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

On the whole, I don't see that Harry shows many traits or characteristics of arrogance.
但整个地说，我看不到哈利表现出了许多傲慢的特征或特色。
But on the whole we had good flying weather.
但是，总的说来，我们飞行天气很好。
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。
The lack of facilities for elderly people has cast doubts on the whole of the redevelopment scheme.
整个重建计划缺乏提供给老人们的设施，这使人们对计划产生了怀疑。
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。
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。
Sometimes I have problems at work but on the whole I enjoy my job.
有时我的工作也有问题，但总的来说，我喜欢我的工作。
He is not bad on the whole.
总的来说他不坏。
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。
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。