altogether

【altogether音标】 英[ˌɔ:ltəˈgeðə(r)] 美[ˌɔ:ltəˈgeðər]

【单词释义】 altogether是什么意思：

adv.全部地；完全地；总共；总而言之

n.整个;〈口〉裸体

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【altogether形近词/近似词】

bellwether   n. 征兆；前导；领导者；系铃的公羊

together   adv.同时；一起；在一起

whether   conj.是否；不论 pron.其中的哪一个

【常用短语】

in the altogether   一丝不挂；赤身裸体

【单词例句】

◇ Until we accumulate enough exact knowledge, any practice is in vain and is bound to fail. Altogether, being more careful is reasonable or we may walk into a side road.”
在我们积累了足够的准确知识前，任何实际操作都是徒劳无功的，注定会失败。总而言之，更加谨慎地对待克隆是合理的，否则我们或许会误入歧途。”

---- Be Careful about Cloning

◇ Skipping breakfast has long been espoused by celebrities as a diet trick. Joanna Lumley says cutting out breakfast has helped her stay slim in older age. Recently, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said he never eats breakfast, only dinner - and that he skips all food altogether on Saturdays - as part of a routine that he claims is meditative.
不吃早餐一直被一些名人奉为减肥妙招。乔安娜·林莉说，不吃早餐帮助她在年老时还能保持苗条。最近，推特首席执行官杰克·多西说他从不吃早餐，只吃晚餐，而且在周六禁食，这属于其例行冥想的一部分。

---- Skipping breakfast could raise risk of heart disease by 87%

◇ I belong to that classification of people known as wives. I am a Wife. And, not altogether incidentally, I am a mother.
我已为人妻，又作了人母，应该称作妇人了。

---- I Want a Wife