- QUANT 全部;整体
If you refer to the whole of something, you mean all of it.
- He has said he will make an apology to the whole of Asia for his country's past behaviour...
他已表示要为自己国家过去的行径向全亚洲道歉。 - I was cold throughout the whole of my body.
我浑身上下都觉得冷。 - ...the whole of August.
整个8月份 - Whole is also an adjective.
- He'd been observing her the whole trip...
他整个旅途中都在观察她。 - We spent the whole summer in Italy that year.
那年我们整个夏天都呆在意大利。
- N-COUNT (包含几个不同部分的)整体
A whole is a single thing which contains several different parts.
- An atom itself is a complete whole, with its electrons, protons and neutrons and other elements...
一个原子本身就是一个完整的整体,包括电子、质子、中子及其他元素。 - Taken as a percentage of the whole, the mouth has to be a fairly minor body part.
和全身比起来,嘴可算是身体中较小的一部分。
- ADJ 完好的;完整的
If something is whole, it is in one piece and is not broken or damaged.
- Much of the temple was ruined, but the front was whole, as well as a large hall behind it...
庙宇的大部分都被毁坏了,但其正面及后面的大厅还保存完好。 - I struck the glass with my fist with all my might; yet it remained whole...
我用拳头拼命砸向玻璃,可它还是完好无损。 - Small bones should be avoided as the dog may swallow them whole and risk internal injury.
不要给狗喂小块的骨头,以免它整个吞下去而造成内部器官损伤。
- ADV (表示强调)完全地
You use whole to emphasize what you are saying.
- It was like seeing a whole different side of somebody...
这就像是看到一个人完全不同的一面。 - His father had helped invent a whole new way of doing business.
他父亲帮助创造了一套全新的生意经。 - Whole is also an adjective.
- That saved me a whole bunch of money...
那省了我一大笔钱。 - There's a whole group of friends he doesn't want you to meet.
有一大群朋友他都不想让你见。
Whole is often used to mean the same as all but when used in front of plurals, whole and all have different meanings. For example, if you say 'Whole buildings have been destroyed', you mean that some buildings have been destroyed completely. If you say 'All the buildings have been destroyed', you mean that every building has been destroyed.
whole 和 all 通常意义相同,但当用在名词复数前时意义不同。例如,Whole buildings have been destroyed 意思是一些大楼被整栋摧毁了。而 All the buildings have been destroyed 意思是所有建筑物都被摧毁了。
- PHRASE 整体而言;总体上
If you refer to something as a whole, you are referring to it generally and as a single unit.
- He described the move as a victory for the people of South Africa as a whole...
他把这一举动描述成整个南非人民的胜利。 - As a whole we do not eat enough fibre in Britain.
总体上我们英国人没有摄入足够的膳食纤维。
- PHRASE 大体上说;总的说来
You use on the whole to indicate that what you are saying is true in general but may not be true in every case, or that you are giving a general opinion or summary of something.
- On the whole, people miss the opportunity to enjoy leisure...
总的来说,人们渴望享受闲暇的时光。 - The wine towns encountered are, on the whole, quiet and modest.
所到的酒镇总的来说都是宁静祥和的。