at all
adverb
uk/ˌət ˈɔːl/us/ˌət ˈɑːl/(used to makenegativesandquestionsstronger) in any way or of anytype:
(用于否定句和疑问句,表示强调)根本,无论如何,丝毫,一点儿He's had nofoodat all.他一点儿东西都没吃。
I haven'tbeen at all wellrecently.最近我身体糟透了。
I'mafraidI havenothingat all to say.抱歉,我没有任何可说的。
Is there anyuncertaintyat all about the way shedied?对于她的死因,有任何疑点没有?
Whybothergetting up at all when you don't have ajobto go to?你没工作,不用去上班,还起床干什么呢?
- There was nofoodleftat all by thetimewearrived.
- You haven't beenlisteningat all, have you?
- She said if she couldn't have aglassofwineat theparty, she'drathernot go at all.
- No, I don'tmindat all -honestly, it doesn'tmatter.
- Hisargumentwasn't at allconvincing- infactit wasnonsense.
Linguistics: intensifying expressions
- all the wayidiom
- annoy, frighten, scare, etc. the hell out ofsomeoneidiom
- anything
- as... as anythingidiom
- at leastidiom
- bare
- blank
- come
- dear
- doubt
- end of storyidiom
- load
- long
- on steroidsidiom
- pestilential
- price
- pure
- Sam Hill
- the shit out ofsomeone/somethingidiom
- to say the leastidiom
Grammar
At all
At all means ‘in any way’. We use it with questions and negatives to add emphasis, but not with affirmative statements:…