overall

英['əʊvərɔːl] 美[,ovə'rɔl]

近义词

反义词

复数: overalls;

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。

overall 全面的

over-,在上，all,全部的。

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.

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.

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。

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。

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。

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。