| 单词 | whole-hoggers |
| 释义 | whole /hōl/adjective
ORIGIN: OE hāl healthy; ON heill, Ger heil; see hale1 wholeˈness noun wholeˈsome adjective
wholeˈsomely adverb wholeˈsomeness noun whōˈlism noun An alteration of holism whōˈlist noun whōlistˈic adjective wholly /hōlˈli or hōˈli/ adverb Completely, altogether whole blood noun Donor blood for use in transfusions, from which no constituents have been extracted whole-body monitor noun (nuclear eng) An assembly of large scintillation detectors, heavily shielded against background radiation, used to identify and measure the gamma radiation emitted by the human body whole cloth noun Cloth in its full manufactured size (cut out of whole cloth (N Am inf) wholly fabricated, utterly false) wholeˈ-coloured adjective All of one colour wholeˈfood noun Food, unprocessed or processed as little as possible, produced without any artificial fertilizers or pesticides, etc wholeˈ-footˈed adjective (informal) Unreserved wholeˈgrain adjective (of bread, flour, etc) made from the complete grain, with no parts discarded during manufacture wholeˈheartˈed adjective Hearty, generous, zealous and sincere wholeˈheartˈedly adverb wholeˈ-heartˈedness noun wholeˈ-hog adjective (slang) Out-and-out, complete wholeˈ-hoggˈer noun Someone who is inclined to go the whole hog wholeˈ-hoofed adjective Having an undivided hoof wholeˈ-length adjective
noun A portrait or statue showing the whole figure whole-life insurance noun A life-insurance policy on which premiums are payable up to the death of the insured person wholeˈmeal noun Meal made from entire grains of wheat (also adjective) whole milk noun Milk from which nothing has been extracted, as distinct from skimmed or semi-skimmed milk whole note noun (N American) A semibreve whole number noun A unit, or a number composed of units, an integral number whole-plate see under plate wholeˈsale noun Sale of goods, usu by the whole piece or large quantity, to a retailer adjective
adverb
transitive verb To sell by wholesale wholeˈsaler noun Someone who sells by wholesale wholeˈ-skinned adjective
wholeˈ-souledˈ adjective Wholehearted whole step noun (US) A whole tone wholeˈstitch noun (lace-making) A weaving stitch used to fill in a pattern, cloth stitch whole tone noun (music) An interval of two semitones wholeˈ-tone scale noun (music) Either of two scales produced by beginning on one of any two notes a chromatic semitone apart and ascending or descending in whole tones for an octave wholeˈwheat adjective Wholemeal whollˈy-owned adjective Describing a company all of whose shares are owned by another company as a whole
go the whole hog
on or upon the whole
out of whole cloth see whole cloth above. with whole skin Safe, unscathed |
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