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entire adj.
⇨ whole whole adjective whole ♦︎ full ♦︎ total ♦︎ entire ♦︎ completeThese words all describe sth which is as big as it can or should be. 这些词均表示全部的、完全的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a whole / a full / an entire / a complete day / set◆the whole / full / complete truth / story◆full / complete details◆full / a total membership◆your whole / a full / your entire life◆the whole / total / entire population◆unusually / nearly / fairly / reasonably full / complete◆almost full / total / complete■ whole [only before noun] used to emphasize that all of sth is involved; used to emphasize how large or important sth is 全部的；完全的；整个的◆We drank a whole bottle each.我们每人都喝了整整一瓶。◆The whole country (= all the people in it) mourned her death.举国都为她的逝世哀悼。◆She wasn't telling the whole truth.她没有把实情都讲出来。◆Let's forget the whole thing.咱们彻底忘掉这件事吧。◆We offer a whole variety of weekend breaks.我们提供的周末假日活动丰富多彩，一应俱全。◆I can't afford it－that's the whole point (= that's exactly what I've been trying to explain).我买不起，没有其他理由。■ full [usually before noun] including everyone, everything or every part; to the highest level or greatest amount possible 全部的；详尽的；最大程度的◆A full refund will be given if the item is faulty.货品有瑕疵将全额退款。◆The address must be printed in full.地址必须用正体详细填写。◆Many people don't use their computers to their full potential.许多人没有使用计算机的全部功能。◆Students should take full advantage of the college's facilities.学生应该充分利用大学的设施。◆measures to achieve full employment达至充分就业的措施◆I've always believed in living life to the full.我一直有个信念，那就是生活要尽量充实。 see also fully ⇨ quite 2 , full name ⇨ name ■ total [usually before noun] being the amount or number after everyone or everything is counted or added together 总的；总计的◆The total profit was more than £500.利润总额超过500英镑。◆The club has a total membership of about 300.这家俱乐部的会员总数约300名。 see also total ⇨ complete adj. , total ⇨ be verb , total ⇨ count verb , totally ⇨ quite 2 ▸ total noun [countable] ◆You got 47 points in the last game and 18 in this one, making a total of 65.你上场比赛得了47分，这场得了18分，总计65分。◆Out of a total of 15 games, they only won 2.总共15场比赛，他们只胜了两场。◆The repairs come to over £500 in total (= including everything).修理费总共超过500英镑。■ entire / /ɪnˈtaɪə(r)/ / [only before noun] used to emphasize that all of sth is involved, especially when this is a bad thing （尤指坏事情所影响的范围）全部的，整个的◆I have never in my entire life heard such nonsense!我一生中从未听到过这样的废话！◆The disease threatens to wipe out the entire population.这种疾病有可能毁灭整个族群。 see also entirely ⇨ quite 2 NOTE 辨析 Whole or entire? Entire emphasizes sth more strongly than whole and is used especially to emphasize how bad sth is. * entire较whole语气更强，尤用于强调糟糕的程度◆I wasted a whole / an entire day on it.我为此浪费了整整一天。◆We spent the whole day on the beach.我们在海滩上待了一整天。◆We spent the entire day on the beach. ■ complete including all the parts that are necessary 全部的；完整的◆A complete guide to events in Oxford is available from the office.详列牛津所有活动的指南可以到办公室领取。◆the complete works of Tolstoy托尔斯泰全集OPP incomplete ⇨ partial |