"from stem to stern" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 从头到尾

Definition

从头到尾，彻底；这个表达本是航海用语，指船的全部长度，如今可用于表示任何事情都做得很彻底或完全。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个表达稍微偏正式或书面语，多用于强调彻底性，如全面检查、彻底清理等。来源于航海，但现在任何彻底做事的场合都能用。日常口语不太常见。

Examples

They cleaned the house from stem to stern.

他们把房子**从头到尾**打扫了一遍。

The team checked the ship from stem to stern before sailing.

团队在出航前**从头到尾**检查了船只。

She decorated the hall from stem to stern for the party.

她为派对把大厅**从头到尾**装饰了一遍。

The renovation renewed the building from stem to stern.

翻新工程使大楼**从头到尾**焕然一新。

By the time we finished, we had searched the place from stem to stern.

等我们结束时，整个地方**从头到尾**都搜查过了。

My grandma knows her garden from stem to stern—not a leaf out of place!

我奶奶对她的花园**从头到尾**了如指掌，连一片叶子都不会错！