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单词 whole
释义

whole

UK /həʊl/

DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    all of something

    His whole body was trembling.

    My whole family came to watch me playing in the concert.

    The whole process will take months.

    the whole thing:

    Come on, let’s just forget the whole thing.

    the whole story/truth:

    She told Tilly the whole story about what had happened.

    Synonyms and related words

    Everything and including everything
  2. 2
    not divided or broken

    Add three whole eggs plus two additional yolks.

    Some of the statues were broken, but others were still whole.

    Synonyms and related words

    In good condition and not damaged
  3. 3
    used for emphasizing what you are saying
    a whole range/series:

    There is a whole range of therapies that may be suitable.

    a whole lot:

    I feel a whole lot better today.

    a whole host (=a lot):

    We’ve had a whole host of problems.

    in the whole world:

    They’re the best icecreams in the whole world.

    Synonyms and related words

    Ways of emphasizing what you are saying

phrases

the whole...bit/thing
the whole point

whole

US /hoʊl/

DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    all of something

    His whole body was trembling.

    My whole family came to watch me playing in the concert.

    The whole process will take months.

    the whole thing:

    Come on, let’s just forget the whole thing.

    the whole story/truth:

    She told Tilly the whole story about what had happened.

    Synonyms and related words

    Everything and including everything
  2. 2
    not divided or broken

    Add three whole eggs plus two additional yolks.

    Some of the statues were broken, but others were still whole.

    Synonyms and related words

    In good condition and not damaged
  3. 3
    used for emphasizing what you are saying
    a whole range/series:

    There is a whole range of therapies that might work.

    a whole bunch:

    A whole bunch of kids were waiting to get his autograph.

    a whole lot:

    I feel a whole lot better today.

    a whole host (=a lot):

    We’ve had a whole host of problems.

    in the whole world:

    They’re the best pizzas in the whole world.

    Synonyms and related words

    Ways of emphasizing what you are saying

phrases

the whole...thing/bit
the whole point

whole

UK /həʊl/

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    as a single piece

    The bird swallowed the fish whole.

    Synonyms and related words

    In good condition and not damaged
  2. 2
    informalcompletely

    E-commerce is a whole new way of doing business.

    Synonyms and related words

    Completely and thoroughly

whole

US /hoʊl/

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    as a single piece

    The bird swallowed the fish whole.

    Synonyms and related words

    In good condition and not damaged
  2. 2
    completely

    E-commerce is a whole new way of doing business.

    Synonyms and related words

    Completely and thoroughly

whole

UK /həʊl/

Word Forms

singularwhole
pluralwholes

DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    a complete thing made of several parts

    Two halves make a whole.

    Synonyms and related words

    General words for objects

phrases

as a whole
on the whole
the whole of

whole

US /hoʊl/

Word Forms

singularwhole
pluralwholes

DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    a complete thing made of several parts

    Two halves make a whole.

    Synonyms and related words

    General words for objects

phrases

as a whole
on the whole
the whole of
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