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all along [ all the time; from the beginning ] 一直；始終；從一開始

     I knew all along that Jack wasn’t telling us the whole story.

        我從一開始就明白傑克並未將真相全盤說出。

     I knew all along that we would win.

        我始終都清楚我們會贏。

     I thought all along that our team would win.

     I realized it was in my pocket all along.

* all at once [ suddenly ] 突然

     All at once the telephone rang.

        電話鈴聲突然響起。

     All at once the sky became dark and it started to rain.

        天色突然變黑，並下起雨來了。

* all but 1. [ almost; nearly ] 幾乎

     It’s all but impossible.

        那幾乎是不可能。

     It was all but impossible to read his writing.

     He all but broke the record.

      他幾乎打破記錄。

     The party was all but over when we arrived.

       2. [ most; all except ] 除-----之外全部

     All but a few people were killed in the plane crash.

       除了少數幾個人之外，其餘的人全部在空難中罹難。

   . crash [kræN] n. 撞壞；墜毀     

   all day long [ the entire day; continuously through the day ] 整天；終日

     I have been working on this problem all day long, but it is not solved yet.

        我在這問題上已花了一整天的時間，但至今還未解決。

     She shopped all day long looking for a new dress.

        她為了要買一件新衣服，逛了一整天街。

   . continuously [kDn}t0njuDsli] adj. 連續不斷地     solve [sAlv] v. 解決；解答

* all of a sudden [ suddenly ] 突然

     All of a sudden she got up and left the house.

        她突然起身離開屋子。

     All of a sudden the car struck a large tree.

        車子突然間撞上一棵巨木。

     【註】all of a sudden = all at once

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