| 词汇 | THOROUGHNESS |
| 释义 | THOROUGHNESS all-out effort a very good and thorough effort.We need an all-out effort to get this job done on time.The government began an all-out effort to reduce the federal budget. every inch a something and every inch the something completely; in every way. (With the force of an attributive adjective.)Mary is every inch the schoolteacher.Her father is every inch a gentleman. from stem to stern from one end to another. (Refers to the front and back ends of a ship. Fixed order.)Now, I have to clean the house from stem to stern.I polished my car carefully from stem to stern. go all out to use all one's resources; to be very thorough. (Informal.)Whenever they have a party, they really go all out.My cousin is coming for a visit, and she expects us to go all out. know something inside out to know something thoroughly; to know about something thoroughly. (Informal.)I know my geometry inside out.I studied and studied for my driver's test until I knew the rules inside out. make a clean sweep to do something completely or thoroughly, with no exceptions. (Informal.)The boss decided to fire everybody, so he made a clean sweep.They made a clean sweep through the neighborhood, repairing all the sidewalks. |
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