英和和英

語源

From all +‎ out.

発音

形容詞

all-out (not comparable)

1. Using every available means.

   They were planning to launch an all-out attack against the enemy.

   • 1995, Wendy McElroy, “Preface”, in XXX: A Woman's Right to Pornography‎, archived from the original on 10 April 2007:

     Chapter Six is an all-out defense of pornography

   • 2011 March 1, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport‎:

     This was a wonderful advert for the Premier League, with both Chelsea and United intent on all-out attack - but Ferguson will be concerned at how his side lost their way after imperiously controlling much of the first period.

   • 2015 October 12, Anne Barnard, Karam Shoumali, “U.S. Weaponry Is Turning Syria Into Proxy War With Russia”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN, archived from the original on 8 March 2022:

     With the enhanced insurgent firepower and with Russia steadily raising the number of airstrikes against the government’s opponents, the Syrian conflict is edging closer to an all-out proxy war between the United States and Russia.

   • 2020 April 8, “Network News: COVID-19: Questions and Answers”, in RAIL, page 11:

     Will there be any further restrictions on travel?
     [...] The Foreign Office has already issued an Exceptional Travel Advisory Notice for British nationals not to undertake any but essential international travel, but an all-out ban from either the British or French governments would leave Eurostar unable to run any of its international services through the Channel Tunnel.

   • 2022 December 14, Christian Wolmar, “Productivity should play no part in pay negotiations”, in RAIL, number 972, page 46:

     Eventually the NUR overplayed its hands with an all-out strike. And when Peter Parker, the then-chairman of BR, who was well regarded among his staff, called their bluff by threatening to close down the entire network, they caved in.

2. Covering all aspects without exception.

   This book is an all-out examination of a very important issue in our community.

派生語

関連する語

• all in

参考

• full-scale

副詞

all-out (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of all out.

   The tanks attacked all-out with the infantry.

参考

• as all get-out

発音

形容詞

all out (not comparable)

1. Synonym of out (“having depleted stocks”) (intensive but synonymous).

   —Do you have any more of those heirloom tomatoes? —Sorry, we're all out.

2. (cricket) The state of a side having no more men to bat, thus ending its innings.
3. Alternative form of all-out (“comprehensive: using every means or covering every aspect”)

副詞

all out (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) With maximum effort.
2. (idiomatic) Without regard for risk.
3. (idiomatic, chiefly US, Australia) Altogether; by far.
   • 1840, The Sea: Narratives of Adventure and Shipwreck, Tales and Sketches:

     Oh, bedad! He was all out the worst sight ever came across ould Ireland

   • 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC:

     Intemperate Venus is all out as bad in the other extreame.

派生語

• go all out