1·On the whole, people miss the opportunity to enjoy leisure.
大体上说，人们都渴望享受休闲时光的机会。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·On the whole the celebrations were remarkably good-humored and peaceful. It seemed almost too good to be true.
大体上说，庆祝活动非常快乐祥和，似乎好得令人难以置信。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·He liked them on the whole, and he told her about the beginning of fairies.
他大体上还是喜欢他们的，他告诉她关于仙子的起源。
4·The two presidents agree with each other on the whole, but much remains to be discussed at the following meeting.
两位总统大体上是持相同观点的，但是有些观点在之后的会议中仍有待讨论。
5·On the whole, however, even these laudatory critics showed themselves uninterested in the stories that this fiction told, or in their significance.
然而，总的来说，即使是这些表示赞美的评论家，也对小说所讲的故事和小说的意义不感兴趣。
6·On the whole, I'm in favour of the idea.
大体说来，我赞成这个想法。
—— 《牛津词典》
7·His death cast a blight on the whole of that year.
他的死使那一整年都处在阴影之中。
—— 《牛津词典》
8·His resignation will have a ripple effect on the whole department.
他的辞职将会在整个部门中引起连锁反应。
—— 《牛津词典》
9·On the whole she had lived modestly, with a notable lack of ostentation.
总体来说，她生活俭朴，不事张扬。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
10·Those in business are not, on the whole, conversant with basic scientific principles.
总体来说，经商的人不熟悉基本的科学原理。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
1·On the whole, people miss the opportunity to enjoy leisure.
大体上说，人们都渴望享受休闲时光的机会。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·On the whole, though, studies have not borne out these complaints.
不过，大体上研究还未证实这些抱怨。
3·On the whole, this article's mission was to give an introduction to the basics of plug-in development with some best practices sprinkled in.
大体上，本文的任务是介绍插件开发的基础知识，并附带介绍一些最佳实践。
4·On the whole, these women also tended to eat more oily fish, particularly canned fish.
大体上来说，这些孕妇也进食了更多的富含油的鱼类，尤其是罐装鱼。
5·There are a few mistakes, but on the whole your essay is quite good.
你的论文有几处错误，但大体上来说是相当不错的。