on the whole
英 [ɒn ðə həʊl]
美 [ɑːn ðə hoʊl]
大体上说;总的说来
英英释义
adv
- with everything considered (and neglecting details)
- altogether, I'm sorry it happened
- all in all, it's not so bad
双语例句
- On the whole it's a good book; and it would be nitpicking to dwell on those small defects.
总之,这是一本好书,对小处不必吹毛求疵。 - The bank crash has had a ripple effect on the whole community.
银行倒闭对整个社会产生了波及影响。 - Our reform of the economic structure is going smoothly on the whole.
现在我们的经济体制改革进行得基本顺利。 - On the whole, the people have reached a well-off standard of living.
总体上的小康是一个偏重于物质消费的小康。人民生活总体上达到小康水平。 - Our opinions are on the whole the same.
我们的意见基本上是一样的。 - Now I can look back on the whole tragedy from a distance of forty years.
时隔40年后,现在我可以回顾整个悲剧了。 - Bargaining can go on the whole day, or even several days, with the customers coming and going at intervals.
讨价还价可以进行一整天,甚至进行好几天,买主则时来时往。 - He is not bad on the whole.
总的来说他不坏。 - Those in business are not, on the whole, conversant with basic scientific principles.
总的来说,那些从商的人并不太熟悉基本的科学原理。 - But on the whole we had good flying weather.
但是,总的说来,我们飞行天气很好。