whole
whole 英 [həʊl] 美 [hoʊl]
adj. 完整的；整个的 n. 整体；全部
名词复数:wholes
- Something that exists in its entirety is whole. If there are eight slices of pizza and you eat half, you've eaten four of them. If you eat the whole pizza, you've somehow managed to eat all eight slices.
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- adj. 完整的；整个的
- n. 整体；全部
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1. the whole family
整个一家子
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2. He spent the whole day writing.
他整整写了一天。
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3. We drank a whole bottle each.
我们每人都喝了整整一瓶。
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4. Let's forget the whole thing.
咱们彻底忘掉这件事吧。
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5. I can't afford it—that's the whole point.
我买不起，这就是全部的理由。
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6. The effects will last for the whole of his life.
这些将会持续影响他的一生。
- whole (adj.) Old English hal "entire, whole; unhurt, uninjured, safe; healthy, sound; genuine, straightforward," from Proto-Germanic *haila- "undamaged" (source also of Old Saxon hel, Old Norse heill, Old Frisian hal, Middle Dutch hiel, Dutch heel, Old High German, German heil "salvation, welfare"), from PIE *kailo- "whole, uninjured, of good omen" (source also of Old Church Slavonic celu "whole, complete;" see health).
- whole (n.) "entire body or company; the full amount," late 14c., from whole (adj.).
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