every which way

释义

1. 牛津电影里 67%

   四面八方；向各处

   in all directions

   Pilot went crazy trying to get out of there, turning every which way.

   These guys keep going off every which way.

2. 编辑释义电影里 33%

   想尽办法；以各种方式

   in every possible manner, or by every means available

   He tried every which way to get her to marry him, but she won't.

电影里这样说 · 3 部

• These guys keep going off every which way.12 Angry Men1957
• Pilot went crazy trying to get out of there, turning every which way.Saving Private Ryan1998
• He tried every which way to get her to marry him, but she won't.The Secret Life of Bees2008
• Oh, come... has anyone seen every which way but loose?Shaun of the Dead2004
• There are cameras all over the back of Shamu Stadium pointing every which way.Blackfish2013
• People dropping like flies every which way.Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte1964

在完整场景里学

• 十二怒汉1957
  • 陪审员刚进门：open-and-shut case（一目了然的案子）
  • 首轮投票十一比一：kick someone around（受尽欺负）
  • 陪审团围桌轮流发言：burden of proof（举证责任）

同一词条的短语

• across the way
• all the way
• always the way
• any way you slice it
• be born made that way
• be set in your ways
• by the way
• by way of
• by way of the way of
• come your way
• cut both ways
• either way