whole是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 complete or not divided -- 全部的；整個的；整體的

  • I spent the whole day cleaning. 我花了一整天打掃衛生。

  • There's still a whole month till my birthday. 離我的生日還有整整一個月時間。

  • After my exercise class, my whole body ached. 體育課之後，我渾身都痛。

  • The whole town was destroyed by the earthquake. 地震摧毀了整個城鎮。

  • This whole thing (= situation) is ridiculous. 這一切太荒謬了。

  • Bill does nothing but complain the whole time (= all the time). 比爾什麼都沒做，一直在抱怨。

  • You have to stand up in court and promise to tell "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth". 你必須站在法庭上宣誓：「事實，全部事實，只有事實。」

  • Her dance compositions added a whole (= completely) new dimension to the contemporary dance repertoire. 她的舞蹈作品為現代舞劇目增添了全新的內容。

  • I have a whole pile of work to do this afternoon. 我今天下午有一大堆工作要做。

  • The new computers are a whole lot (= much) faster. 新電腦的速度要快得多了。

• 1 as a single object and not in pieces -- 整體地

  • The seeds can be eaten whole or ground in a coffee grinder. 這些豆子可以整個吃，也可以用咖啡機磨成粉。

• 2 completely -- 完全地

  • Now he's arrived, it's a whole different situation. 現在他來了，情況就完全不同了。

• 3 a complete thing -- 全部；整體；全體

  • Two halves make a whole. 兩個一半構成一個整體。

  • You should consider each problem as an aspect of the whole. 你必須把每個問題作為整體的一個方面來考慮。

  • I'll be on holiday the whole of next week. 下週一整週我都要休假。

  • The whole of his finger was bruised. 他整根手指都腫了。

  • The whole of the school (= everyone in the school) had come to the fair. 全校的人都來參加展覽會了。