adv (1)到(各)处(in or to every part of;everywhere in)：(house)be well-built/carpet-ed/furnished/painted～(房子)整个建得很好/全部铺上了地毯/全部备好了家具/全部刷上了油漆;(sth) be rotten～(某物)全部腐烂(sb) be soaked～(某人)浑身湿透;The box is made of ebony～. 这个盒子全部是由乌木做成的。〖同〗everywhere;

(2)从头至尾;始终，一直(during the whole of that time;from the beginning to the end)：follow sb's plan/a sound policy～始终执行某人的计划/合理的政策;keep to the idea～一直坚持这个观点;cry/rain～一直哭/下雨;find a book interesting～觉得一本书从头至尾都很有趣;be loyal～自始至终忠心不渝;

prep(1)遍及，贯穿(in or to every part of;everywhere in)：search～the house 搜遍整个房子;occur～the poem 贯穿在整首诗里;spread～the country 传遍全国;There are desks and chairs～the hall. 整个大厅到处都是桌椅。

(2)自始至终，整个期间(from the beginning to the end;during the whole of that time)：～the night 整夜;～the summer/the journey/the war 整个夏季/旅行/战争期间;～one's life 终生;visit sb～his illness 在某人生病期间不断地去看望