| 词汇 | all-out |
| 释义 | all out adjective uk /ˌɔːl ˈaʊt/ us /ˌɑːl ˈaʊt/ all outadjective (TRYING HARD)[ before noun ](usuallyall-out) using as much effort, as many different methods, etc. as possible in order to achieve something: all-out effortWe made an all-out effort to get the project finished on time.我们全力以赴，力争按时完成该项工程。 all-out assaultThe army launched an all-out assault on the city. The supermarket seems to be embarking on an all out campaign to win customers from rivals. See also all-out strike all-out war Synonym full-scale What about an all-out junk food advertising ban on social media? They were forced to defend as their opponents went for an all out attack. The crowd wants to see an all-out race from start to finish. The government has tried an all-out crackdown before, without great success. Trying and making an effort A game assault attempt attempted backwards commitment go after someone go all outidiom go down swinging/fightingidiom go for itidiom go for someone nose shoot for the moonidiom shoot the worksidiom smarten (someone/something) up smarten up your actidiom spare square the circleidiom stretch struggle all outadjective (CRICKET)In cricket, a team is all out when it is no longer able to keep batting(= trying to hit the ball and score) because all of its players have had their turn: England were all out for a mere 42 runs. An all-out total of 307 meant victory for the West Indies by 134 runs. Cricket 12th man all-rounder arm ball asking rate away swinger batting bowl eleven hook jaffa king pair late cut leg break leg bye strike rate sundries switch-hit tail tailender third man You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Winning, losing & scoring in sport all out adverb (alsoall-out)uk /ˌɔːl ˈaʊt/ us /ˈɑːl ˌaʊt/ all outadverb (TRYING HARD)in a way that uses as much effort, as many different methods, etc. as possible in order to achieve something: go all outMy family really goes all out at Christmas, decorating the entire house inside and out and buying mountains of gifts. The police were working all-out to find the culprit. When there's only about three-quarters of a mile left you can go all out. She urged fundraisers and campaigners to go all out for the candidate. They never really tried all out to make it work. They played all-out that year and won the series. My immune system was fighting the infection all-out. Trying and making an effort A game assault attempt attempted backwards commitment go after someone go all outidiom go down swinging/fightingidiom go for itidiom go for someone nose shoot for the moonidiom shoot the worksidiom smarten (someone/something) up smarten up your actidiom spare square the circleidiom stretch struggle all outadverb (CRICKET)at the time when a cricket team is no longer able to keep batting(= trying to hit the ball and score) because all of its players have had their turn: The home side collapsed to 169 all out. The West Indies slumped from 33 without loss to 67 all out. The captain's patient innings steered New Zealand to a respectable score of 274 all out. He was top scorer with 57 in England's 294 all-out. Cricket 12th man all-rounder arm ball asking rate away swinger batting bowl eleven hook jaffa king pair late cut leg break leg bye strike rate sundries switch-hit tail tailender third man You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Winning, losing & scoring in sport See alsoout all-out | Business Englishall-out adjective[ before noun ] uk /ˈɔːlˌaʊt/us complete and using as much effort as possible: an all-out price war/trade war an all-out bid/campaign/effortUS trade officials are making an all-out effort to promote commercial relations with Brazil. See also all-out strike Examples of all outall out We might, however, make it a metaphorical war by adopting the all-out, extirpating approach discussed above. With their all-out attack on positivism and the "dehumanizing, counterrevolutionary" nature of its concepts, they threw out the baby with the bathwater. It leads to all-out prohibitions and zero-tolerance policies which, in practice, prove unrealistic and unjust. As the brief discussion regarding attitudes toward commodification may suggest, the relationship between the unauthorised subculture and the legitimate industry is more complicated than all-out war. This was an all-out effort by the regime, through the determination and initiative of the top leadership, to survive not only domestically but also internationally as an independent nation. By doing so and declaring an all-out strike, it broke the procedural agreements which require three weeks' notification of industrial action. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Both donor and receiving countries should make an all-out effort to bring this about in the next few years. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English An all-out effort needs hard work and lots of it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A permanent solution demands an all-out effort to speed up and to develop building techniques. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Finally, the directive has struck a just balance between the all-out liberalization practised in certain parts of the world, and our perception of public service. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English They rejected it out of hand and called an all-out strike of their members from midnight of last night. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That, of course, would involve propaganda, literature, preachers and lecturers in an all-out attempt to change men's thinking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A civil defence organisation would be just as vital in that case as with an all-out nuclear attack. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Since the start of the intifada, the regular all-out strikes, combined with the uprising have brought the economy almost to a standstill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Fourthly, we should have an all-out campaign to stop the lunacy of official and unofficial strikes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of all out These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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