in all
altogether共計
*There were in all a hundred persons present.共計有10O人參加.
*The tickets we had bought num bered twelve in all．我們總共買了 12張票.
*There are twenty in all．總計20 個.
after all
1．everything being considered畢竟；總之
*After all,he is your father．他畢竟是你的父親.
*Don't get discouraged by setbacks；we are new to the work after all．別因挫折而灰心,這工作對我們來說畢竟還是新的.
2．nevertheless；in spite of what has happened到底
*He hasn't finished the work, but,after all,he is a very busy man．他還沒有完成那項工作,但說到底他是一個很忙的人.
*She failed after all．她到底還是失敗了.
*Bob thought he couldn't go to the party because he had too much homework,but he went after all．雖然鮑勃因有太多的家庭作業(yè)而認(rèn)為不能參加聚會,但他終于還是去了.
above all
1．especially； before everything else尤其
*He loves music,and above all classical music．他喜歡音樂,尤其是古典音樂.
*Never waste anything,but above all never waste time．任何東西都不可浪費,尤其不可浪費時間.
2．most important of all最重要的是
*In choosing the curtains for a room, you should consider the weight,its pattern―but its colour above all．在挑選窗簾時,要考慮布料的質(zhì)地、輕重、圖案,但最重要的是顏色.
*I should like to rent a house,modern,comfortable, above all in a quiet neighbourhood．我想租一幢現(xiàn)代化的舒適的房子,最重要的是環(huán)境要幽靜.