考研英语大纲常考词组短语 by and large
释义：
by and large 大体上，总的来说
例句：
By and large, these people are peace-loving, law-abiding citizens.
这些人总的来说都是热爱和平，遵纪守法的公民。
The film lost money; reviews, on the other hand, were by and large favourable.
这部电影赔了钱；但从另一方面来看，评论大体上是积极的。
Taking it by and large, the conditions of employment are good.
从大体上说来，就业条件是好的。
It performed these uncontroversial tasks by and large with meagre success.
总的来说，它完成了这些毫无争议的任务，但收效甚微。
By and large, these are very nice kids, and as the band The Who used to sing, "The kids are alright."
总的来说，这些孩子都很好，就像乐队 TheWho曾经唱的那样：“孩子们都很好。”
By and large, nomadism implies a high degree of self-sufficiency and inhibits the appearance of an extensive division of labor.
总的来说，游牧意味着高度的自给自足，并抑制了广泛劳动分工的出现。
By and large, Australia still prefers British migrants, and tends to be rather less selective in their case than it is with others.
总的来说，澳大利亚仍然偏爱英国移民，而且对英国移民的挑剔比其他国家的移民要少得多。
By and large, people felt that their actions and hard work—not outside forces—were the deciding factor in how their lives turned out.
总的来说，人们觉得决定他们生活水平的因素是他们的实际行动和工作的努力程度，而不是外界的力量。
In the development of Western technology, it has been non-verbal thinking, by and large, that has fixed the outlines and filled in the details of our material surroundings.
在西方科技的发展中，非语言思维大体上固定了我们物质环境的轮廓，并填充了细节。
I have to teach the same course books several times in the summer holiday camp, which is sometimes boring and not well-paid, but by and large, I am quite delighted in being with young people.
在暑假夏令营的时候，我不得不教好几遍同一门课的书。有时很无聊，报酬也不高，但总的来说，我很喜欢和年轻人在一起。
By and large, I enjoyed my time at school.
总的说来，我在学校很开心。
They were, by and large, a very wealthy, privileged elite.
他们一般都属于一个非常富有的特权阶层。
I tend to think that our Representatives by and large do a good job.
我倾向于认为我们的众议员们总体上干得不错。
"And if you need to predict human height in the near future to design a piece of equipment," Gordon says that by and large, "you could use today's data and feel fairly confident."
“如果你需要预测人类不久后的身高来设计一个设备的话，”戈登概括说，“你可以相当自信地使用当今的数据。”
By and large, that's true for online shops.
对于在线商店而言，大体上是这种情况。
But by and large, it's an occupation they love.
但总的来说这个职业是他们热爱的。