/ɪnˈtaɪə(r) ||; ɪnˈtaɪr/adj
(only before a noun 只用于名词前) whole or complete 整个的;全部的:
He managed to read the entire book in two days.他在两天里把整本书都看完了。☞ Entire is stronger than whole. entire 的语气较 whole 强。 ➔entirelyadvI entirely agree with you.我完全同意你的看法。 ➔entirety /ɪnˈtaɪərəti ||; ɪnˈtaɪrtɪ/ noun [U]:
We must consider the problem in its entirety (= as a whole).我们要全面看待这个问题。
entire/InˋtaIr; InˈtaIə/adj [only before noun 仅用于名词前] used to emphasize that you mean all of something 全部的﹐整个的: It was the best day of my entire life. 这是我一生中最美好的一天。The hurricane destroyed entire villages. 飓风摧毁了整座整座的村庄。