1.entire的基本意思是“全部的,整体的”,指完整无缺的,未经破坏或分割的统一体,含有全然的整体概念。
2.entire也可作“完全的,绝对的”解。
3.entire只用于被它修饰的名词之前,偶尔也可以作表语。
4.entire没有比较级和最高级。

用作定语
▲～+n.
The swelling affected the entire leg.整条腿都肿起来了。
They slaughtered the entire family.他们把这家人全杀了。
She wrote the entire novel in only six months.她只用了六个月就写完了整部小说。
I've wasted an entire day on this.在这上面我已经浪费了一整天的时间。
She spent the entire day in bed.她一整天都躺在床上。
He wasted the entire day in the school.他在学校浪费了一整天。
The entire village was destroyed.整个村庄被毁。
The entire locality has been affected by the new motorway.整个地区都受到了新高速公路的影响。
The entire universe is made up of different kinds of matter.整个宇宙是由各种物质构成的。
With the change of the economic foundation the entire immense superstructure is more or less rapidly transformed.随着经济基础的变化,整个庞大的上层建筑也会不同程度地发生迅速变革。
The entire nation raised up and drove the enemy soldiers out from their homeland.整个民族奋起反抗,把敌兵从国土上赶了出去。
I am in entire agreement with you.我完全同意你的看法。
He enjoyed our entire confidence.他受到我们的绝对信任。
He has my entire confidence.我完全信任他。
用作表语
▲S+be+～
When the Venus de Milo was entire, there were arms on the statue.维纳斯塑像完整时是有胳膊的。

entire, complete, total, whole
参见complete条。

［词源］  ＜古法语entier ＜拉丁语integer(全部的,整个的)