核心问题
下句中的 all that 是什么意思？
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I didn't like her all that much.
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It isn't all that cheap.
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I don't know him all that well.
词典解答
all that 用于口语,意思相当于“very”。句(1)可译为“我并不很喜欢她”。句(2)可译为“这件东西不算便宜”。句(3)可译为“我并不很认识他。”
all that 中的 that 是个副词, all 是个增强语。all that 几乎总是用在否定句中。请看下面的实例：
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They are not all that worried now. (MWDEU) 他们现在并不那么忧伤。
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... he wasn't all that hungry. (同上) ……他并不很饿。