throughout

/θruːˈaʊt/ (bre, ipa) · [θruˈaʊt] /θruːˈaʊt/ (ame, ipa) · [θruˈaʊt] /thrü-ˈau̇t/ (ame, mw)

throughout — 介系詞

1. covering all areas or sections of a place or region, with no part left out; in e

1.介系詞B1
釋義

遍及

涵蓋某個地方的所有部分

covering all areas or sections of a place or region, with no part left out; in every single part of a location

例句

Gita found the same brand of tea for sale throughout the small town.

Gita 發現同一個品牌的茶葉在整座小鎮上都買得到。

throughout + noun phrase (place)

The new safety rules were introduced throughout all company branches last month.

新的安全規定上個月已推行到公司所有分部。

同義詞
  • all over

    more informal and slightly less precise about completeness; 'throughout the country' vs 'all over the country'

  • across

    suggests distribution from one side to another rather than coverage of every part

  • everywhere in

    more conversational; 'everywhere in the house' instead of 'throughout the house'

反義詞
  • nowhere in

    used for the opposite of spatial coverage

文法句型

throughout + noun phrase referring to a place or region

用法筆記

Frequently used with singular collective nouns for areas: 'throughout the country', 'throughout the building'. Unlike 'across', which can suggest movement from one side to another, 'throughout' stresses coverage of every part without exception.

常見錯誤

❌I walked throughout the park to reach the other side.
✅I walked through the park to reach the other side.
💡'throughout' means 'in every part of', not 'from one side to the other of'; use 'through' for crossing movements.
❌The news spread throughout all of Asia.
✅The news spread throughout Asia.
💡'throughout' already implies 'all parts'; adding 'all of' is redundant with singular collective areas.

2. from the beginning to the end of a particular period of time or event, without i

2.介系詞B1
釋義

在…期間

在整個時間段從頭到尾

from the beginning to the end of a particular period of time or event, without interruption; during the whole of a time span

例句

Sumin stayed awake throughout the long flight from Seoul to London.

Sumin 在從首爾飛往倫敦的長途飛行中全程沒睡。

throughout + noun phrase (time period)

The community library is open to visitors throughout the year.

這間社區圖書館全年開放給民眾參觀。

同義詞
  • during

    broader — can refer to any point within a period, not the whole duration

  • for the whole of

    more explicit about completeness; slightly formal

  • all through

    more conversational; 'all through the night'

反義詞

文法句型

throughout + noun phrase referring to a period of time

用法筆記

Distinguish from 'during', which can refer to a single point or short moment inside a period ('during the meeting, he coughed'). 'Throughout' means the action or state applies to the whole period, from start to finish. The object is usually a time noun: 'throughout history', 'throughout the summer', 'throughout the 1990s'.

常見錯誤

❌He called me at 2 pm throughout the afternoon.
✅He called me at 2 pm during the afternoon.
💡'throughout' implies the whole period; use 'during' for a single point in time.
❌It rained throughout yesterday.
✅It rained all day yesterday.
💡for a single day, 'all day' is more natural than 'throughout yesterday'.

throughout — 副詞