Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2575
Fully loadedaltogether
完全；彻底
Completely; wholly.
- 1.
Completely, wholly, or without exception.
完全地；全部地
- 2.
On the whole; with everything considered.
总的来说；从各方面考虑
- 3.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
完全；彻底
- 4.
With everything included.
包括一切地
- 5.
with everything included or counted
全部；总共
总共；全部；总的来说；总而言之；完全地；全部地；总的来说；从各方面考虑；包括一切地
In use
I am not altogether sure what he meant.
There were twenty people altogether at the party.
The project was altogether more difficult than we expected.
it was not altogether her fault
an altogether new approach
altogether he earns close to a million dollars
altogether [adj]
表示'完全地'，用于加强形容词的语气。
The results were altogether unexpected.
结果完全出乎意料。
Altogether, [clause]
作为句子副词，用来总结观点或情况。
Connections
Collocations
- altogether different
- 完全不同的
- This is an altogether different situation.这是一个完全不同的情况。
- altogether too
- 实在太…
- The price was altogether too high.价格实在太高了。
- not altogether
- 并非完全
- I am not altogether sure about that.我并非完全确定。
- altogether possible
- 完全可能
- It is altogether possible that she will win.她完全有可能赢。
- altogether avoidable
- 完全可以避免的
- The accident was altogether avoidable.这场事故完全是可以避免的。
- altogether a
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想'all together'拼成altogether，表示'全部一起，总而言之'。
Context & Register
副词'altogether'有‘总而言之’、‘总共’和‘完全地’三个义项。‘总而言之’多用于口语或议论，‘总共’常见于计数语境，‘完全地’使用范围较广。整体风格中性，在口语和书面语中均常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-ether' (e.g., together, whether, weather, leather, feather, heather) rhyme with the stressed syllable of 'altogether'. Note that 'gather' (/'gæðər/) does not rhyme because its vowel is /æ/ instead of /ɛ/.
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 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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