区别1：意义上二者所修饰的整体有所不同。entire修饰的整体可以看作多个部分的集合体，如the entire staff(全体职员)是由一个一个员工组成的；而whole修饰的整体是指不可再细分的一个主体，如the whole cake是一个完整的主体，不由更为细小的部分组成。区别2：用法上whole多用于口语中，entire多用于书面语中，也因此whole在日常语言中的运用必entire多；另外在某些抽象名词的修饰上，二者不能互换，如the entire peace of the Middle East（整个中东和平）和His whole attitude（他的整个态度），其中whole修饰抽象名词的情况比较少见。【释义】whole意为“整个的，整体的”，强调没有任何一部分或一种成分被忽略、遗漏或减少，表示完整无缺。entire意为“完全的，完整的，整个的”，指有形状、数量或时间范围整体。【双语例句】He had spent his entire/whole life in China as a doctor.他一生都在中国当医生。The entire/whole family was staring at him, waiting for him to speak全家人都盯着他，等着他说话。
整个: 1. entire2. whole3. total4. wholly5. whole concern6. guntz7. entireness Examples:1. 她发了一通脾气之后整个早上都追悔莫及。 She was contrite the whole morning after her angry outburst.2. 轰炸后，整个地区禁止公众通行。 After the bombing, the whole area was barred to the public.3. 一个军官作出如此胆怯的行为使整个团都蒙受羞辱。 Such an act of cowardice by an officer shames his whole regiment.4. 整个建筑倒塌了。 The whole building collapsed.5. 整个工作只需要半个小时。 The whole job only takes half an hour.6. 他明确地把整个经过都对我讲了，一点不含糊。 He told me the whole story in spades and there's no doubt about it.7. 罗马帝国在全盛时期几乎占据了整个欧洲。 At its zenith the Roman Empire covered almost the whole of Europe.8. 一个厨房里的小火炉就会把整个房子都熏黑。 One small fire in the kitchen will cover the whole house in soot. Entire quantity整个数量The country at large.整个国家Entire voyage整个运输过程中Doze away a whole afternoon整个下午在打瞌睡Fool away a whole afternoon浪费掉整个下午The entire world; the universe.整个世界；宇宙Mist shrouded the castle.迷雾遮蔽了整个城堡。The whole building collapsed.整个建倒塌了.It's too small all over.整个都太小了。All the systems are electric.整个系统都是电气化的。
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