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be-all and end-all
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- [ 'bɪ .ɔlənd 'εnd .ɔl]
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- be-all and end-all
[ 'bɪ .ɔlənd 'εnd .ɔl]
[ 'bɪːɔːlənd .endɔːl]
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1.
尽善尽美的物(或人);顶峰,顶点;最高目标(或理想)
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主要成份;主要精神;全部内容
Collins English-English Dictionary
- be-all and end-all
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[informal]
the ultimate aim or justification
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to provide help for others is the be-all and end-all of this group
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[often humorous]
a person or thing considered to be beyond improvement
Examples
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to provide help for others is the be-all and end-all of this group
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