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all-purpose [only before noun] that can be used for several different purposes多用途的；多功能的◆cheddar is an all-purpose cheese for cooking and eating.切达干酪的煮法和吃法多种多样。◆each child had one pair of all-purpose shoes.每个孩子都有一双多用途鞋。note 辨析 multi-purpose or all-purpose? multi-purpose is a more positive word than all-purpose and emphasizes how useful and versatile a thing is. an all-purpose thing is more likely to be sth quite ordinary that you just use for everything because you cannot afford or cannot be bothered to make or get sth different for each purpose. all-purpose is used more in american english.与 all-purpose 相比，multi-purpose 更具褒义，强调物品用途广泛、功能多样。all-purpose 更有可能修饰颇为普通的物品，之所以用于不同用途，只是因为买不起或是不愿费神去做或买单一用途的东西。all-purpose 较多用于美式英语。all-purposesee ⇨ use 10 |