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be-all and end-all
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  • [ 'bɪ .ɔlənd 'εnd .ɔl]
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  • [ 'bɪːɔːlənd .endɔːl]
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

be-all and end-all [ 'bɪ .ɔlənd 'εnd .ɔl] [ 'bɪːɔːlənd .endɔːl]
  1. 1. 尽善尽美的物(或人);顶峰顶点最高目标(或理想
  2. 2. 主要成份主要精神全部内容

Collins English-English Dictionary

be-all and end-all
  1. 1. n [informal] the ultimate aim or justification
    to provide help for others is the be-all and end-all of this group
  2. 2. n [often humorous] a person or thing considered to be beyond improvement

Examples

to provide help for others is the be-all and end-all of this group be-all and end-all

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