When the whole is used as a noun, its basic meaning is "complete, whole and complete", which refers to a self-contained thing. Can be extended to "whole, one", often used in singular form. It can be preceded by the indefinite article A, which means "whole".
Keywords: whole
Phonetic symbol: English [hl] American [ho? l]
Explain in detail:
The whole; The whole; All; All; All;
Integral; Complete; All; Complete; All; (emphasizing size or importance) as a whole; In good condition;
Phrase collocation:
All this time ...? In the whole process of ... ...
A pile of sth; A lot of things? A large number of sth; A large number of sth
Make sb. well? Restore sb. to his post. prosit
The whole of sth? The whole; All ...
A coherent whole? A coherent whole
Example:
That? Subject? Yes? That? Courses? Form? Answer? Coherence? The whole. ?
The subjects in this course constitute a coherent whole.
The two buildings are generally similar.
Generally speaking, the two buildings are very similar.
You will discover a brand-new history.
You'll dig up a whole new history.
These policies constitute a complete whole.
This is very complete.