单词 | entire |
释义 | entire /ɪntaɪə(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. entire/ɪnˈtaɪə(r) ||; ɪnˈtaɪr/adj (only before a noun 只用于名词前) whole or complete 整个的;全部的: ◇he managed to read the entire book in two days. 他在两天里把整本书都看完了。 ☞ entire is stronger than whole. entire 的语气较 whole 强。 ➔entirely adv ◇i entirely agree with you. 我完全同意你的看法。 ➔entirety /ɪnˈtaɪərəti ||; ɪnˈtaɪrtɪ/ noun [u]: ◇we must consider the problem in its entirety (= as a whole). 我们要全面看待这个问题。 entiresee ⇨ all/everything 2 en·tire /ɪn`taɪr; ɪnˈtaɪə/adjwhole or complete 整个的,全部的:◇i've spent the entire day cooking. 我花了一整天烧饭菜。 |
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