everythingbutthekitchensink为什么是无所不有的意思？everythingbutthekitchensink无所不包；一应俱全Manycompaniesseemtowanttomakenearlyeverythingbutthekitchensink，andthatisaquickwaytolosemoney.许多公

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everything but the kitchen sink 为什么是无所不有的意思？
everything but the kitchen sink
无所不包；一应俱全
Many companies seem to want to make nearly everything but the kitchen sink，and that is a quick way to lose money.
许多公司似乎什么都想生产，就是这样钱才亏得快。
这句英语应该和谚语有关吧，不然这怎么能是这种意思啊？

Answer 1

Kitchen sink就是厨房里的水槽。Everything but the kitchen sink按照每个字来翻译，它的意思就是：除了厨房水槽外的一切。这里指的不是所有的东西，而是指几乎所有的一切。Everything but the kitchen sink这个俗语在第二次世界大战期间，美国空军战士经常用它来形容他们在敌占区上空所遇到的防空炮火。下面就是一个例子：
"It was really tough over the target area today. The Germans threw everything but the kitchen sink at us -- rockets, anti-aircraft cannon, machine-gun fire. We were lucky they didn't send up their fighter planes, or we would have lost some of our bombers."
这个军人说：“今天在轰炸地点上空打的可真艰巨。德国人用火箭、防空大炮、机关枪等几乎所有的武器来对付我们。还好，他们没有派出战斗机来，否则我们肯定会损失几架轰炸机的。”
二次世界大战已经在四十多年前结束了，可是everything but the kitchen sink这个俗语不但仍然在美国人口语中经常出现，而且已经被应用到各个方面。下面就是一个例子。这是一对夫妇周末出门去旅游，丈夫一面看着妻子把大箱子里的东西拿出来，一面说：
"Gee, honey, do you really need all that stuff for a three-day holiday -- it looks like you've brought along everything but the kitchen sink."
这位丈夫说：“哟，亲爱的，就渡三天假，你真需要那么多东西呀？看来你几乎把所有东西都搬来啦!”
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