adj. 1.全部的,整个的;所有的,一切的,全…。 2.完全的,完整的;没有缺漏的;无疵的,没有破损的,原样未动的,无恙的。 3.整整的,刚好的;【数学】整数的,不含分数的。 4.〔古语〕健康的,壮健的;(伤)已治愈的,(病)已复原的。 短语和例子 the whole body 全身。 a whole day 整天。 the whole world 全世界。 the whole truth 一丝不差的[全部]真相,原原本本。 the whole sum 总数。 whole milk 全脂奶。 swallow a raisin whole 囫囵吞下一粒葡萄干。 escape with a whole skin 安然逃脱。 a whole year 整整一年。 They that be whole need not a physician. 健康的人不需要医生。 a lie of whole cloth 〔美口〕十足的谎话。 a whole lot of 〔口语〕很多的[整整一批]…。 be the whole show 演独脚戏。 out of whole cloth 〔美口〕瞎编的,全无根据的。 a whole shooting match 〔美俚〕整个团体,全体群众。 whole smear 〔美俚〕全体〔指团体、群众或搜集物〕。 n. 整个;全部,全体,完全的东西;统一体;总体。 Breaking up the whole into parts, assembling the parts into a whole. 化整为零,化零为整。 Nature is a whole. 自然是一个统一体。 as a whole (作为一个)整体,(由)全体[全部、全局] (the war situation as a whole 战争的全局。 in the world as a whole 在全世界范围内)。 (up)on the whole 从全体来看;大体上,总之。
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole'' is often used informally for `wholly''); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea" 同义词:wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether, wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether,
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole'' is often used informally for `wholly''); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea" 同义词:wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether, wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether,
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete; "gave his whole attention"; "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole week"; "the baby cried the whole trip home"; "a whole loaf of bread"
(of siblings) having the same parents; "whole brothers and sisters"
acting together as a single undiversified whole; "a solid voting bloc" 同义词:solid, unanimous,
exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again" 同义词:hale,
not injured 同义词:unharmed, unhurt, unscathed,
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit" 同义词:unit,
all of something including all its component elements or parts; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature"
例句与用法
1.
What was the use of telling the whole ? 把一切都说出来,有什么用呢?
2.
The whole office was at her wedding . 公司的全部职员参加了她的婚礼。
3.
The whole world seemed to be at the party . 聚会上好像每个人都来了。
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I created a whole new industry here . 我在这里创办了一个崭新的工业。
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I used to pass whole evening that way . 以前我总是这样消磨整个黄昏。
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The timber carries the whole weight of the roof . 栋梁支撑屋顶全重。
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She spent the whole of the year in hospital . 她住院住了整整一年了。
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On the whole their tone was precise . 整个说来,他们的调子是明确的。
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We spent the whole morning spotting . 我们花了整个早上侦察敌方目标。
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His whole mind was trying out the experiment . 他一心一意准备试验。