Whole

(noun.) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; 'how big is that part compared to the whole?'; 'the team is a unit'.

(noun.) all of something including all its component elements or parts; 'Europe considered as a whole'; 'the whole of American literature'.

(adj.) including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete; 'gave his whole attention'; 'a whole wardrobe for the tropics'; 'the whole hog'; 'a whole week'; 'the baby cried the whole trip home'; 'a whole loaf of bread' .

(adj.) (of siblings) having the same parents; 'whole brothers and sisters' .

亚伦编辑

• He was undeniably a prosperous man, bore his drinking better than others bore their moderation, and, on the whole, flourished like the green bay-tree. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• It was late in the day before the whole inscription was erased. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• While there are several distinct parts of this device, each having its individual function, they may be considered as a whole under the general term of the escapement. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Rather a pleasant year on the whole! 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• I have only a little time here, she said, but I would have you to know the whole truth. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• I thought you were going to spend the whole autumn with us, and I've hardly laid eyes on you for the last month. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• Meantime the whole hall was in a stir; most people rose and remained standing, for a change; some walked about, all talked and laughed. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• She saw clearly enough the whole situation, yet she was fettered: she could not smite the stricken soul that entreated hers. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• I ran back for a light and there was the poor fellow, a great gash in his throat and the whole place swimming in blood. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• All day, she seemed to pervade the whole house. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• Can't, indeed,' rejoined Bob Sawyer, 'I wouldn't mind a brain, but I couldn't stand a whole head. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• There was no Adrian to superintend and direct, while whole flocks of the poor were struck and killed. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• Whether his whole soul is devoted to the great or whether he yields them nothing beyond the services he sells is his personal secret. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• A small green court was the whole of its demesne in front; and a neat wicket gate admitted them into it. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
• Carriages and horses were provided for all; captains and under officers chosen, and the whole assemblage wisely organized. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• To say that active occupations should be concerned primarily with wholes is another statement of the same principle. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• Wholes for purposes of education are not, however, physical affairs. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.

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