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all-American

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌall-Aˈmerican adjective [usually before noun]  1 TYPICALhaving qualities that are considered to be typically American and that American people admire, such as being healthy and working hard 富有美国传统美德的;典型美国人的 an all-American family 一个典型的美国家庭2 DSbelonging to a group of players who have been chosen as the best in their sport at American universities 〔大学运动员〕全美最佳的 an all-American football player 入选全美最佳阵容的橄榄球运动员
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all-Americanan all-American player from StanfordBennett is the all-American suburban mom.
ˌall-Aˈmerican adjectiveChineseSyllable
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all-American
ˌall-Aˈmerican adjective [usually before noun]
1. having qualities that are considered to be typically American and that American people admire, such as being healthy and working hard:
    an all-American family
2. belonging to a group of players who have been chosen as the best in their sport at American universities:
    an all-American football player


all-AmericanBrE /ˌɔːl əˈmerɪkən/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɔːl əˈmerɪkən/ 🔊 adjectivehaving good qualities that people think are typically American 具有典型美国人优良素质的;典型美国人的a clean-cut all-American boy外表整洁的典型美国男孩(of a sports player 运动员) chosen as one of the best players in the US (被选为)全美最佳的