Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #39
all
完全；彻底
Completely; wholly; to the full extent.
- 1.
Apiece; each.
每个；各自
- 2.
So much; used with "the" and a comparative.
如此多；用于“the”和比较级
- 3.
A quotative particle, compare like.
引述词,类似于“like”
- 4.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
完全地或彻底地
各；每；更加；越发；像；说；每个；各自；如此多；用于“the”和比较级
In use
He was all alone in the dark forest.
The floor was all covered with fallen leaves.
After a good rest, she felt all better.
the directions were all wrong
all + adj
此结构中的“all”强调程度，意为“完全地”。
She felt all alone in the big city.
她在大城市里感到完全孤独。
all + adv
The problem is all too familiar.
这个问题实在太熟悉了。
all in all
固定短语，用于总结陈述。
Connections
Collocations
- all over
- 到处；完全结束
- The news spread all over the world.消息传遍了全世界。
- all but
- 几乎，差不多
- The project is all but finished.这个项目几乎完成了。
- all the way
- 一直；完全地
- I will support you all the way.我会一直支持你。
- all too
- 实在太
- All too often, we take things for granted.我们常常把事情想当然。
- all along
- 一直，始终
- I knew the truth all along.我自始至终都知道真相。
- all right
- 不错；没问题
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：all 的发音像‘嗷——’，想象狮子吼叫覆盖全部领地。
Context & Register
中性，日常口语和书面语中均常见；表示完全或全部的程度。
Grammar Note
Used before adjectives and past participles to mean 'completely'; also after the verb 'to be'.
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words ending in -all share the pronunciation /ɔːl/ and rhyme with 'all'.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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