overall
adverb[before noun],adjective
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈrɔːl/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈɑːl/B2
ingeneralratherthan inparticular, orincludingall thepeopleor things in aparticulargrouporsituation:
总的(来说) ;全面的(地) ;包括一切的(地)The overallsituationis good,despitea fewminorproblems.尽管有一些小问题,局势总的来说是好的。
Overall, it has been a goodyear.总的来说,这一年很不错。
The overallwinner, after tengames, willreceive$250,000.10场比赛后,总冠军将获得25万美元。
- Thecompanyciteda 12%declinein newordersasevidencethat overalldemandforitsproductswasfalling.
- Theageof thepatientsandtheiroverallhealthmust befactoredinto theresults.
- Hisperformanceshould bejudgedon the overallresult, and not on whether heachieveseveryjotand tittle of hisoriginalplan.
- You mustkeepthings inperspective- the overallsituationisn't really thatbad.
- Thereportfocuseson theparticularratherthan thegeneraland so doesn'tdrawany overallconclusions.
General
- abstract
- abstraction
- abstractly
- across-the-board
- all-purpose
- broad
- broadness
- by and largeidiom
- chiefly
- general
- generalist
- non-personal
- on the wholeidiom
- portmanteau
- primarily
- principle
- sense
- stuff
- thing
- whole