whole
adjective
uk/həʊl/us/hoʊl/A2
completeor notdivided:
全部的；整个的；整体的Ispentthe wholedaycleaning.我花了一整天打扫卫生。
There's still a wholemonthtill mybirthday.离我的生日还有整整1个月时间。
After myexerciseclass, my wholebodyached.体育课之后，我浑身都疼。
The wholetownwasdestroyedby theearthquake.地震将整个城镇都摧毁了。
This wholething(=situation)isridiculous.这一切太荒谬了。
Billdoes nothing butcomplainthe wholetime(= all thetime).比尔什么都没做，一直在抱怨。
You have tostandup incourtandpromisetotell"thetruth, the wholetruth, and nothing but thetruth".你必须站在法庭上宣誓：“事实，全部事实，只有事实。”
Herdancecompositionsaddeda whole(=completely)newdimensionto thecontemporarydancerepertoire.她的舞蹈作品为现代舞剧目增添了全新的内容。
informal
used toemphasizesomething:
（用于表示强调）I have a wholepileofworkto do thisafternoon.我今天下午有一大堆工作要做。
The newcomputersareawholelot(= much)faster.新计算机的速度要快得多了。
- She gave the wholeclassextrahomeworkfor aweek.
- Thepolicecombedthe wholeareaforevidence.
- We've justappointedacoordinatorwho willoverseethe wholeproject.
- TheyspokeinRussianthe wholetime.
- Itseemedas though the wholecityhadturnedout fortheirteam'striumphanthomecoming.
Complete and whole
- (all) in one pieceidiom
- A, a
- absolute
- all or nothingidiom
- all-in-one
- all-inclusive
- fell
- fibre
- from stem to sternidiom
- full-blown
- full-fledged
- full-length
- fully
- plain
- thoroughly
- through and throughidiom
- to the lastidiom
- totality
- toto
- unabridged
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Linguistics: very & extreme
Grammar
Allorwhole?
All and whole are determiners.…Allorwholefor single entities
We use the whole or the whole of to refer to complete single things and events that are countable and defined:…All thewith uncountable nouns
We use all the and not the whole with uncountable nouns:…Allandwholewith plural nouns
We usually use all the and all of the with plural nouns:…Allandwhole: typical errors
We don’t use all before a and an:…Whole
Whole is a determiner. We use whole before nouns and after other determiners (my, the, a/an, their) to talk about quantity. We use it to describe the completeness of something:…Idioms
go the whole hog
the whole bit
a whole lot
the whole lot
whole
adverb
uk/həʊl/us/hoʊl/wholeadverb(IN ONE PIECE)
C2
as asingleobjectand not inpieces:
整体地Theseedscan beeatenwhole orgroundin acoffeegrinder.这些豆子可以整个吃，也可以用咖啡机磨成粉。
Complete and whole
- (all) in one pieceidiom
- A, a
- absolute
- all or nothingidiom
- all-in-one
- all-inclusive
- fell
- fibre
- from stem to sternidiom
- full-blown
- full-fledged
- full-length
- fully
- plain
- thoroughly
- through and throughidiom
- to the lastidiom
- totality
- toto
- unabridged
wholeadverb(COMPLETELY)
informal
completely:
完全地Now he'sarrived, it's a whole differentsituation.现在他来了，情况就完全不同了。
Linguistics: very & extreme
- abjectly
- abundantly
- beyond
- biblical
- blankly
- completely
- desperately
- extreme
- highly
- rank
- raving
- serious
- smack
- spectacularly
- such
- terrible
- terribly
- unutterably
- veritably
- wonderfully
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Complete and whole
Grammar
Allorwhole?
All and whole are determiners.…Allorwholefor single entities
We use the whole or the whole of to refer to complete single things and events that are countable and defined:…All thewith uncountable nouns
We use all the and not the whole with uncountable nouns:…Allandwholewith plural nouns
We usually use all the and all of the with plural nouns:…Allandwhole: typical errors
We don’t use all before a and an:…whole
noun[Cusually singular]
uk/həʊl/us/hoʊl/acompletething:
全部；整体；全体Twohalvesmake a whole.两个一半构成一个整体。
You shouldconsidereachproblemas anaspectofthewhole.你必须把每个问题作为整体的一个方面来考虑。
the whole ofsomething
B1
all of something:
整个…I'll be onholidaythe whole of nextweek.下周一整周我都要休假。
The whole of hisfingerwasbruised.他整根手指都肿了。
The whole of theschool(= everyone in theschool)had come to thefair.全校的人都来参加展览会了。
- I don'tknowanything about theworkingsof otherdepartmentsor about theorganizationas a whole.
- Theimprovementinsalesfigureshad abeneficialeffecton thecompanyas a whole.
- Shedrinksa lot less now, to thebenefitof herhealthas a whole.
- Ingestaltpsychologyandgestaltpsychotherapy, people'sthoughtsandemotionsareseenascomplexwholes.
- Fourquartersmake a whole.
Complete and whole
- (all) in one pieceidiom
- A, a
- absolute
- all or nothingidiom
- all-in-one
- all-inclusive
- fell
- fibre
- from stem to sternidiom
- full-blown
- full-fledged
- full-length
- fully
- plain
- thoroughly
- through and throughidiom
- to the lastidiom
- totality
- toto
- unabridged
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Linguistics: both, all, each & every
Grammar
Allorwhole?
All and whole are determiners.…Allorwholefor single entities
We use the whole or the whole of to refer to complete single things and events that are countable and defined:…All thewith uncountable nouns
We use all the and not the whole with uncountable nouns:…Allandwholewith plural nouns
We usually use all the and all of the with plural nouns:…Allandwhole: typical errors
We don’t use all before a and an:…Idioms
as a whole
on the whole