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whole

UK /həʊl/US /hoʊl/

词源

源自中古英语 'hol', 古英语 'hāl'(意为健康的、完整的),与德语 'heil' 和荷兰语 'heel' 同源。

adjective

❶ 指完整的、全部的,强调没有缺失或分割的部分,常用于描述物体、时间或概念的整体性。

“She ate the whole pizza by herself.”

(她一个人吃完了整张披萨。)

“The whole class cheered when they won the competition.”

(全班同学在赢得比赛时都欢呼起来。)

同义词:entire, complete, total

noun

❶ 表示整体或全部,强调由多个部分组成的统一体,常用于抽象或具体的概念。

“The whole of the city was covered in snow.”

(整个城市都被雪覆盖了。)

“We need to consider the problem as a whole.”

(我们需要从整体上考虑这个问题。)

同义词:entirety, total, sum

常见短语

as a whole — 表示从整体上看,强调全面或综合的视角,常用于分析或总结时。

“The project was successful as a whole, despite some minor issues.”

(尽管有些小问题,但从整体上看这个项目是成功的。)

on the whole — 表示总体上或大致上,用于总结或评价时,暗示虽然有细节差异但总体趋势一致。

“On the whole, the conference was well-organized and informative.”

(总的来说,这次会议组织得很好且信息丰富。)