1 complete; full 整个的;全部的:
I drank a whole bottle of water.我喝了满满一瓶水。Let's just forget the whole thing.我们且把这整件事忘了吧。She wasn't telling me the whole truth.她没有完全对我说实话。
2 not broken or cut 完整的:
Snakes swallow their prey whole (= in one piece).蛇会把猎物整个吞下。☞adverb wholly 副词为wholly
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/həʊl ||; hol/noun[sing]
1 a thing that is complete or full in itself 完整的东西;整体:
Two halves make a whole.两个一半构成一个整体。
2the whole of sth all that there is of sth 整个:
I spent the whole of the morning cooking.我花了整个早上烧菜。
as a whole as one complete thing or unit and not as separate parts 作为一个整体;整体来说:
This is true in Britain, but also in Europe as a whole.在英国是如此,在整个欧洲也是如此。on the whole generally, but not true in every case 大体上;总的来说:
On the whole I think it's a very good idea.大体上,我认为这是个很不错的主意。
whole1/hol; həʊl/adj 1 all of something [→ entire] 全部的﹐整个的: She drank a whole bottle of wine. 她喝下整整一瓶葡萄酒。He had not told her the whole truth . 他没有告诉她全部实情。2 a whole lota) very much 非常,很: I’m feeling a whole lot better. 我现在感觉好多了。b) a large quantity or number 许多﹐大量: +of I’ve got a whole lot of problems. 我有很多问题。3 not divided or broken into parts 完整的﹐完好的: These birds swallow fish whole. 这些鸟是把鱼整条吞下去吃的。
whole2n 1 the whole of sth all of something 全部[整个]某物: The whole of my body ached. 我浑身疼。2 on the whole generally or usually 总体而言: On the whole, life was much quieter after John left. 总体而言﹐约翰走后生活安静多了。3 as a whole used to say that all the parts of something are being considered 整个来看: We must look at our educational system as a whole. 我们必须把我们的教育制度作为一个整体来看。
wholewholewholes1adjectivepronunciationThe word whole sounds just like hole, because we don't say the w in this word.complete; with no parts missing: He ate the whole cake! We are going to Australia for a whole month.wholewholewholes2noun (no plural)1a thing that is complete: Two halves make a whole.2all of something: I spent the whole of the weekend in bed.on the wholegenerally, but not always completely true: On the whole, I think it's a good idea.