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词汇 whole-nine-yards
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the whole nine yards


idiominformal mainly US
everything you can possibly want, have, or do in a particular situation : (在特定情形下)能够想要的;能够拥有的;能够做到的(任何东西)
When I was little, my family always had lots of pets - dogs, cats, hamsters, fish, rabbits - the whole nine yards.我小时候家里总是有许多宠物:狗、猫、仓鼠、鱼、兔子,应有尽有。
The weather was terrible but I wanted to go the whole nine yards and get to the top of the mountain.天气糟透了,但我还是想咬咬牙一路登上山顶。
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Examples of the whole nine yards


the whole nine yards
This book includes an early use of the phrase thewholenineyards.
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The phrase joins thewholenineyards as one that probably derives from some form of measurement but which is unlikely ever to be definitively pinned down.
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