entire

【发音】

美 /ɪn'taɪɚ/ 英 /ɪn'taɪə/

【翻译】

1. adj. 全部的， 整个的

   英释:used when you want to emphasize that you mean all of a group, period of time, amount etc

【记忆】

en(包围) ＋ tire(疲劳) → 整个人都累垮了 → 整个的

【短语】

1. entire life : 总寿命

2. on entire : (邮票)附贴在信封(或明信片、邮件包装纸等)上的

3. entire agreement : 全部协议；完整合约

4. entire file : 整个文件

5. entire function : 整函数

6. entire quantity : 总数

【例句】

1. It was the worst day in my entire life.

   那是我一生中最糟糕的一天。

2. The entire staff agreed.

   全体员工都同意了。

3. Have you drunk the entire bottle?

   你把整瓶酒都喝了吗？

【真题例句】

1. (2015.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...much has been said about him as a peerless business leader who has created immense wealth for shareholders, and guided the design of hit products that are transforming entire industries...

2. (2014.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 听力题)...Last week I came across a couple of old school friends and we spend the entire journey in the bar...

3. (2013.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...gave their entire class iPads with which to download textbooks just last year...

4. (2012.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...channelling the magic of computing into products that reshaped entire industries...

5. (2010.12 • CET4 • • 听力题)...will you know how to be happy when you are not working if you spend your entire life making money...

6. (2010.12 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...academic levels were raised across the entire school...

【同、近义词】

1. adj.[生物]全部的，整个的；全体的

   overall/all/total/corporate/universal/

【同根词】

1. adv

   entirely : 完全地，彻底地

2. n

   entirety : 全部；完全

   entireness : 全体；完全；整个