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1. PREDET You use all to indicate that you are referring to the whole of a particular group or thing or to everyone or everything of a particular kind. 所有的

...the restaurant that Hugh and all his friends go to. …休和他所有的朋友们去的那家饭馆。

2. DET All is also a determiner. 所有的

There is built-in storage space in all bedrooms. 所有卧室里都有内置储藏空间。

He was passionate about all literature. 他对所有文学作品都有热情。

3. QUANT All is also a quantifier. 全部的

He was told to pack up all of his letters and personal belongings. 他被告知整理好他的全部信件和个人物品。

4. PRON All is also a pronoun. 全部

The only salon produces its own shampoos and hair-care products, all based on herbal recipes. 这惟一的发廊全部使用草本配方生产自己的洗发水和护发用品。

5. PRON-EMPH All is also an emphasizing pronoun. 全都[n PRON v]

Milk, oily fish and eggs all contain vitamin D. 牛奶、油性鱼类和鸡蛋全都含维他命D。

6. DET You use all to refer to the whole of a particular period of time. 整个

George had to cut grass all afternoon. 乔治不得不整个下午都割草。

7. PREDET All is also a predeterminer. 整个[PREDET det sing-n]

She's worked all her life. 她已经工作了一辈子。

8. QUANT All is also a quantifier. 整个[QUANT 'of' def-n]

He spent all of that afternoon polishing the silver. 他花了那整个一下午擦银器。

9. PRON You use all to refer to a situation or to life in general. 一切

All is silent on the island now. 现在这个岛上一片寂静。

10. PHRASE All but a particular person or thing means everyone or everything except that person or thing. 除了…都

The general was an unattractive man to all but his most ardent admirers. 除了他的那些最热切的仰慕者以外，这位将军对于其他人并无吸引力。

11. PHRASE You use all but to say that something is almost the case. 差不多

The concrete wall that used to divide this city has now all but gone. 这堵曾经被用来分隔这座城市的水泥墙现在差不多不存在了。

12. PHRASE In all means in total. 总共

There was evidence that thirteen people in all had taken part in planning the murder. 有证据表明总共有13个人参与策划了这起谋杀。

13. PHRASE You use all in all to introduce a summary or general statement. 总之

We both thought that all in all it might not be a bad idea. 我们俩都认为总的来说这可能不是个坏主意。

PHRASE

1. DET You use all in expressions such as in all sincerity and in all probability to emphasize that you are being sincere or that something is very likely. 完全 (用来强调)[强调]

In all fairness he had to admit that she was neither dishonest nor lazy. 公正地说，他不得不承认她既非不诚实也非懒惰。

2. PRON You use all at the beginning of a clause when you are emphasizing that something is the only thing that is important. 只是 (用在从句句首，表示强调)[强调]

He said all that remained was to agree to a time and venue. 他说剩下的只是同意一个时间和地点。

All you ever want to do is going shopping!

你想做的事情就是购物！

3. ADV You use all to emphasize that something is completely true, or happens everywhere or always, or on every occasion. 完全地[ADV prep/adv] [强调]

He loves animals and he knows all about them. 他热爱动物，并且对动物无所不知。

He was doing it all by himself. 全都是他独自一个人干的。

4. ADV All is used in structures such as all the more or all the better to mean even more or even better than before. 更加

The living room is decorated in pale colours that make it all the more airy. 这个客厅用浅色装饰，显得更加清爽通风。

5. PRON-EMPH You use all in expressions such as seen it all and done it all to emphasize that someone has had a lot of experience of something. 全都[强调]

They've seen it all, so it takes a lot to rattle them. 他们已经全都见识过了，所以要费很大的劲儿才能让他们感到紧张。

6. PHRASE You say above all to indicate that the thing you are mentioning is the most important point. 首先[强调]

Above all, chairs should be comfortable. 首先椅子应该舒适。

7. PHRASE You use and all when you want to emphasize that what you are talking about includes the thing mentioned, especially when this is surprising or unusual. 等等[强调]

He dropped his hot dog on the pavement and someone's dog ate it, mustard and all. 他把热狗掉在了街上，然后不知谁的狗给吃了，连带芥末全都吃了个精光。

8. PHRASE You use at all at the end of a clause to give emphasis in negative statements, conditional clauses, and questions. 根本[强调]

Robin never really liked him at all. 罗宾根本从来没有真正喜欢过他。

9. PHRASE You use for all in phrases such as for all I know, and for all he cares, to emphasize that you do not know something or that someone does not care about something. 强调对某事不了解、不在乎、无所谓[强调]

For all we know, he may not even be in this country. 说不准，他或许都已不在这个国家了。

10. PHRASE You use of all to emphasize the words "first" or "last," or a superlative adjective or adverb. 用来强调(first)、(last)，或者最高级形容词或副词[强调]

First of all, answer these questions. 首先，回答这些问题。

11. PHRASE You use of all in expressions such as of all people or of all things when you want to emphasize someone or something surprising. 偏偏[强调]

One group of women, sitting on the ground, was singing, of all things, "Greensleeves."

一群席地而坐的妇女偏偏在唱《绿袖子》。

12. PHRASE You use of all in expressions like of all the nerve or of all the luck to emphasize how angry or surprised you are at what someone else has done or said. 竟然如此[情感]

Of all the lazy, indifferent, unbusinesslike attitudes to have!

竟然有如此懒惰、冷漠、不认真的态度！

13. PHRASE You use all of before a number to emphasize how small or large an amount is. 足足有[强调]

It took him all of 41 minutes to score his first goal. 用了足足有41分钟他才进了第一个球。

PHRASE

1. ADV You use all when you are talking about an equal score in a game. For example, if the score is three all, both players or teams have three points. 打平地[amount ADV]

2. PHRASE You use after all when introducing a statement that supports or helps explain something you have just said. 毕竟

I thought you might know somebody. After all, you're the man with connections. 我想你可能认识什么重要人物。毕竟，你交游甚广。

3. PHRASE You use after all when you are saying that something that you thought might not be the case is in fact the case. 竟然

I came out here on the chance of finding you at home after all. 我到这儿来心想也许会在家找到你，没想到竟然还真是。

4. PHRASE You use for all to indicate that the thing mentioned does not affect or contradict the truth of what you are saying. 尽管

For all its beauty, Prague could soon lose some of the individuality that the communist years helped to preserve. 尽管布拉格美不胜收，但是它可能会很快失去在共产主义时期存留下来的一些特色。

5. PHRASE You use all that in statements with negative meaning when you want to weaken the force of what you are saying. (没) 那么[口语]

He wasn't all that much older than we were. 他当时并不比我们大多少。

6. PHRASE You can say that's all at the end of a sentence when you are explaining something and want to emphasize that nothing more happens or is the case. 就是这样

"Why do you want to know that?" he demanded.—"Just curious, that's all."

“你为什么想了解它？”他索问道。—“只是好奇，仅此而已。”

7. PHRASE You use all very well to suggest that you do not really approve of something or you think that it is unreasonable. 好倒是好[表不满]

It is all very well to urge people to give more to charity when they have less, but is it really fair?

这样好倒是好，敦促人们给慈善机构更多东西，当他们自己却没那么多东西的时候，但是这真的公平吗？