all的用法归类

一、成语中的all
1、作形容词的all
1)all attention全神贯注
They were all attention in class.
他们上课时聚精会神。

2)all ears聆听
When the teacher was telling the story, the students were all ears.老师讲故事时，学生们仔细倾听。

3)all energy干劲冲天
The young man was all energy.小伙子劲头十足。

4)all eyes目不转睛
He was all eyes as the train sped through the country.当火车从乡下急驰而过时，他凝神眺望。

5)all legs瘦长
His little son was all legs.他的小儿子细高个。

6)all smiles满脸笑容
Parents rushed out to meet the guest, all smiles.父母忙出去迎客，笑容满面。

7)all thumbs笨手笨脚
Henry tried to fix the chair, but he was all thumbs.享利想把椅子修好，但他笨手笨脚。

8)all tears眼泪汪汪
Hearing the bad news, the little girl was all tears.听到噩耗，小女孩失声痛哭。

这些词组在句中多作表语，表示状态和情绪等。

类似的词组还有all bones瘦骨伶仃/ all ages 各种年龄/ all kindness 非常亲切/ all heart待人真诚/ all flesh众生/ all appearance显然/all one’s life一生/ all the time一直/all the fashion极时髦/all disappointment令人失望/all sweetness非常亲切。

2、作副词的all
1)all alone独自一人
I went out all along yesterday.昨晚我独自一人出门。

2)all along一直
But I knew that all along.但是我一开始就知道此事。

3)all for 完全赞成
I’m all for accepting the offer.我极力赞成接受此项提议。

4)all in 精疲力竭
He was all in at the end of the race.赛跑结束时他已筋疲力尽。

5)all out竭尽全力
He was going all out.他正全力以赴。

6)all up完蛋
It’s all up with him now.他现在一切都完了。

7)all wet湿透
We were all wet in the rain.大家在雨中都淋湿了。

象这样的词组还有all round 全面/ all there头脑清醒/ all through在整个…期间/ all together总计/all clear解除警报/ all ready一切就绪/ all square势均力敌。

3、all of结构中的all
all of a sweat 一身大汗/ all of a tremble浑身发抖/ all of a sudden突然/ all of a lump全部发肿/ all of a shake发抖/all of a glow红通通
4、作代词的all
1)above all 更重要的是
Children need many things, but above all they need love.孩子们需要很多东西，但首先他们需要爱。

2)after all毕竟
Don’t scold him too much. After all, he is still a child.不要太责怪他，毕竟他还是个孩子。

3)all in all总的说来
All in all, it was a lot of fun for everyone who went. 总的说来，对去了的人还是一件很愉快的事。

4)at all 根本
I don’t believe him at all.我根本就不相信他。

5)first of all首先
First of all you must be frank.首先你要坦诚。

6)for all尽管
For all his great learning, he remained modest. 尽管他很有学识，但他还是挺谦虚。

7)in all总计
There are 55 students in all. 共有55个学生。

8)most of all特别
I was furious at Jim, but most of all at myself.我对吉姆很恼火，但最恼火的还是对我本人。

9)worst of all最糟糕的是
Worst of all, he had no hope of shaking her resolution. 最糟糕的是，他无法动摇她的决心。

二、口语中的all
1)all right 可以
Will tomorrow at two o’clock be all right for you? 明天下午两点可以吗？
2)all the same 同样
--Sorry, I can do nothing about it. 对不起，对此事我无能为力。

--Thank you all the same. 还是谢谢你。

3)not at all 别客气
--Thank you for your help！谢谢你的帮助！
--Not at all. 别客气。

4)that’s all right 没关系
--I’ m sorry to have interrupted you. 对不起，打扰您了。

--That’s all right.没关系。

5) that’s all 完了
That’s all I want to say. 我的话讲完了。

三、谚语中的all
1)All is not gold that glitters.闪光的未必就是金子。

2)All his geese are swans.敝帚自珍。

3)All good things must come to an end.天下没有不散的宴席。

4)All roads lead to Rome.条条大路通罗马。

5)All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.只知工作不会玩，聪明小孩也变憨。

6)All’s well that ends well.结果好的就一切都好。

7)A friend to all is a friend to none.个个似朋友，其实无朋友。

8)Grasp all, lose all.贪多必失。

9)He that gains time gains all things.赢得时间者，赢得一切。

10)It’s hard to please all.众口难调。