across the board

含义

affecting everyone or everything, with no exceptions

涉及所有人或所有方面，无一例外.

例句

1. 1The company announced a five per cent pay rise across the board.
2. 2Prices have gone up across the board, from bread to bus fares.
3. 3Our exam marks improved across the board: every single subject went up.
4. 4Will the new tax affect families across the board, or only those on high incomes?
5. 5Staff across the board were given an extra day's holiday this year.

语法

通常用在动词或名词之后：cut prices across the board。用在名词前要加连字符：an across-the-board pay rise。