总的来说，大体上，一般而言
by and large //
副词 in general; on the whole 一般说来; 总体上
usually; as a rule
同义词： generally / more often than not / mostly
不管吃风不吃风(帆船照常行驶)
无论吃风不吃风(指即使风向稍偏，帆船照样能行驶)，既用掉抢又用顺风帆
大体上
by and large 不久; 大体上, 基本上; 大体上，总的看来; 大体上，总的说来，一般的说; 大体上；基本上；总的说来; 大致说来，一般来讲; 一般来说,大体上; 一...
... in brief 简言之；以简洁的形式 by and large 总的来说，大体上 by oneself 单独；独自，自行 ...
... 多样化的heterogeneous 单一性的homogeneous 一般而言in general; generally speaking; by and large ...
... by no means 决不，一点，也不 by and large 大体上；基本上；总的说来 by for 更加...得多；尤其；最...
大体上，总的来说
By and large, these people are peace-loving, law-abiding citizens.
这些人总的来说都是热爱和平，遵纪守法的公民。
The film lost money; reviews, on the other hand, were by and large favourable.
这部电影赔了钱；但从另一方面来看，评论大体上是积极的。
It is by and large a necessary evil.
总的来说，这是一种必要的邪恶。
She says Africa has by and large resisted GM crops because it does not benefit poor farmers.
VOA : standard.2009.10.21
Suddenly, we have evidence, thirteen or fourteen hundred years earlier, that people were reading this stuff and, by and large, it's a pretty constant textual tradition.
因为突然间，我们有了证据，证明1200或1400年前就有人，读着这些经文而且总的来说，经文一直延续了其文本传统。
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The great American railroads were built by and large, for decades, by government subsidies, and a tremendous amount of corruption.
这几十年间,美国伟大铁路建起来了,这当然是是通过政府的支助,以及伴随着数不清的行贿受贿
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But nature was cruel. By the nineteen twenties, erosion from winds and weather had removed a large part of the land.
VOA : special.2009.10.06
If you dispute this,and declare that men are still willing to serve in the army, then prove it by volunteering yourselves in large numbers.
VOA : special.2009.10.29
These two sectors by and large do not work and do not pay municipal taxes.
By and large, men are the primary users of garages, at 70% overall, Mr. Hudson says.
That ambition comes at a cost, and that cost is by and large the load times.
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