be-all
UK ['bi:.ɔ:l] US [-ɑ:l] noun
the be-all and end-all
■the most important thing 最重要的事；一切的一切•We all agreed that winning was not the be-all and end-all.我们都同意，获胜并不是最重要的事情。 •It was the period when everyone saw men in space as the be-all and end-all of space exploration.那时候，人人都把载人上太空看作是太空探索最重要的事。 |