whole
英[həul]美[həul]
a.
1.全部的，全體的，所有的
2.整個的；完整的；無缺的，無損的
3.整整的
4.健全的
5.【數】整（數）的
6.（自我）完全的
n.
1.全部，全體(+of)
2.整體，統一體
3.完全的自我
a.
1.全部的，全體的，所有的
2.整個的；完整的；無缺的，無損的
3.整整的
4.健全的
5.【數】整（數）的
6.（自我）完全的
n.
1.全部，全體(+of)
2.整體，統一體
3.完全的自我
名 詞：whole'ness
詞義辨析
entire，whole，complete，full，total，gross，all
這些形容詞都表示“完整的，全部的，整個的”之意。
entire除了有whole的意思外，還強調既不能加一個也不減少一個的含義。
whole比entire更普通，強調每個組成部分都包括在內，無一漏掉或捨去。
complete強調事物在內容、程度、或數量方面已完整，已達標準。
full側重指內容，含有能包括所有的充足內容的意味。
total與complete用法相近，但強調總量。
gross側重指未打折扣，未除去成本或皮重等與淨重、淨數相對。
all有時可與whole,entire和total換用。
參考例句
The error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life. 一失足成千古恨。Just a Bit of a mouse's dropping will spoil a whole saucepan of Broth.
一粒老鼠屎敗壞一鍋湯。One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel. 一隻爛蘋果爛一蘿蘋果。The visitors were able to cross the midfield once during the whole game.
客隊在全部賽程中,只有一次攻過五十碼線。I am sate with opera after listening to it for a whole weekend. 聽了整整一個周末的歌劇，我覺得膩了。
常用短語
on the whole
總而言之,總的說來,大體上
whole blood
全血(沒有提取過任何成分的人體血液,用於輸血)
whole milk
n.全脂奶
whole number
n.[數]整數
whole step
n.全音程
whole tone
全音
whole gale
狂風
whole life insurance
n. 終身人壽保險
whole note
全音符
whole wheat flour
全麥(面)粉
the whole way
從遠道, 從頭至尾, 自始至終, 一路上
英英釋義
副詞解釋
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 alt[同] completely, entirely, all, altogether, totally, whole, wholly
[反] part, partially, partly
名詞解釋
all of something including all its component elements or partsEurope considered as a whole the whole of American literaturean assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entityhow big is that part compared to the whole? the team is a unit[同] unit, whole
形容詞解釋
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; completegave 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[反] fractional
(of siblings) having the same parentswhole brothers and sisters[反] half
