pull out all the stops

短语

竭尽全力, 全力以赴

发音

US /ˈpʊl‿aʊt‿ɔl ðə ˈstɑps/
UK /ˈpʊl‿aʊt‿ɔːl ðə ˈstɒps/
AU /ˈpʊl‿aʊt‿ɔl ðə ˈstɑps/

词形变化

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别名

pull out all stops

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To hold back or reserve nothing.

    煞费苦心

    习语

    They pulled out all the stops for the gala wedding.

词汇关系

动词

上位词 5

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词源

An allusion to organ stops, which are pulled out to turn on each set of sounds in a pipe organ. When all stops are pulled out, the organ will play all variations of its sounds at once, therefore being as loud as possible.

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