above all最重要的是；首先是；特别是；尤其是

first of all（指事物排列顺序上的）首先、第一

after all 毕竟；终究

all in all 整体说来；总而言之

in all 总共，全部；合计

at all （否定句）一点也不；（疑问句）到底；究竟

all together 同时；一起；一齐

1.above all是从重要性上讲的，指重要性在若干事物中位列第一。

Above all, make sure you keep in touch.最要紧的是你们要确保保持联系。

His pithy advice to young painters was, 'Above all, keep your colours fresh.'

他对年轻画家言简意赅的建议是，“首要的一点，保持色彩鲜艳。”

I should rent a house,moderm,comfortable and above all in a quiet environment.

我必须租一栋房子，现代、舒适，最重要的是要有一个安静的环境。

Our goods compete in terms of product quality, reliability and above all variety

我们的产品在质量、可靠性，尤其是品种方面颇具竞争力。

She liked him above all for his effortless charm.

她最喜欢他身上那种与生俱来的魅力。

Above all, he is an innovator.

首先，他是一个创新者。

Nobody is quite sure, but poor diet and above all long-time alcoholism have much to do with it ．

没有人很确定,但饮食不良,尤其是长期酗酒与此有很大关系。

And, above all, don't go around looking at the house if you are not invited.

而且,最重要的是,如果你没有被邀请,不要绕着房子到处看。

2.first of all虽也强调重要性，但更多的还是侧重于顺序或次序，译作“首先，第一”

First of all we must identify the problem areas.

首先我们必须找出问题所在。

First of all, answer these questions

首先，回答这些问题。

My aim was first of all to determine what I should do next.

我的目标首先是要确定自己下一步该做什么。

First of all, could I begin with an apology for a mistake I made last week?

首先，请允许我为上周犯下的错误道歉。

First of all we should make primary education universal.

首先我们应普及初等教育。

The cut in the interest rates has not had very much impact in California for two reasons. First of all, banks are still afraid to loan.

降息在加利福尼亚并未产生多大影响，原因有二。首先，银行仍然不敢放贷。

First of all, a work needs a certain quality to be eligible to be swept to the top of the pile.

首先,一件作品需要有一定的质量才能有资格跻身前列。

First of all, choose how personal you want to be.

首先，选择你想要的私人化程度。

First of all, it is now easier to replace an object than to spend time and money to repair it.

首先,现在更换一个物体比花时间和金钱修理它要容易得多。

First of all, sleeping in is not a good way to endear yourself to teachers ．

首先，在课堂上睡觉并不是让老师喜欢你的好方法。

First of all, many pupils suggest that history is one of the less interesting school subjects and that governments should spend the time and money on subjects that are more useful.

首先,许多学生认为历史是一门不那么有趣的学科,政府应该把时间和金钱花在更有用的学科上。

First of all, your robot would have to be able to sense the environment around it.

首先,你的机器人必须能够感知周围的环境。

3.first(ly)用于列举若干事物时引出第一项，指次序，但语气不及first of all强。

The brochure is divided into two sections, dealing firstly with basic courses and secondly with advanced ones.

小册子分为两部分：第一部分涉及基础课程，第二部分涉及高级课程。

The programme is now seven years behind schedule as a result, firstly of increased costs, then of technical problems.

该项目现已经比预定时间晚了7年，原因首先是因为成本增加，其次是由于技术问题。

Firstly, it's expensive, and secondly, it's too slow.

首先是价格贵，其次，速度太慢。

Firstly, they must make certain that their pension needs are adequately catered for

首先，他们得确保他们能获得足够的养老金。

Vitamin C has many roles to play in weight control. Firstly, it is needed for hormone production.

维生素C在控制体重方面扮演着多重角色。首先，荷尔蒙的生成有赖于它。

Firstly, they spent more time in search food ．

首先,他们花了更多的时间寻找食物。

Firstly I compliment you on most of your excellent Spring issue of 'Triangle'.

首先，让我来夸几句，你们《三角迷踪》春季号的大部分内容都非常精彩。

You need, firstly, a strong independent board of directors and secondly, an experienced and dedicated staff.

你首先需要一个强大的独立董事会，其次需要一批富有经验并且爱岗敬业的员工。

4.at first指时间，译作“开始，起初”，相当于in the beginning。

t用以讲述最初阶段的情况，尤指与后来的不同情况相比较。

At first, I didn’t like him, but afterwards I came to appreciate him.

开始我不喜欢他，后来我渐渐欣赏他了。

Maggie had seen him nearly every day at first. Now she saw him much less.

起初玛吉几乎每天都见到他，现在见到他的次数少得多了。

5. in all总共，全部；合计

There were twenty in all at the meeting.

会上共有二十人。

In all, my family has six people.我家总共6个人。

We were fifty in all.

我们总共五十人。

“in all + 抽象名词”，用于表达说话者对某事（或某人）的态度、观点或看法，在句中用作评论性状语，表达语气强。这一结构中的抽象名词与副词同源。

常用有：

in all actuality 事实上

in all likelihood 很可能、 多半

in all probability 很可能、十之八九

in all seriousness 庄重地；非常严肃地

in all sincerity 诚挚地、真诚地

in all honesty 说实话，说实在的

in all conscience 凭良心说

in all modesty 毫不夸张地

in all fairness 公正地

The book isn't, in all honesty, as good as I expected.

说实话，这本书并没有我预期的那么好。

In all honesty, I can't agree.

说实在的，我不能同意。

In all seriousness, there is nothing else I can do.

可以非常诚恳地说，我没有其他能做的。

I can say in all sincerity that I knew nothing of these plans.

我可以十分坦诚地说，这些计划我一无所知。

In all probability he failed to understand the consequences of his actions.

他很可能未了解到行动的后果。

I asked if she was married in all innocence.

我问她结婚了没有，完全没有恶意。

6. after all 毕竟；终究

After all, 15 minutes of exercise is better than nothing.

毕竟，锻炼15分钟比不锻炼好。

I thought you might know somebody. After all, you're the man with connections.

我以为你可能认识某个重要人物。毕竟你交游甚广。

Things weren't so bad, after all. I was among friends again

情况还不是那么糟糕，毕竟我又回到了朋友当中。

He could not, after all, stop all the evil in the world.

毕竟他无法阻止世界上的所有恶行。

So let's not be hasty. After all, he can't run away

所以我们不要鲁莽行事。毕竟他是跑不掉的。

After all, what more can anyone be than themselves?

毕竟，人们除了做自己又能怎样呢？

Nerve cells, after all, do not have intelligence of their own.

毕竟，神经细胞自身并没有智力。

We've decided not to go away after all.

我们到底（终究）还是决定不离开。

It doesn't look as if we'll be moving after all.

看样子我们终究是不可能搬迁了。

She decided on reflection to accept his offer after all.

经过审慎的思考，她决定还是接受他的提议。

Much to our annoyance, they decided not to come after all.

他们终于决定不来，使我们很生气。

I didn't need to go to the bank after all ─ Mary lent me the money.

我最终还是不必去银行了——玛丽借我钱了。

So you did make it to America, after all.

那么，你终究还是成功地来到了美国。

7. all in all 整体说来；总而言之；总之；从各方面来说

All in all, it had been a great success.

总的来说，这是一个伟大的成功。

All in all, it was a failure.

总的说来,这事是失败的。

All in all, the negotiations were a success.

总之，谈判是成功的。

She may not be brilliant, but all in all I think she did quite well in her exams.

她也许不太聪明，但总的来说我认为她考试考得很好。

All in all, it had been a not untypical day.

总而言之，那一天平平常常，并没有什么特别。

We both thought that all in all it might not be a bad idea

我们两人都认为总的说来它或许不是个坏主意。

All in all, it appeared that a pretty depressing summer awaited Jones.

总之，等待琼斯的似乎是一个相当令人沮丧的夏天。

All in all, there were twenty present.

一总有20人出席。《汉英大词典》

All in all, it was a good trip; we enjoyed ourselves immensely despite the few difficulties we had to endure.

总而言之，这是一次愉快的旅行；尽管我们不得不忍受一些困难，我们还是玩得很开心。

We had a great party all in all and we would like to have more such parties in the future.

总的来说我们举办了一个很棒的聚会，且我们希望将来有更多这样的聚会。

All in all, it has been a difficult year for the financial markets and a depression seems to be looming.

总而言之，对于金融市场来说，这是一个艰难的一年，萧条似乎正在逼近。

We were expecting difference of opinions and heated arguments, but all in all, the meeting went well and everyone agreed to a mutually acceptable solution.

我们原以为会有不同的意见和激烈的争论，但总的来说，会议进行得很顺利，每个人都同意一个双方都能接受的解决办法。

8. all together同时；一起；加在一起

Can you put your books all together in this box?

你能把你的书都放进这个箱子里吗？

Let’s sing ‘Happy Birthday’. All together now!

咱们来唱“生日快乐”。现在一起唱！

All together there are six new faces in the cabinet.

内阁现在共有6张新面孔。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

How much is it with material and labour all together?

连工带料，一共多少钱？

altogether意为总共或完全地：

We have invited fifty people altogether.

我们共邀请了五十人。

I am not altogether convinced by this argument.

我不完全信服这一论据。