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

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。
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。
He is not bad on the whole.
总的来说他不坏。
The capital W in the FD column indicates that the application has a write lock on the whole file.
FD列中的大写W表示该应用程序具有对整个文件的写锁。
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。
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。
On the whole, you should be pride of your improvement in English.
总的说来，你应该为你自己英文的进步而骄傲。
You have on the whole been a loyal general.
总的说来，你还是一个忠诚的将领。
Journalists on the whole don't create public opinion. They can help to nourish it.
大体说来记者不制造舆论。他们会助长舆论。
Our opinions are on the whole the same.
我们的意见基本上是一样的。