all

Compared meaning: every member of a group, with no exception (adjective).

比较义项：某个群体中的全部成员，强调整体数量或逐一无例外（形容词）。

• all 本词

  All treats the group as one whole; it goes with a plural or uncountable noun and stresses total quantity, not individual members.

  all把整体看作一个集合，后接复数名词或不可数名词，强调总量而非逐个成员。

  All the students passed their final exams this year.

  今年所有学生都通过了期末考试。

• every

  Every takes a singular noun and means each one without exception; it typically describes repeated routines or general rules rather than checking individuals one by one.

  every后接单数名词，表示“每一个，毫无例外”，通常用来描述反复出现的习惯或普遍规律，而不是逐个核对个体。

  She checks her email every morning before breakfast.

  她每天早上吃早饭前都会查看邮件。

• each

  Each also takes a singular noun but focuses on members considered separately, often used for a specific, countable group where individual treatment matters.

  each同样后接单数名词，但强调把每个成员分开看待，常用于人数明确、需要逐一对待的具体群体。

  Each student received a certificate at the ceremony.

  典礼上每位学生都单独领到了一张证书。

All three words mean every member of a group. All treats the group as a whole and takes a plural noun. Every takes a singular noun and means with no exception, often for routines. Each takes a singular noun too, but looks at members individually.

这三个词都能表达“群体中的全部成员”，但侧重点不同：all把整体看作一个集合，强调数量或范围；every强调逐一核查、毫无例外，常用于描述习惯或规律；each则突出把每个成员分开看待，强调个体差异。此处不比较all作副词表示“完全”（如all alone）或each作副词表示“每个，各”（如five dollars each）的用法。

Compared meaning: completely, totally (adverb).

比较义项：完全，全然（副词）。

• all 本词

  Informal intensifier placed right before an adjective or past participle, showing a resulting state ('all wet', 'all alone'); rarely used before a verb, and it also has a separate quantifier sense ('every one'), not compared here.

  口语化、非正式的加强语气词，紧接在形容词或过去分词前，表示某种结果状态（如 all wet 浑身湿透、all alone 孤零零一个人）；很少用在动词前；另外还有一个不作比较的量词义，表示“全部，每一个”。

  The dog came in from the rain, all wet and shivering.

  那只狗从雨中跑进屋里，浑身湿透，瑟瑟发抖。

• entirely

  Neutral-to-formal adverb that modifies verbs or adjectives ('changed entirely', 'entirely different'); common in both speech and writing, without the casual feel of all.

  语域中性偏正式的副词，可修饰动词或形容词（如 changed entirely 完全改变、entirely different 完全不同）；在口语和书面语中都常见，不像 all 那样带有随意的口语色彩。

  The city's skyline changed entirely within just ten years.

  这座城市的天际线在短短十年内完全改变了。

• altogether

  Emphasizes a complete change in kind, often placed after the noun phrase it modifies ('a different room altogether'); also has a common, separate meaning 'in total', not compared here.

  强调整体性质上的彻底改变，常放在其修饰的名词短语之后（如 a different room altogether 完全是另一个房间）；另外还有一个常见的、不作比较的意思，表示“总共”。

  The renovated kitchen felt like a different room altogether.

  翻新后的厨房感觉完全是另一个房间了。

• wholly

  Formal, often written, legal or business register; strongly collocates with words like 'owned', 'responsible', and 'due to'; rarely heard in casual conversation.

  正式语域，多见于书面语、法律或商业语境；常与 owned（拥有）、responsible（负责）、due to（归因于）等词搭配；口语中很少使用。

  The final decision was wholly the responsibility of the board.

  最终决定完全是董事会的责任。

All, entirely, altogether, and wholly all mean completely. All is informal, placed before an adjective, as in all wet. Entirely is neutral, modifying verbs or adjectives. Altogether stresses a complete change in kind, placed after a noun. Wholly is most formal, common in legal writing.

这四个词在“完全、全然”这一意义上很接近，但语域和搭配不同：all 多用于口语，常直接修饰形容词或分词（如 all wet、all alone）；entirely 语域中性偏正式，可修饰动词或形容词；altogether 强调整体性质上的彻底改变，常放在名词短语之后；wholly 语域最正式，多见于书面语、法律或商业语境。这里不比较 all 表示“全部，每一个”的量词用法，也不比较 altogether 表示“总共”的用法。