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单词辨析:
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Her total debts are $800.
她的全部债务有800美元。
The total shortage was 200 tons.
短缺之总额为两百吨。
The total number of visitors is about 200,000.
观光客的总数约为20万人。
相关例句:
They haven't totalled the exact figures.
他们还没有对确切数据进行总计。
I was with my husband for eight years in total
我和丈夫在一起的时间总共有8年。
There was an almost total lack of management control
管理控制几乎是完全缺失的。
It added another$ 11.8 million to the take, for a grand total of$ 43 million.
这就又增加了1,180万美元的收入,总计为4,300万美元。
Out of a total of 2,602 pupils only 922 passed the test
所有2,602名学生中,只有922名通过了测试。
They will compete for prizes totalling nearly £ 3,000.
他们将为总额近3,000英镑的奖金展开争夺。