The whole = the entirety.
全部；整体
e.g.
on the whole
大体上,总的看来
The detail decides the whole!
细节决定一切!
He murdered the whole work
他毁了全部工作.
The whole world knows it
全世界都知道这件事.
the whole of 表示“……的全部”
e.g.
the whole of the estate
全部资产
the effects will last for the whole of his life.
这些将一直影响他的整个人生.