[ADJ 形容词]全部的;整个的 You use entire when you want to emphasize that you are referring to the whole of something, for example, the whole of a place, time, or population.
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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。
Oxford
en·tire★/ɪnˈtaɪə(r); NAmEɪnˈtaɪər/adjective[only before noun ]( used when you are emphasizing that the whole of sth is involved 用以强调涉及全部) including everything, everyone or every part 全部的;整个的;完全的SYN
whole
◆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族群。en·tire/ɪnˈtaɪə(r); NAmEɪnˈtaɪər/
LDC
entireen‧tire /ɪnˈtaɪə $ -ˈtaɪr/ ●●●S3W2 adjective [only before noun]
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used when you want to emphasize that you mean all of a group, period of time, amount etcSYN whole: It was the worst day in my entire life. The entire staff agreed. Have you drunk the entire bottle?
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全部的(68%),完整的(25%),全面的(7%)
adj.全部的,整个的;全体的
n.(Entire)人名;(英)恩泰尔
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