，客隊就全員出局，最後三名打者輕鬆被解決。
Kenya batted poorly and were all out inside thirty overs on day one.
肯亞隊打擊表現很差，不到三十輪就全員出局。
The home team collapsed and was all out for under a hundred.
地主隊兵敗如山倒，全員出局時得分還不到一百。
- dismissed
used of individual batters or the whole side
- bowled out
specifically when all wickets fall to the bowlers
- not out
of a batter who has not been dismissed
文法句型
be all out for + score
用法筆記
Restricted to cricket and nearly always predicative ('were all out'), unlike sense 1, which sits before a noun. Often followed by 'for' plus the team's total.
常見錯誤
all-out — 副詞
1. putting in every bit of effort and trying every method to reach a goal.
全力地
竭盡全力、用上各種方法地
putting in every bit of effort and trying every method to reach a goal.
Christopher went all out to make his daughter's birthday party unforgettable.
Christopher 卯足全力，要讓女兒的生日派對令人難忘。
go all out to + verb
The bakery went all out, decorating every window for the town festival.
這家麵包店全力以赴，為小鎮的節慶裝飾了每一扇櫥窗。
Gita trained all out for months before the national swimming trials.
Gita 為全國游泳選拔賽卯足全力訓練了好幾個月。
Our small team went all out to deliver the project a week early.
我們這支小團隊全力衝刺，提早一週交出了專案。
Tendai campaigned all out, knocking on doors across the entire district.
Tendai 全力投入競選，挨家挨戶跑遍了整個選區。
- flat out
informal; stresses speed as well as effort
- wholeheartedly
emphasises sincerity over intensity
- half-heartedly
with little effort or commitment
文法句型
go/went all out
all out to + verb
用法筆記
Always follows the verb it modifies, most often 'go' ('go all out'). Distinguish from sense 2, the cricket use, which describes a team's dismissal rather than the manner of an action.
常見錯誤
2. (in cricket) at the moment a side's innings finishes because each of its batters
全隊出局
板球中全隊打者出局、該局打擊結束
(in cricket) at the moment a side's innings finishes because each of its batters has been dismissed.
The tourists folded badly and were all out by the second afternoon.
客隊全面崩盤，到第二天下午就全隊出局。
Pakistan slumped to all out for one hundred and twelve before tea.
巴基斯坦隊一路潰敗，下午茶前就以一百一十二分全隊出局。
all out for + score
Rain came only after the home side had been bowled all out.
等到地主隊被投到全隊出局，雨才下了起來。
Australia were all out within forty overs, far short of the target.
澳洲隊在四十輪內就全隊出局，離目標分數還差得遠。
- bowled out
when all wickets fall to the bowlers
- dismissed
used of the whole side
- not out
still batting, not yet dismissed
文法句型
be all out for + score
all out within + overs
用法筆記
Cricket-only and predicative; the adverb marks the point at which the innings ends rather than a manner of acting. Compare sense 1, which means 'with maximum effort'.
常見錯誤
all-out — 片語動詞
- all-outbase form
- all-outs3rd person singular
- all-outing-ing form
- all-outedpast simple
1. to do something with the greatest possible determination and energy, holding not
全力以赴
毫無保留地拿出最大的決心與幹勁
to do something with the greatest possible determination and energy, holding nothing back.
Maeve goes all out every December, covering her whole house in lights.
每年十二月 Maeve 都全力以赴，把整間屋子掛滿燈飾。
go all out
The chef went all out for the wedding, preparing nine separate courses.
主廚為了這場婚禮全力以赴，準備了九道不同的菜。
go all out for + occasion
Anjali went all out to welcome the new students on their first day.
Anjali 全力以赴，在新生報到的第一天熱情迎接他們。
Léa went all out planning the surprise trip for her grandparents.
Léa 全力以赴，為祖父母策劃了一趟驚喜旅行。
- go the extra mile
make an effort beyond what is expected
- pull out all the stops
use every resource for a big occasion
- do the bare minimum
make only the least effort needed
文法句型
go all out
go all out for + noun
go all out to + verb
用法筆記
Almost always appears as the fixed phrase 'go all out'; the subject is a person or group choosing to make a total effort. Often followed by 'for' plus an occasion or 'to' plus a verb.