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)
1. altogether, I'm sorry it happened
2. all in all, it's not so bad
Synonym:all in allaltogethertout ensemble

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。
From then on the whole tone of the campaign began to degenerate.
从那时起，整个活动的基调开始变质。
You have brought disaster on the whole village!
你给整个村带来了灾难！
On the whole, I am satisfied with it.
总的来讲，我是满意的。
But on the whole we had good flying weather.
但是，总的说来，我们飞行天气很好。
On the whole, people miss the opportunity to enjoy leisure
总的来说，人们渴望享受闲暇的时光。
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。
You have on the whole been a loyal general.
总的说来，你还是一个忠诚的将领。
The evolution of industrial lab has experienced the three stages on the whole.
工业实验室的演进在宏观上经历了三个阶段。
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。