overall

柯林斯詞典

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1. ADJ You use overall to indicate that you are talking about a situation in general or about the whole of something. 總的[ADJ n]
...the overall rise in unemployment. …失業(yè)人數(shù)的總體上升。
2. ADV Overall is also an adverb. 總體上地[ADV with cl]
Overall I was disappointed. 總的來說，我感到失望。
3. N-PLURAL Overalls are trousers that are attached to a piece of cloth which covers your chest and which has straps going over your shoulders. 工裝褲[美國(guó)英語] [also 'a pair of' N]
4. N-PLURAL Overalls consist of a single piece of clothing that combines trousers and a jacket. You wear overalls over your clothes in order to protect them while you are working. (連體的) 防護(hù)服[英國(guó)英語] [also 'a pair of' N]
...a man in white overalls. ...一個(gè)穿白色防護(hù)服的男人。

The company cited a 12% decline in new orders as evidence that overall demand for its products was falling .
The age of the patients and their overall health must be factored into the results .
His performance should be judged on the overall result , and not on whether he achieves every jot and tittle of his original plan .
You must keep things in perspective - the overall situation isn't really that bad .
The report focuses on the particular rather than the general and so doesn't draw any overall conclusions .