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单词 all-out
释义
all-out
also all out
adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
You use all-out to describe actions that are carried out in a very energetic and determined way, using all the resources available.
He launched an all-out attack on his critics.
...an all-out effort to bring the fire under control.
Synonyms: total, full, complete, determined  
All out is also an adverb.
We will be going all out to ensure it doesn't happen again.
Collocations:
all-out attack
He was seldom the man for all-out attack, but was always aware of what his opponents wanted least.
Times, Sunday Times
But they didn't just go on an all-out attack.
The Sun
It might sound fun to have an all-out attack but you won't get far against someone who balances attack and defence.
The Sun
Defending gets a needed rejig after the all-out attack of 2015.
The Sun
In another major home game came another spree of scoring as title rivals were pummelled by a policy of all-out attack.
Times, Sunday Times
all-out ban
An all-out ban would also be impossible to police.
The Sun
It also judged that an all-out ban would not breach the rights of smokers.
Times, Sunday Times
Councils usually have to resort to a bureaucratic 'traffic regulation order' to impose an all-out ban in a local area.
Times, Sunday Times
all-out battle
I have rarely read a better account of how, out of friendship and trust, came unease and eventually all-out battle.
Times, Sunday Times
There could be an all-out battle of wills but it's you who has the upper hand.
The Sun
It rapidly became an all-out battle.
Times, Sunday Times
It dashes through the trenches of a military standoff about to spill into all-out battle, then up into the clouds where the camera spars with a squadron of fighter planes.
Times, Sunday Times
They range from infiltrations with four or fewer soldiers at the player's command to all-out battles with hundreds of troops and tons of vehicles, sometimes within the same mission.
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all-out brawl
Most times it finished early because of an all-out brawl.
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The story concludes with an all-out brawl in the town's muddy streets.
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This foul play sparks an all-out brawl between the teams that threatens to get them disqualified.
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The family ends up in an all-out brawl to get it out of their system.
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Run-ins between the two clans lead to an exchange of threats and all-out brawls.
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all-out conflict
Whoever was responsible for yesterday's attacks, they have brought the prospect of all-out conflict much, much closer.
Times, Sunday Times
Despite the latest flare up both sides say that they are not looking for an escalation to an all-out conflict.
Times, Sunday Times
Fears were growing that the violence could quickly spiral into all-out conflict.
Times, Sunday Times
all-out effort
Three minutes of all-out effort on a stationary bike was followed by a series of sprints on grass.
Times, Sunday Times
We made one decision that morning: to call a joint meeting of the governing boards and propose an all-out effort to create a new leadership process.
Christianity Today
Anyone who has tried (and failed) to get even a suggestion of a six-pack will appreciate the all-out effort required to obtain the real thing.
Times, Sunday Times
These entail switching between five minutes of all-out effort at one activity (running, swimming, cycling) to five minutes of another.
Times, Sunday Times
But that doesn't mean we can't do it - it just means an all-out effort must be made, and if necessary the exit date pushed back.
The Sun
all-out offensive
The situation demanded an all-out offensive on the corridor.
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The 442 turned a surprise diversionary attack into an all-out offensive.
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He was overconfident that his forces were significantly stronger and had no need for a long term defensive fight, and it was more prideful to launch an all-out offensive.
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all-out war
Both sides have been under massive international pressure to pull back from the brink of all-out war, but the situation remains febrile.
Times, Sunday Times
But they suggested that neither side was yet ready for all-out war.
Times, Sunday Times
Enemies of both groups can only hope that the quarrel degenerates into all-out war.
Times, Sunday Times
Any adult will shudder in recognition at the way an offer of a cup of tea leads to all-out war.
Times, Sunday Times
How did we overcome the devastation of all-out war or previous pandemics?
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