Question of the Day #798

These red wines run the gamut from the familiar to the surprising, yet all of them have surprises in store, even for the most passionate fans of California wines.

From the 1st paragraph of this article at Food & Wine.

  上記の文で、run the gamutの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "run the gamut" mean? 

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

全域にまたがる

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

to encompass an entire range of something

Examples

• Her emotions ran the gamut from joy to despair.
• Their projects run the gamut from mobile homes to luxury condos.
• The tech company's products run the gamut from home appliances to computer modules for spacecraft.
•  She wants to buy the house, but her requests run the gamut from expensive new carpeting to completely new landscaping.
• His hobbies run the gamut from piano repair to portrait painting.

 

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