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。