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词汇 be-all
释义 be-all
noun
uk /ˈbiː.ɔːl/ us /ˈbiː.ɑːl/
 the be-all and end-all
the most important thing: 最重要的事;一切的一切
We all agreed that winning was not the be-all and end-all.我们都同意,获胜并不是最重要的事情。
It was the period when everyone saw men in space as the be-all and end-all of space exploration.那时候,人人都把载人上太空看作是太空探索最重要的事。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Important and essential things
-based
amenity
at the core of something
bare
big league
focal point
foreground
fulcrum
fundament
grandaddy
heavyweight
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imperative
need
nexus
nitty-gritty
nub
nucleus
the grandaddy of somethingidiom
the name of the gameidiom

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be-all
Example and induction, however inadequate they may be as the be-all and endall of science, may yet possess an instrumental value in this task.
Secondly, permits should not be the be-all and end-all of the operation.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
Competition is important but it is not the be-all and end-all.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
That is a useful step forward, but we would not want our recommendations to be the be-all and end-all of parliamentary reform or modernisation.
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Therefore, although we must express the subsidy figure as £600 million because it is taxpayer's money, that figure is not the be-all and end-all.
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The extra money is valuable, but it is not the be-all and end-all.
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Of course, that is not the be-all and end-all of geography.
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But to me it is not the be-all and end-all of economic policy.
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Science cannot be the be-all and end-all; there must be control.
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I am not saying that this is the be-all and end-all of the argument, but it is something which bears the most serious consideration.
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But, after all, it is not the foreign trade that is the be-all and end-all in the production of textiles.
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Are we sure that growth should be the be-all and end-all in connection with the public expenditure changes?
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I am not quite clear whether the commission is the be-all and end-all of the decision on whether to take action.
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They have not been the be-all and end-all of everything in education.
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I do not believe that the price to the consumer is the be-all and end-all.
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