all-time

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all-time — 形容詞

1. Used before words like high, low, best, worst, or record to mean that no other p

1.形容詞B2
釋義

空前的；史上

有史以來最高、最低或最佳的

Used before words like high, low, best, worst, or record to mean that no other point in history has reached this level — it is the most extreme example seen up to now.

例句

House prices in Taipei reached an all-time high last summer.

去年夏天台北的房價飆到歷史新高。

all-time + high for a peak never previously matched

After three losing seasons, the team's morale hit an all-time low.

經過三季的連敗，球隊的士氣跌到了空前的低點。

all-time + low for a worst point on record

常見搭配
  • all-time high
  • all-time low
  • all-time best
  • all-time worst
  • all-time record
  • all-time favourite
  • all-time greatest
  • reach an all-time high
  • hit an all-time low
  • set an all-time record
同義詞
  • record

    as in 'record high' — very close in meaning but slightly more neutral and statistical.

  • historic

    stresses the moment's place in history rather than ranking the level itself.

  • unprecedented

    more formal; means nothing like it has happened before, without naming a high or low.

文法句型

all-time + high/low/best/worst/record/favourite

用法筆記

Attributive only — sits before a noun and almost always pairs with a superlative or extreme noun (high, low, best, worst, record, favourite, greatest). You cannot say 'The price is all-time' on its own; the phrase needs the superlative noun to make sense.

常見錯誤

The temperature was all-time yesterday.
The temperature reached an all-time high yesterday.
all-time must combine with a superlative noun like high, low, or record.
She is all-time my favourite singer.
She is my all-time favourite singer.
the phrase sits directly before the noun it modifies, after the possessive.
慣用語

sink/stoop to a new/an all-time low

idiom

This means to act in the most unacceptable or shameful way possible.

跌至歷史新低

The politician stooped to an all-time low by lying to voters.

Did the show sink to a new low with that cruel joke?

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • all-time high
  • all-time low
  • all-time record
  • all-time best
  • all-time worst
  • all-time favourite
  • all-time greatest

常用片語

  • reach an all-time high
  • hit an all-time low
  • set an all-time record
  • my all-time favourite