In everyday English, shebang almost always turns up in one set phrase: the whole shebang. That means the entire thing — every part, the full set-up, the lot.

In everyday English在日常英文裡, shebang almost always turns up in one set phraseshebang 幾乎都是以一個固定片語出現: the whole shebang就是 the whole shebang。 That means the entire thing意思是「全部」 — every part每一個部分, the full set-up整套東西, the lot所有東西。

You packed the tent, the food, the chairs? You packed the whole shebang.

You packed the tent, the food, the chairs你把帳篷、食物、椅子都打包了？ You packed the whole shebang你把整攤東西都打包了。

Informal, mainly American, a little old-fashioned in flavour but still very much alive. People say it with a shrug or a grin; it is not a school word and not a legal word.

Informal, mainly American這個字很口語，主要是美式的, a little old-fashioned in flavour but still very much alive帶點老派味道，但還是很常用。 People say it with a shrug or a grin大家講的時候常常聳聳肩或笑一笑; it is not a school word and not a legal word它不是學校用語，也不是法律用語。

Though actually, you hardly ever hear shebang on its own. Dictionaries may list it as a noun meaning “the whole affair,” but speakers nearly always put whole in front.

Though actually, you hardly ever hear shebang on its own不過其實，你幾乎不會聽到 shebang 單獨出現。 Dictionaries may list it as a noun meaning “the whole affair,”字典可能會把它列為名詞，意思是「整件事」 but speakers nearly always put whole in front但講話的人幾乎都會在前面加上 whole。

Older American use also had shebang as a rough hut, inn, or temporary shelter — often not a kind word for the place — and that sense has mostly faded. Nobody is quite sure where the word began.

Older American use also had shebang as a rough hut, inn, or temporary shelter早期美式用法裡，shebang 也指簡陋的小屋、小客棧或臨時住所 — often not a kind word for the place通常不是什麼好聽的講法 — and that sense has mostly faded這個意思現在大多已經消失了。 Nobody is quite sure where the word began沒有人很確定這個字是怎麼來的。