entire
英 [ɪnˈtaɪə(r)]
美 [ɪnˈtaɪər]
adj. 全部的; 整个的; 完全的
Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1876 / COCA.868
同义词辨析
wholeadj. 全部的，整体的
〔辨析〕
只作定语，一般只用于修饰单数名词（含集合名词），但前面须有冠词或其他限定词；侧重指某事物的整体，如全部数量、体积、时间等，强调毫无增删、遗漏等。
〔例证〕
Dad gave me the whole box of chocolates.
爸爸把一整盒巧克力都给了我。
The whole village was attacked with influenza.
全村的人都得了流感。
Tony waited for her a whole half an hour.
托尼等了她整整半个小时。
爸爸把一整盒巧克力都给了我。
The whole village was attacked with influenza.
全村的人都得了流感。
Tony waited for her a whole half an hour.
托尼等了她整整半个小时。
alladj. 全部的，整个的
〔辨析〕
普通用词，通常用于修饰单数或复数可数名词、不可数名词、物质名词、表示地点的专有名词，应置于冠词、指示代词、物主代词等之前，而 whole 应置于这些词之后。
〔例证〕
all China/day/food/night
全中国/整天/所有食品/整夜
I want to hear all the details.
我想听听全部的细节。
All children deserve encouragement.
所有的孩子都应得到鼓励。
He has lived all his life in this town.
他一生就住在这个镇子里。
全中国/整天/所有食品/整夜
I want to hear all the details.
我想听听全部的细节。
All children deserve encouragement.
所有的孩子都应得到鼓励。
He has lived all his life in this town.
他一生就住在这个镇子里。
entireadj. 整体的，全部的
〔辨析〕
较正式用词，只作定语，一般只用于修饰单数名词（包括集合名词），强调团体、时间段、数量等的整体，含不能有所削减或增添之意，用于修饰某一具体事物时常可与 whole 换用。
〔例证〕
The entire/whole city was destroyed.
整个城市被毁了。
I am in entire agreement with you.
我完全同意你的意见。
The entire/whole body of a zebra is marked with black and white stripes.
斑马的全身都有黑白条纹。
整个城市被毁了。
I am in entire agreement with you.
我完全同意你的意见。
The entire/whole body of a zebra is marked with black and white stripes.
斑马的全身都有黑白条纹。
totaladj. 全部的，总计的
〔辨析〕
只作定语，指所有的数目或东西都计算在内的，强调总的数字、数额、数量等。
〔例证〕
Her total debts are $800.
她的全部债务有800美元。
The total shortage was 200 tons.
短缺之总额为两百吨。
The total number of visitors is about 200,000.
观光客的总数约为20万人。
她的全部债务有800美元。
The total shortage was 200 tons.
短缺之总额为两百吨。
The total number of visitors is about 200,000.
观光客的总数约为20万人。
牛津词典
adj.
- 全部的；整个的；完全的
including everything, everyone or every part- The entire village was destroyed.
整个村庄都给毁了。 - I wasted an entire day on it.
我为此浪费了整整一天。 - 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种群。
- The entire village was destroyed.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ 全部的;整个的
You useentirewhen you want to emphasize that you are referring to the whole of something, for example, the whole of a place, time, or population.- He had spent his entire life in China as a doctor...
他一生都在中国当医生。 - There are only 60 swimming pools in the entire country...
全国总共只有60个游泳池。 - The entire family was staring at him, waiting for him to speak...
全家人都盯着他，等着他说话。 - I cried the entire three weeks; I never stopped...
我整整哭了3个星期，一刻都没停。 - The entire world must take notice of something like this.
全世界一定要关注这样的事情。
- He had spent his entire life in China as a doctor...
双语例句
- Loss of confidence could trigger a run on Citibank that would threaten the entire financial system.
民众信心的丧失可能导致花旗银行出现挤兑，从而威胁到整个金融体系。 - He had spent his entire life in China as a doctor
他一生都在中国当医生。 - The entire world must take notice of something like this.
全世界一定要关注这样的事情。 - The roof support structure had collapsed and the entire weight was bearing down on the ceiling.
屋顶的支架倒塌了，全部重量都压到了天花板上。 - Seats, or sometimes entire tables, were reserved.
一些散座，有时候是整桌，都被预订了。 - A village's entire beach and harbor can be fouled by a single rotting whale
一只腐烂的死鲸就足以弄脏一个村子的整片海滩和港口。 - In 1991 the government set quality standards for the entire industry.
1991年，政府给整个工业规定了质量标准。 - A third of the Senate and the entire House are up for re-election.
参议院三分之一的席位和众议院所有席位都面临改选。 - Entire suburbs have been reduced to rubble.
整个市郊都变成了一片废墟。 - I am getting very bored with this entire business.
我开始对这整件事情感到非常厌倦。