whole: implies nothing has been omitted, ignored, abated, or taken away: read the ~ book.


entire: may suggest a state of completeness or perfection from which nothing has been taken or to which nothing can be added: the ~ population was wiped out.


total: implies everything has been counted, weighed, measured, or considered: the ~ number of people present; or may suggest the absence of all reservation: a ~ eclipse.              如the central govenment has total control over Hong Kong拥有对香港的全面管制权


all: may equal whole, entire, or total: ~ their money went to pay the rent.  


whole: 没有任何部分被忽略减少，entire: 表示完全和完美的状态，既不缺少也无法再添加，total: 都已计量考虑，或表示无保留，all: 同以上各词


记忆方法: 1) 首字母WEAT和小麦wheat发音相同，想成全麦面包<==全部    除了"全部"以外，中文中的"所有"和"一切"也表示"无一例外地包括"。二词通常可以互换，但区别是：1、"所有"是一定范围内的全部，如城堡内所有的人(郭沫若<郑成功>)，如他所有的抱负、志向、希望、前程，全被一笔勾销了(鲁迅<阿Q正传>) 2、"一切"是不限定范围的全部，如人民的利益高于一切

         2) 全部的意思是无一例外地包括mean including everything or everyone without exception.首字母WEAT和小麦wheat发音相同，想成全麦面包<==全部