adj (1)完全(全部，整个)的(full amount of)[作attrib]：three～days/weeks 整三天/周; a～month 一整月; a～holiday 全日假; a～cake/pizza 整个蛋糕/比萨饼; the～town/country/nation/world 全镇/国/民族/世界; the～affair/matter/thing 整个事件/事情/事情; the～lot 所有东西; the～staff/building 全体员工/整幢楼; a～new way of life/bunch of things 一种全新的生活方式/一连串的事情; in my～life 在我的一生中; He sat next to me in the car and slept the～way. 在汽车里，他坐在我旁边睡了一路。He cried the～trip. 他哭了一道。You did not tell me the～truth. 你没有把全部实情告诉我。〖同〗entire，complete，full，total;〖反〗partial，incomplete;

(2)完整(无损)的 (not damaged or broken)： a～human skeleton 一个完整的人骨架;Fortunately，the plates were still～. 幸好盘子仍完整无损。cook sth～整个儿烹饪某物; I ordered a～bottle of wine，waiter，not a half bottle. 服务员，我要的是一整瓶酒，不是半瓶。He swallowed the hot dog/the biscuit～，without chewing it at all. 他一点儿也不咀嚼，囫囵吞下热狗/饼干。Is～milk healthier than skimmed? 全脂牛奶是不是比脱脂牛奶更有益健康?(sb) be～again (infml) 身体痊愈;Those who were ill have been made～again.(fml) (fig) 生病的那些人已痊愈。〖同〗entire，unbroken，complete;〖反〗divided，cut，broken，fractional;

go the whole hog 彻底地做某事(infml)：You have to go the～hog，and cannot just leave something undone. 你做事必须彻底，不能留下些没干的。

a whole lot (of sth) 大量(infml)： There is a～lot of excuses/reasons/troubles for taking over this job. 接管这项工作有许多借口/理由/麻烦。

the whole day long 整天：We were doing packing the～day long. 我们一整天都在打包。The boy was watching TV the～day long. 这个孩子一整天都在看电视。

the whole time 一直地： The mother worried the～time about her sick child. 母亲一直为她生病的孩子焦虑不安。

n(1)整体(个)，全体(all)[C]：an organic/undivided～有机/不可分割的整体;a united～统一的整体;Two halves/Four quarters make a～. 两个一半/四个四分之一构成一个整体。The different parts were joined to form a～. 由不同的部分联合成一个整体。How big is that in comparison with the～? 那部分与整体相比有多大?The earth's weather system is an integrated～. 全球的气象系统是一个不可分割的整体。The individual is only a part of the social～. 个人只是社会整体的一部分。〖同〗totality，entirety，unit，completeness;〖反〗part，piece，division，portion;

(2)某事物的全部(complete amount，thing，etc)[U，a～][N(of)]： the～of the morning/one week/July 整个早晨/星期/7月份; the～of a year 整整一年;the～of Europe/that area/this region 整个欧洲/地区/区域; the～of his family 他全家; finish the～of it 全部完成; know the～of one's trade 精通自己的本行; throw the～of oneself into the work 全力投入工作; Buying the house took the～of his savings. 买房花费了他所有的积蓄。They have used up the～of their food supply. 他们吃光了所有的食品。The～of my money was stolen. 我的钱全部被偷。These items make up the～of the contract. 整个合同由这些条款组成。〖同〗total，sum，body;〖反〗part，piece，division，portion;

as a whole 作为整体：We have to view these things as a～， not one by one. 我们必须整体地而不是孤立地看待这些事情。

on the whole 总的说来：We have had a good summer on the～. 总的说来我们夏天过得不错。

→͵whole-′hearted adj 全心全意的;͵whole-′heartedly adv 全心全意地;͵whole-′length n & adj 全身(的)，全部(的);′wholemeal n & adj 全麦面(的);′wholeness n 完整;′wholly adv 完全地，全部地;′wholesale n，adj & adv 批发(的，地);v 批发;′wholesome adj 有益健康的，显示健康的