Question of the Day #932

It has truly been an all-hands-on-deck effort, and our People will not let up until all requests are complete

From the 6th paragraph of this article at AZfamily.com.

  上記の文で、all hands on deckの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "all hands on deck" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 《海事》乗組員全員の甲板への集合（の要請）
2. 全員の助け［が総力を挙げること］（の要請）、総動員

慣用句としては、当然2番目の訳になります。
 

Answer

According to the Collins Dictionary:

said to mean that a particular situation requires everyone to work hard in order to achieve an aim

 

Examples

• "Overwhelmingly the response I heard is that we need an all-hands-on-deck approach to stopping the spread of COVID-19 in Wisconsin," [Governor Tony] Evers said. — Scott Bauer
• Joel questions if their way of all-hands-on-deck life is essentially communism, and while Tommy isn't so hot to use that word, Maria embraces it. — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 20 Feb. 2023
• We had less than three weeks to organize the wedding, so it was all hands on deck
• It was a low-budget, independent production, so it was all hands on deck. — Times, Sunday Times (2017)
• What is needed is an 'all hands on deck' approach. — Times, Sunday Times (2014)

   

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