altogether
adverb
uk/ˌɔːl.təˈɡeð.ər/us/ˌɑːl.təˈɡeð.ɚ/B1
intotal:
总共,一共That'll be $52.50 altogether,please.一共是52.5英镑。
B2
completely:
完全,全然Thegovernmentought toabolishthetaxaltogether.政府应该彻底取消这一税收。
Shewroteless and less often, andeventuallyshestoppedaltogether.她动笔的次数越来越少,最后完全停笔了。
It's allrightworkingwith him, butlivingwith him would be a differentmatteraltogether.跟他一起工作还可以,但跟他一起生活可完全是另外一码事。
I'm not altogethersureIwantthat(= I havedoubtsabout it).我不能完全肯定我想要那个。
IthinkGraham willagree, butconvincingMary will be altogether more(= much more)difficult.我觉得格雷厄姆会同意,但要说服玛丽就肯定难多了。
B2
consideringeverything:
总的说来,总之He'sbad-tempered,selfish, and altogether anunpleasantman.他脾气暴躁,自私自利,总之很令人讨厌。
- Thebestoptionwould be tocancelthetripaltogether.
- The newsystemscuthumansout of thepicturealtogether.
- The firstcasualtyof thereorganizationwill be thebusservice, which will bestoppedaltogether.
- Talking about the world'sproblemsis one thing, butsolvingthem is anothermatteraltogether.
- Cars areuseful, buttheirimpacton theenvironmentis anothermatteraltogether.
Complete and whole
- (all) in one pieceidiom
- A, a
- absolute
- all or nothingidiom
- all-in-one
- all-inclusive
- fell
- full-blown
- full-fledged
- full-length
- fully
- fully fledged
- plain
- root
- thoroughly
- to the lastidiom
- totality
- toto
- unabridged
- unadulterated
Grammar
Altogetherorall together?
Altogether means ‘completely’ or ‘in total’:…Altogether
Altogether means ‘completely’ or ‘in total’:…All together
All together means ‘with each other’, and is similar to together:…altogether
noun[S]
uk/ˌɔːl.təˈɡeð.ər/us/ˌɑːl.təˈɡeð.ɚ/be in the altogetherold-fashioned
to benaked:
赤身裸体Thephotosshow theprincessrompingin the altogether in theCaribbean.