exhaustively

/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪvli/ (bre, ipa) · [ɪɡzˈɑstɪvli] /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪvli/ (ame, ipa)

exhaustively — 副詞

1. with full attention to every relevant part, option, or detail, leaving nothing i

1.副詞C1
釋義

詳盡;徹底

把各面向都完整查過

with full attention to every relevant part, option, or detail, leaving nothing important out.

例句

The police searched the empty warehouse exhaustively before closing the case.

警方在結案前徹底搜查了那間空倉庫。

search exhaustively in an investigation

Eitan compared every train route exhaustively before booking the family trip.

Eitan 在預訂家庭旅行前,詳盡比較了每條火車路線。

compare options one by one

同義詞
  • thoroughly

    more general; can describe careful work even when every possible angle is not covered

  • comprehensively

    focuses on full scope across topics or parts, often in reports or plans

  • meticulously

    stresses careful attention to tiny details rather than complete coverage of all possibilities

  • in detail

    neutral everyday phrase; less formal and less emphatic than 'exhaustively'

反義詞
  • superficially

    only at the surface level, without full checking or discussion

  • partially

    covers only some parts rather than the whole range

文法句型

verb + object + exhaustively

be + past participle + exhaustively tested / reviewed

exhaustively + review / compare / search

用法筆記

Most natural with verbs such as search, examine, review, compare, discuss, and test, especially in formal writing about research, law, medicine, or public policy. It signals not just care, but deliberate coverage of every relevant possibility or detail.

常見錯誤

I exhaustively like this song.
I really like this song.
💡'Exhaustively' describes full examination or coverage, not personal feelings.
We exhaustively ate lunch.
We ate lunch slowly.
💡'Exhaustively' does not mean doing an ordinary action until nothing is left.