whole
adj
noun
həʊl
adj
1
all
of
something
全部的，整个的;
only before noun 仅用于名词前
You
have
your
whole
life
ahead
of
you!
你有全部的人生在你前面呢！
His
whole
attitude
bugs
me.
他的整个态度都让我讨厌。
We
ate
the
whole
cake
in
about
ten
minutes.
大约十分钟的时间，我们就把整个蛋糕都给吃完了。
The
whole
thing
(=everything
about
the
situation)
just
makes
me
sick.
这一切简直让我恶心。
We
just
sat
around
and
watched
TV
the
whole
time
(=the
only
thing
we
did
was
watch
television)
.
我们一直都只是坐着看看电视。
I
don’t
believe
she’s
telling
us
the
whole
story
(=all
the
facts)
.
我认为她没有告诉我们全部实情。
It
was
months
before
the
whole
truth
came
out.
几个月以后才真相大白。
the
whole
school/country/village
etc
(all
the
people
in
a
school,
country
etc)
全校/全国/全村等的人
The
whole
town
came
out
for
the
parade.
全镇人都出来游行了。
2
whole lot a whole lot a whole lot (of sth) the whole lot
a.
very
much
b.
a
large
quantity
or
number
c.
all
of
something
[尤英] 全部，所有
informal especially BrE
I’m
feeling
a
whole
lot
better.
我现在觉得好多了。
I
don’t
cook
a
whole
lot
anymore.
我不怎么做饭了。
We’re
going
to
have
a
whole
lot
of
problems
if
we
don’t
finish
this
by
tomorrow.
我们要是到明天不完成的话会有很多问题的。
You
can
find
a
nice
house
in
this
neighborhood,
and
you
don’t
have
to
spend
a
whole
lot.
你可以在这附近找到很好的房子，而且不用花费很多钱。
She
gave
me
the
whole
lot
for
20
pounds.
她要了 20 英镑就把所有的东西都给了我。
3
a whole range/series/variety etc (of sth)
used
to
emphasize
that
there
are
a
lot
of
things
of
a
similar
type
（某物的）范畴/系列/种类等〔用于强调同一类中包含很多东西〕
There
are
a
whole
range
of
sizes
to
choose
from.
尺寸齐全，任你选择。
4
complete
and
not
divided
or
broken
into
parts
完整的; 没有破碎的
Place
a
whole
onion
inside
the
chicken.
在鸡的肚子里放一整个洋葱。
a
snake
swallowing
a
mouse
whole
(=swallowing
it
without
chewing)
正把老鼠囫囵吞下的蛇
5
the whole point (of sth)
used
to
emphasize
the
purpose
for
doing
something,
especially
when
you
believe
this
is
unclear
or
has
been
forgotten
〔做某事的〕主旨，宗旨
I
thought
the
whole
point
of
the
meeting
was
to
decide
which
offer
to
accept.
我认为这次会议的主旨是决定接受哪一个提议。
6
in the whole (wide) world
an
expression
meaning
‘anywhere’
or
‘at
all’,
used
to
emphasize
a
statemen
[非正式] 普天之下〔用于强调陈述句〕
informal
I
have
the
best
job
in
the
whole
wide
world.
我拥有一份世上最好的工作。
7
go the whole hog go whole hog
also
又作
to
do
something
as
completely
or
as
well
as
you
can,
without
any
limits
彻底地干; 尽力而为
AmE informal
I’m
gonna
go
whole
hog
and
have
a
live
band
at
the
barbecue.
我准备全力以赴，在烧烤野餐上组织一次现场乐队表演。
8
the whole nine yards
including
everything
that
is
typical
of
or
possible
in
an
activity,
situation,
set
of
things
etc
[美，口] 〔活动、情况等〕具备一切可能的因素
AmE spoken
Our
new
apartment
complex
has
a
tennis
court,
swimming
pool,
playground
–
the
whole
nine
yards.
我们新的公寓楼有网球场、游泳池、游乐场 — 应有尽有。
noun
9
the whole of sth
all
of
something,
especially
something
that
is
not
a
physical
object
整个事物〔尤用于非实物〕
The
whole
of
the
morning
was
wasted
trying
to
find
the
documents.
整个上午都找文件浪费掉了。
10
on the whole
used
to
say
that
something
is
generally
true
总的看来，总体而言
On
the
whole,
I
thought
the
film
was
pretty
good.
总的来说我认为这部电影很不错。
11
as a whole
used
to
say
that
all
the
parts
of
something
are
being
considered
together
整个来看〔用于表示所有部分都已考虑〕
This
project
will
be
of
great
benefit
to
the
region
as
a
whole.
这个项目整体来看对该地区将大有好处。
12
something
that
consists
of
a
number
of
parts,
but
is
considered
as
a
single
unit
整体〔某物包含数部分，但被当作一个单位〕
C usually singular 一般用单数
Two
halves
make
a
whole.
两个一半构成一个整体。