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  • Derivatives : n  wholeness
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

whole [həul]
  1. 1. adjective [lit] (entire) 整个的
    We spent the whole summer in Italy.
    我们整个夏天都是在意大利过的。
  2. 2. adjective [fig] (emphatic) 完全的
    a whole new way of doing business
    一个全新的商业运作方式
  3. 3. adjective (unbroken) 完整的
    He swallowed it whole.
    他把它完整地吞了下去。
  4. 4. noun [c] (entirety) 整体
  5. 5. noun the whole of sth 某物的全部
    the whole (of the) time
    所有的时间
    the whole lot (of it)
    全部
    the whole lot (of them)
    全部
    as a whole
    整个看来
    on the whole
    大体上

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

whole [hol] [həul]
  1. 1. adjective 全部的；整整的；完全不差的
    the whole night
    整夜
    This whole story is true.
    整个故事都是真实的。
  2. 2. adjective 全面的；（物质精神、社会等）一切方面的
    the whole man
    完全的人，完人
  3. 3. adjective 全套的；完全的；完全包含原来成分的
    a whole set
    一整套
    whole blood
    全血
  4. 4. adjective 整个的；未经分割的
    a whole cheese
    一整块干酪
    The whole family was expecting a letter from him.
    一家人都在期待他的来信。
  5. 5. adjective 无恙的；健康的；健壮的
  6. 6. adjective [archaic] （伤）愈合的；治愈了的
  7. 7. adjective 完整无损的；无缺的
    a whole yolk
    完整的蛋黄
  8. 8. adjective 同父母的
    a whole brother
    同父母兄(或弟)
  9. 9. adjective [mathematics] 整（数）的；不含分数的
    28 is a whole number.
    28是个整数。
  10. 10. noun 全部；全体；总数；总合
    the whole of the estate
    全部资产
  11. 11. noun 整体；统一体

Collins English-English Dictionary

whole [həυl]
  1. 1. adj containing all the component parts necessary to form a total; complete
    a whole apple
  2. 2. adj constituting the full quantity, extent, etc
  3. 3. adj uninjured or undamaged
  4. 4. adj healthy
  5. 5. adj having no fractional or decimal part; integral
    a whole number
  6. 6. adj of, relating to, or designating a relationship established by descent from the same parents; full
    whole brothers
  7. 7. adv in an undivided or unbroken piece
    to swallow a plum whole
  8. 8. n all the parts, elements, etc, of a thing
  9. 9. n an assemblage of parts viewed together as a unit
  10. 10. n a thing complete in itself
  11. 11. n [Etymology] Old English hal, hæl; related to Old Frisian hal, hel, Old High German heil, Gothic hails; compare hale1
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Examples

over the whole city
遍及全城 → over
sulking for three whole days together
一连三天都绷着脸不高兴 → together
a whole yolk
完整的蛋黄 → yolk
a whole set
一整套 → whole
whole blood
全血 → whole
a whole cheese
一整块干酪 → whole
the whole night
整夜 → whole
a whole brother
同父母兄(或弟) → whole
the whole man
完全的人，完人 → whole
28 is a whole number.
28是个整数。 → whole
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