overall
- 英式英标[,ovə\'rɔl]
- 美式音标[\'əʊvərɔːl]
adj. 全部的；全体的；一切在内的
adv. 全部地；总的说来
n. 工装裤；罩衫
中文词源
overall 全面的
over-,在上，all,全部的。
英文词源
- overall (adv.)
- "everywhere," Old English ofer eall, from ofer "over" (see over) + eall (see all). Sense of "including everything" is from 1894. The noun in the clothing sense (usually plural) of "loose trousers of a strong material worn by cowboys, etc." is from 1782. Specific sense "loose fitting canvas trousers with a bib and strap top" (originally worn by workmen over other clothes to protect them from wet, dirt, etc.) is attested from 1897.
中文解释
1. over "从头至尾, 从一端至另一端" + all.2. 字面含义：包括从头到尾的所有东西，包括从一端到另一端的所有东西，也就是涵盖从头到尾的一切。引申为：总体上的，全面的，包括一切的。
实用例句
- 1. The college has few ways to assess the quality of education overall.
- 总体看来,这所大学评估教育质量的方法寥寥无几.
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- 2. Overall, barter is a very inefficient means of organizing transactions.
- 总之，易货贸易是一种效率很低的交易形式。
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- 3. There has been no discernible overall trend since 1975.
- 自1975年以来一直没有一个明朗的大趋势。
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- 4. For the country overall, house prices have remained flat.
- 从全国来说，房屋价格没有多大变化。
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- 5. According to the survey, overall world trade has also slackened.
- 根据这项调查，世界贸易整体上也有所放慢。
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