Pb03 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
"all the prize" or "all for himself" ?
Hi guys,
In the following sentences, which interpretation would be more natural or better?
Would you check the words in red and comment some here for me?
Thank you~!
pb
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As he left, the fox stated that the lion wished to share the workload with others, but only wanted to keep the prize all for himself.
(In the phrase in red, how should I understand the word "all"? "Keep all the prize for himself" OR "keep the prize and "all for himeslf"?)
In the following sentences, which interpretation would be more natural or better?
Would you check the words in red and comment some here for me?
Thank you~!
pb
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As he left, the fox stated that the lion wished to share the workload with others, but only wanted to keep the prize all for himself.
(In the phrase in red, how should I understand the word "all"? "Keep all the prize for himself" OR "keep the prize and "all for himeslf"?)
Top answer
'All' is an intensifier meaning 'entirely, completely'.
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