单词 | be-all and end-all |
释义 | be-all and end-all[ bee-awl uhnd -end-awl ] / ˈbiˌɔl ənd ˈɛndˌɔl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR be-all and end-all ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe central and all-important part: His work was the be-all and end-all of his existence. Origin of be-all and end-allFirst recorded in 1595–1605 Words nearby be-all and end-allbeaking joint, beaky-nosed, Beal, Beale, Beale Street, be-all and end-all, all in, be, all things to all people, be, be along, beam, beam aerial Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for be-all and end-allbe-all and end-all noun informalthe ultimate aim or justificationto provide help for others is the be-all and end-all of this group often jocular a person or thing considered to be beyond improvement Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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