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单词 all-purpose
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Definition of all-purpose in English:

all-purpose

adjective
  • Having a great many uses.

    an all-purpose kitchen knife

    多功能厨刀。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • However, all the three other options would controversially break up North Yorkshire into three or four separate all-purpose councils.
    • The money will be used to create an all-weather, all-purpose play area outside the playgroup in the grounds of Greendown School.
    • Lemon juice, vinegar and natural soap make an all-purpose cleaner.
    • A sceptic might say that his almanac is the all-purpose Christmas gift for the person without personality.
    • By providing almost all essentials for school children, the all-purpose store has come as a welcome relief to the salaried class.
    • Pack some warm clothes and an all-purpose washing liquid to help minimise the amount of socks, T-shirts and shorts you'll need.
    • Additionally, as one might imagine, the cottony head of the plant made an excellent all-purpose swab.
    • The big news in all-purpose knives is the Leatherman folding do-it-all type.
    • Downstairs, an all-purpose room serves as a dining room when family members visit.
    • Brunet, with a rich, beautiful voice, is vocally more fiery and seductive than her all-purpose shimmy and coy smile suggest.
    • Their idea is to make the church an all-purpose centre, offering such activities as youth work, a coffee shop, a drop-in centre and counselling.
    • The north-west network stretches along roughly 400 miles of motorway and all-purpose roads.
    • I do not think of myself as an all-purpose pundit.
    • Ed has an all-purpose 75-foot boat with twin diesel engines and a five-ton crane amidships.
    • Cheap and fireproof, it was an all-purpose insulator used to lag buildings, railway carriages, even ironing boards.
    • It is a comfort to know that expensive cleaners designed for bathrooms work no better than all-purpose cleaners.
    • In ancient Rome, for instance, the bed was an all-purpose piece of furniture, used for eating, relaxing and socialising as well as sleeping.
    • In the interim we anticipate the securing of a green-belt site and the building of a 15,000 all-seater, all-purpose stadium.
    • Sports equipment consists of floor mats that are used in an all-purpose hall in which the children do gym, dance and eat their lunch.
    • Let's just say this funny, thoughtful, intelligent and crazy book is one of the best all-purpose reads of the year.
    Synonyms
    adaptable, flexible, all-round, multifaceted, multitalented, multiskilled, many-sided, resourceful, protean

Definition of all-purpose in US English:

all-purpose

adjectiveˌôlˈpərpəsˌɔlˈpərpəs
  • Having many uses, especially all that might be expected from something of its type.

    多功能的,全能的

    an all-purpose kitchen knife

    多功能厨刀。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In ancient Rome, for instance, the bed was an all-purpose piece of furniture, used for eating, relaxing and socialising as well as sleeping.
    • Sports equipment consists of floor mats that are used in an all-purpose hall in which the children do gym, dance and eat their lunch.
    • Let's just say this funny, thoughtful, intelligent and crazy book is one of the best all-purpose reads of the year.
    • It is a comfort to know that expensive cleaners designed for bathrooms work no better than all-purpose cleaners.
    • By providing almost all essentials for school children, the all-purpose store has come as a welcome relief to the salaried class.
    • In the interim we anticipate the securing of a green-belt site and the building of a 15,000 all-seater, all-purpose stadium.
    • Downstairs, an all-purpose room serves as a dining room when family members visit.
    • Additionally, as one might imagine, the cottony head of the plant made an excellent all-purpose swab.
    • However, all the three other options would controversially break up North Yorkshire into three or four separate all-purpose councils.
    • The big news in all-purpose knives is the Leatherman folding do-it-all type.
    • Ed has an all-purpose 75-foot boat with twin diesel engines and a five-ton crane amidships.
    • The money will be used to create an all-weather, all-purpose play area outside the playgroup in the grounds of Greendown School.
    • Brunet, with a rich, beautiful voice, is vocally more fiery and seductive than her all-purpose shimmy and coy smile suggest.
    • Lemon juice, vinegar and natural soap make an all-purpose cleaner.
    • Pack some warm clothes and an all-purpose washing liquid to help minimise the amount of socks, T-shirts and shorts you'll need.
    • Their idea is to make the church an all-purpose centre, offering such activities as youth work, a coffee shop, a drop-in centre and counselling.
    • I do not think of myself as an all-purpose pundit.
    • The north-west network stretches along roughly 400 miles of motorway and all-purpose roads.
    • Cheap and fireproof, it was an all-purpose insulator used to lag buildings, railway carriages, even ironing boards.
    • A sceptic might say that his almanac is the all-purpose Christmas gift for the person without personality.
    Synonyms
    adaptable, flexible, all-round, multifaceted, multitalented, multiskilled, many-sided, resourceful, protean
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