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。
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。
Development in sino-japanese relations has on the whole maintained a good progressive momentum.
中日关系总体上保持了发展的势头。
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。
He has taken on the whole task by himself.
这件事由他一手承办。
The bank crash has had a ripple effect on the whole community.
银行倒闭对整个社会产生了波及影响。
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。
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。
The wine towns encountered are, on the whole, quiet and modest.
所到的酒镇总的来说都是宁静祥和的。
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。