Hoàn toàn; kỹ lưỡng; thấu đáo; triệt để; không hời hợt

to take a thorough rest

hoàn toàn nghỉ ngơi

to give the room a thorough cleaning

dọn dẹp căn phòng sạch như li như lai

Cẩn thận; tỉ mỉ; chu đáo

He's a slow worker but very thorough

Nó là một người làm việc chậm chạp nhưng rất cẩn thận

Hoàn toàn; trọn vẹn

that woman is a thorough nuisance

người đàn bà đó là một kẻ chuyên môn quấy rầy

toàn diện

chu đáo

Adj.

Thoroughgoing, complete, downright, perfect,through-and-through, total, unmitigated, undiluted, unmixed,unalloyed, out-and-out, unqualified, sheer, utter, arrant,absolute, proper: I have rarely encountered such thoroughstupidity.

Exhaustive, extensive, painstaking, meticulous,assiduous, careful, scrupulous, particular, conscientious,methodical: Police conducted a thorough search but foundnothing.

Extensive, exhaustive, detailed, in-depth,comprehensive, full, complete, all-inclusive, total,all-embracing, encyclopedic or encyclopaedic, universal, A-to-Z,Colloq all-out: We need someone who has a thorough knowledge ofthe terrain.

Adj.

Complete and unqualified; not superficial (needs athorough change).

Acting or done with great care andcompleteness (the report is most thorough).

Absolute (athorough nuisance).

Completeor unqualified.

Thoroughly adv. thoroughness n. [orig. asadv. and prep. in the senses of through, f. OE thuruh var. ofthurh THROUGH]