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。

1. 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