whole是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 complete or not divided -- 全部的；整个的；整体的

  • I spent the whole day cleaning. 我花了一整天打扫卫生。

  • There's still a whole month till my birthday. 离我的生日还有整整1个月时间。

  • After my exercise class, my whole body ached. 体育课之后，我浑身都疼。

  • The whole town was destroyed by the earthquake. 地震将整个城镇都摧毁了。

  • This whole thing (= situation) is ridiculous. 这一切太荒谬了。

  • Bill does nothing but complain the whole time (= all the time). 比尔什么都没做，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". 你必须站在法庭上宣誓：“事实，全部事实，只有事实。”

  • Her dance compositions added a whole (= completely) new dimension to the contemporary dance repertoire. 她的舞蹈作品为现代舞剧目增添了全新的内容。

  • 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. 新计算机的速度要快得多了。

• 1 as a single object and not in pieces -- 整体地

  • The seeds can be eaten whole or ground in a coffee grinder. 这些豆子可以整个吃，也可以用咖啡机磨成粉。

• 2 completely -- 完全地

  • Now he's arrived, it's a whole different situation. 现在他来了，情况就完全不同了。

• 3 a complete thing -- 全部；整体；全体

  • Two halves make a whole. 两个一半构成一个整体。

  • You should consider each problem as an aspect of the whole. 你必须把每个问题作为整体的一个方面来考虑。

  • I'll be on holiday the whole of next week. 下周一整周我都要休假。

  • The whole of his finger was bruised. 他整根手指都肿了。

  • The whole of the school (= everyone in the school) had come to the fair. 全校的人都来参加展览会了。