whole

n C,常用单

1. 全部；全体；整体

• The whole of the day was wasted wandering about. 一整天都浪费在东游西逛上了。

2. 完整的体系；统一体

• Nature is a whole. 大自然是一个统一体。

词组as a whole 作为一个整体；整个看来

• take sth. as a whole 从整体上看某事

a whole lot (of) 许多

• The storm caused a whole lot of damage. 风暴造成了巨大的损失。

on (或upon)the whole 总的来讲

• On the whole, life was much quieter after John left. 总的来讲，自从约翰离开后生活变得平静多了。