てっていてき

徹底的
thoroughness

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てっていてき【徹底的】

～な thorough; thoroughgoing; exhaustive; complete; absolute; utter; out and out; all-out; 〔根本的な〕 drastic; radical; root and branch; top to bottom.

●徹底的変革 a sweeping [drastic, radical] change

・徹底的な研究 a thorough [an exhaustive, an intensive] study

・徹底的な捜査 a full [thorough] investigation

・徹底的な自由主義者 a liberal to the backbone; a dyed-in-the-wool [a hard-core] liberal

・徹底的な爆撃 obliteration [saturation] bombing.

徹底的に thoroughly; exhaustively; all-out; through and through; (up) to the hilt; 《米》 from the ground up.

●徹底的に…をする[行う] do sth thoroughly; go whole hog [to all lengths; to the limit; all out] 《in…; with…》; carry sth out [through] to 《its》 conclusion [the very end]; 《米》 《俗》 shoot the works

・物事を徹底的にやるのが彼の主義だ. His creed was to be thorough in all he did.

・徹底的に調査する probe [search, sift] 《a matter》 to the bottom; make a thorough [a thoroughgoing, an exhaustive] investigation

・徹底的に戦う fight to the bitter end; fight tooth and nail

・〔選挙運動などで〕 …のために徹底的に戦う carry on an all-out campaign for…

・徹底的に敗北する be soundly defeated

・利潤優先の考え方を新入社員の頭に徹底的にたたき込む fully drive home the concept of profits above all to new employees

・(ある考えを人の)頭に徹底的にたたき込む drive into sb's mind to the hilt; (fully) drive home to sb

・徹底的に暴走族を取り締まる implement sweeping controls on motorcycle gangs

・徹底的に女に甘い be soft on women right to the core.