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单词 be-all
释义
be-all
noun
uk
/ˈbiː.ɔːl/us
/ˈbiː.ɑːl/
the be-all and end-all
the mostimportantthing:
最重要的事；一切的一切
We allagreedthatwinningwas not the be-all and end-all.我们都同意，获胜并不是最重要的事情。
It was theperiodwhen everyonesawmen inspaceas the be-all and end-allofspaceexploration.那时候，人人都把载人上太空看作是太空探索最重要的事。
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(Definition ofbe-allfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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be-all
Example and induction, however inadequate they may be as thebe-alland endall of science, may yet possess an instrumental value in this task.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Secondly, permits should not be thebe-alland end-all of the operation.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Competition is important but it is not thebe-alland end-all.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
That is a useful step forward, but we would not want our recommendations to be thebe-alland end-all of parliamentary reform or modernisation.
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Therefore, although we must express the subsidy figure as £600 million because it is taxpayer's money, that figure is not thebe-alland end-all.
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The extra money is valuable, but it is not thebe-alland end-all.
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Of course, that is not thebe-alland end-all of geography.
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But to me it is not thebe-alland end-all of economic policy.
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Science cannot be thebe-alland end-all; there must be control.
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I am not saying that this is thebe-alland end-all of the argument, but it is something which bears the most serious consideration.
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But, after all, it is not the foreign trade that is thebe-alland end-all in the production of textiles.
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Are we sure that growth should be thebe-alland end-all in connection with the public expenditure changes?
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I am not quite clear whether the commission is thebe-alland end-all of the decision on whether to take action.
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They have not been thebe-alland end-all of everything in education.
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I do not believe that the price to the consumer is thebe-alland end-all.
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