🔑wholeBrE/həʊl/NAmE/hoʊl/adjective🔑[only before noun]full; complete全部的;整体的;完全的;所有的◆Hespentthewholedaywriting. 他整整写了一天。◆Wedrankawholebottleeach. 我们每人都喝了整整一瓶。◆Thewholecountry(= allthepeopleinit)mournedherdeath. 举国都在为她的逝世哀悼。◆Let'sforgetthewholething. 咱们彻底忘掉这件事吧。◆Shewasn'ttellingthewholetruth. 她没有把实情都讲出来。🔑[only before noun]usedtoemphasizehowlargeorimportantsthis(强调大小或重要性)整个的,全部的◆Weofferawholevarietyofweekendbreaks. 我们提供的周末假日活动丰富多彩,一应俱全。◆Ican'taffordit—that'sthewholepoint. 我买不起,这就是全部的理由。🔑notbrokenordamaged完整的;完好无损的SYN(all) in one piece◆Owlsusuallyswallowtheirpreywhole(= withoutchewingit). 猫头鹰通常把猎物囫囵吞下。half / whole / quarter
Quarter, half and whole can all be nouns. * quarter、half 和 whole 均可作名词:◆Cut the apple into quarters.把苹果切成四等份。◆Two halves make a whole.两个一半构成一个整体。
Whole is also an adjective. * whole 亦作形容词:◆I've been waiting here for a whole hour.我在这儿等了整整一个小时。
Half is also a determiner. * half 亦作限定词:◆Half (of) the work is already finished.工作已经完成了一半。◆They spent half the time looking for a parking space.他们花了一半的时间寻找停车位。◆Her house is half a mile down the road.她的房子在这条路上前面半英里远的地方。 Note that you do not put a or the in front of half when it is used in this way.注意在此用法中 half 前面不加 a 或 the:◆I waited for half an hour.我等了半个小时。◆I waited for a half an hour.
Half can also be used as an adverb. * half 亦可作副词:◆This meal is only half cooked.这饭只煮了个半熟。
▸whole·nessBrE/ˈhəʊlnəs/NAmE/ˈhoʊlnəs/noun[U]➡ see alsowhollyHELPMostidiomscontainingwholeareattheentriesforthenounsandverbsintheidioms, forexamplegothewholehogisathog.大多数含 whole 的习语,都可在该等习语中的名词及动词相关词条找到,如 go the whole hog 在词条 hog 下。●aˈwholelot🔑(informal) verymuch; alot非常;很多◆I'mfeelingawholelotbetter. 我觉得好得多了。●aˈwholelot (ofsth)🔑(informal) alargenumberoramount许许多多;大量◆TherewereawholelotofpeopleIdidn'tknow. 有许多人我都不认识。◆Ilostawholelotofmoney. 我丢了好多钱。●theˌwholeˈlot🔑everything; allofsth一切;全部;所有◆I'vesoldthewholelot. 我把所有的东西都卖了。
Quarter, half and whole can all be nouns. * quarter、half 和 whole 均可作名词:◆Cut the apple into quarters.把苹果切成四等份。◆Two halves make a whole.两个一半构成一个整体。
Whole is also an adjective. * whole 亦作形容词:◆I've been waiting here for a whole hour.我在这儿等了整整一个小时。
Half is also a determiner. * half 亦作限定词:◆Half (of) the work is already finished.工作已经完成了一半。◆They spent half the time looking for a parking space.他们花了一半的时间寻找停车位。◆Her house is half a mile down the road.她的房子在这条路上前面半英里远的地方。 Note that you do not put a or the in front of half when it is used in this way.注意在此用法中 half 前面不加 a 或 the:◆I waited for half an hour.我等了半个小时。◆I waited for a half an hour.
Half can also be used as an adverb. * half 亦可作副词:◆This meal is only half cooked.这饭只煮了个半熟。