there be + quantity/plural noun + in all
常置于句末,强调总计数。
There were twenty people in all.
总共有二十个人。
总共;合计
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总共;合计
in total; altogether
There were twenty people in all.
总共有二十个人。
包括或计算在内的总计
with everything included or counted
We invited ten friends to the party in all.
我们总共邀请了十位朋友来参加聚会。
The trip cost us about two thousand yuan in all.
这次旅行总共花了我们大约两千元。
She has three books on this subject in all.
关于这个主题,她总共有三本书。
常置于句末,强调总计数。
There were twenty people in all.
总共有二十个人。
位于句首,统领整个句子的总数。
In all, we raised $500 for the charity.
我们总共为慈善机构筹集了500美元。
动词后接数量或复数名词,再加in all。
They collected 100 books in all.
他们总共收集了100本书。
Not this
In all, I think it's a good idea.
Use this
All in all, I think it's a good idea.
“In all”意为“总共”,表示总计数量;而“all in all”是固定短语,表示“总的来说”。此处应使用“all in all”表达总体评价。
Not this
We have 50 students all in.
Use this
We have 50 students in all.
表示“总共”时,固定短语为“in all”,而非“all in”。“all in”意为“全力以赴”或“全押”,与数量总计无关。
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