all-or-nothing
短语a. 全有或绝无的, 绝不让步的, 孤注一掷的
释义与例句
adj.
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Being or relating to a situation where a dichotomy (a binary state) pertains: either of two poles is instantiated, with no intermediate state (e.g., a mixture or syncretism) being possible or being permitted.
Near-synonyms: black-and-white, dichotomous, all-or-none
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2.
Being or relating to a situation where a dichotomy (a binary state) pertains: either of two poles is instantiated, with no intermediate state (e.g., a mixture or syncretism) being possible or being permitted.
Being or relating to a project that will either succeed completely or fail completely.
A crewed moonshot is an all-or-nothing affair: either they get to the moon and back alive, or they don't.