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。
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。
On the whole, I'm in favour of the idea.
大体说来，我赞成这个想法。
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。
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。
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。
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。
When one student behaves disgracefully, it reflects badly on the whole class, even the whole school.
一个学生的不光彩行为会给整个班级、甚至整个学校带来很坏的影响。
In fact, it is the most densely populated region on the whole island of Sicily.
事实上，它是整个西西里岛上人口最稠密的地区。
These textbooks are, on the whole, small, presumably inexpensive to produce, but well set out and logically developed.
总体来说，这些教科书很小，成本应该也不高，但是内容陈述恰当，具有逻辑性。
"Finest house on the whole river," cried Toad boisterously.
“整条河上最好的房子。”托德哇啦哇啦地叫道。
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。
For the purposes of social life, in addition to the convention about harvest-time, a most elaborate code of honour has been established and is on the whole faithfully observed.
为了社会生活目的，除了关于收获季节的惯例外，还制定了一套最详尽的荣誉准则，而且总体上是需要严格遵守的。
It turns out that what would later have a notable influence on European music on the whole, was the way Bartók used elements he heard in folk songs in his own compositions.
我们发现，后来对整个欧洲音乐产生显著影响的，是巴托克在自己的作品中使用他从民歌中听到的元素的方式。
She was easy-going on the whole.
总的来说，她还是很随和的。
Yes, Tom's life was varied and pleasant enough, on the whole.
是的，总的来说，汤姆的生活是丰富多彩、十分愉快的。
We have our bad times but on the whole we're fairly happy.
我们有过糟糕的时期，但整体上来说还是相当快乐的。
On the whole, you may be pretty sure, if you go into your garden, and find many flowers — as tulips, marigolds and morning glories — shut, it will be a stormy day, unfit for picnics or long walks.
总的来说，如果你走进花园，发现郁金香、金盏花和牵牛花都合上了花瓣，你可以肯定，这天将会有暴风雨，不适合野餐或长时间散步。
In its most general sense, prescriptivism is the view that one variety of language has an inherently higher value than others, and that this ought to be imposed on the whole of the speech community.
从最普遍的意义上说，规定主义指一种语言比其他语言具有更高的内在价值，而这种价值应该强加于整个语言群体。
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。
Time wore on pleasantly, and likewise smoothly, on the whole.
总的来说，日子过得很愉快，也很顺利。
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。
Our opinions are on the whole the same.
我们的意见基本上是一样的。
On the whole she counted herself a fortunate wife.
总的来说，她认为自己是一个幸运的妻子。
But on the whole, Europe should not be asking others for capital.
但是作为一个整体，欧洲不应该请求其他国家投入资本。
On the whole, you should be pride of your improvement in English.
总的说来，你应该为你自己英文的进步而骄傲。
On the whole, I should say yes.
总体来说，我应该说满意的。
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。
On the whole, the evidence is positive.
总体来说，这还是有各种积极的迹象。
On the whole, female dolphins are more sociable than female chimps.
总的来说，雌性海豚比雌性黑猩猩更善于交际。
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