whole
adjective uk/həʊl/ us/hoʊl/
A2 全部的；整个的；整体的
complete or not divided
I spent the whole day cleaning. 我花了一整天打扫卫生。
There's still a whole month till my birthday. 离我的生日还有整整1个月时间。
After my exercise class, my whole body ached. 体育课之后，我浑身都疼。
The whole town was destroyed by the earthquake. 地震将整个城镇都摧毁了。
This whole thing (= situation) is ridiculous. 这一切太荒谬了。
Bill does nothing but complain the whole time (= all the time). 比尔什么都没做，一直在抱怨。
You have to stand up in court and promise to tell "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth". 你必须站在法庭上宣誓：“事实，全部事实，只有事实。”
Her dance compositions added a whole (= completely) new dimension to the contemporary dance repertoire. 她的舞蹈作品为现代舞剧目增添了全新的内容。
informal（用于表示强调）
used to emphasize something
I have a whole pile of work to do this afternoon. 我今天下午有一大堆工作要做。
The new computers are a whole lot (= much) faster. 新计算机的速度要快得多了。
- More examples
- She gave the whole class extra homework for a week.
- The police combed the whole area for evidence.
- We've just appointed a coordinator who will oversee the whole project.
- They spoke in Russian the whole time.
- It seemed as though the whole city had turned out for their team's triumphant homecoming.
Idioms
go the whole hogidiom mainly UK informal (US usually go whole hog)彻底地做…；贯彻到底
to do something as completely as possible
Having already limited local taxation, why not go the whole hog and abolish it completely? 既然已经对地方征税进行了限制，那为什么不进行到底，彻底将它废除了呢？
the whole bitidiom (US the whole enchilada, the whole nine yards) informal全套;全部
the whole of something, including everything that is related to it
He's into jogging, squash, aerobics, the whole exercise bit. 他喜欢慢跑、壁球、有氧健身操，全部体育运动都喜欢。
a whole lotidiom informal非常
very much
Things were about to get a whole lot worse. 事情就要变得非常糟糕。
He didn't like them a whole lot. 他不太喜欢他们。
informal大量
a large number
I said no, for a whole lot of reasons. 我拒绝了，原因很多。
the whole lotidiom UK informal全部，所有（人或物）
all of something, or all of the people or things in a group
I offered him some chocolate, and he ate the whole lot. 我请他吃巧克力，结果他全吃了。
She's annoyed with the whole lot of you. 她生你们所有人的气了。
whole
adverb uk/həʊl/ us/hoʊl/
(IN ONE PIECE)
C2 整体地
as a single object and not in pieces
The seeds can be eaten whole or ground in a coffee grinder. 这些豆子可以整个吃，也可以用咖啡机磨成粉。
(COMPLETELY)
informal完全地
completely
Now he's arrived, it's a whole different situation. 现在他来了，情况就完全不同了。
whole
noun [ C usually singular ] uk/həʊl/ us/hoʊl/
全部；整体；全体
a complete thing
Two halves make a whole. 两个一半构成一个整体。
You should consider each problem as an aspect of the whole. 你必须把每个问题作为整体的一个方面来考虑。
the whole of somethingB1 整个…
all of something
I'll be on holiday the whole of next week. 下周一整周我都要休假。
The whole of his finger was bruised. 他整根手指都肿了。
The whole of the school (= everyone in the school) had come to the fair. 全校的人都来参加展览会了。
- More examples
- I don't know anything about the workings of other departments or about the organization as a whole.
- The improvement in sales figures had a beneficial effect on the company as a whole.
- She drinks a lot less now, to the benefit of her health as a whole.
- In gestalt psychology and gestalt psychotherapy, people's thoughts and emotions are seen as complex wholes.
- Four quarters make a whole.
Idioms
as a wholeidiom B2 总体上；整个看来
when considered as a group and not in parts
The population as a whole is getting healthier. 总体看来，居民的健康状况正在改善。
on the wholeidiom B1 总的来说；整体上讲
generally
We have our bad times but on the whole we're fairly happy. 我们有过糟糕的时期，但整体上来说还是相当快乐的。