generally

英 [ˈdʒenrəli]

美 [ˈdʒenrəli]

adv.  普遍地; 广泛地; 一般地; 通常; 大体上; 笼统地; 概括地; 大概

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.861 / COCA.1202

牛津词典

adv.

• 普遍地；广泛地
  by or to most people
  1. The plan was generally welcomed.
     这个计划受到普遍的欢迎。
  2. It is now generally accepted that…
     目前，人们普遍认为…
  3. The new drug will be generally available from January.
     这种新药从一月份开始将可大量上市。
  4. He was a generally unpopular choice for captain.
     人们普遍不欢迎他成为队长。
• 一般地；通常；大体上
  in most cases
  1. I generally get up at six.
     我一般六点钟起床。
  2. The male is generally larger with a shorter beak.
     通常雄鸟体形较大，喙较短。
• 笼统地；概括地；大概
  without discussing the details of sth
  1. Let's talk just about investment generally.
     咱们只一般性地谈谈投资吧。

柯林斯词典

• ADV-GRADED 笼统地；概括地
  You usegenerallyto give a summary of a situation, activity, or idea without referring to the particular details of it.
  1. University teachers generally have admitted a lack of enthusiasm about their subjects...
     高校教师大体上承认对其所教专业缺乏热情。
  2. Speaking generally, the space enterprise has served astronomy well.
     总的说来，航空企业很好地促进了天文学的发展。
• ADV 通常地；一般地；普遍地
  You usegenerallyto say that something happens or is used on most occasions but not on every occasion.
  1. As women we generally say and feel too much about these things...
     作为女性，我们通常在这些事情上谈得过多，过于敏锐。
  2. It is generally true that the darker the fruit the higher its iron content...
     一般来说，水果颜色越深，含铁量就越高。
  3. The warmer a place is, generally speaking, the more types of plants and animals it will usually support.
     一般而言，一个地方越暖和，能生存的动植物种类通常也就越多。

英英释义

adv

• without distinction of one from others
  1. he is interested in snakes in general
  Synonym:in generalin the main
• usually
  1. by and large it doesn't rain much here
  Synonym:by and largemore often than notmostly
• without regard to specific details or exceptions
  1. he interprets the law broadly
  Synonym:broadlylooselybroadly speaking

双语例句

• His gestures were economical, his words generally mild.
  他的肢体语言极尽简化，措词总体温和。
• He was generally feeling bad. He just couldn't shake it off.
  他整个人感觉不太舒服，总是好不了。
• Miracles are not generally regarded as magical. Nevertheless, they do partake of the same nature.
  奇迹一般不会被认为是魔法使然，不过二者在本质上有点相似。
• Speaking generally, the space enterprise has served astronomy well.
  总的说来，航空企业很好地促进了天文学的发展。
• It is a rule of English that adjectives generally precede the noun they modify.
  形容词一般放在所修饰名词的前面是英语中的一条规律。
• I am a disappointing, though generally dutiful, student. That is, I do as I'm told
  我虽然总的来说循规蹈矩，但依然是个令人失望的学生，就是说，叫我做什么我就做什么。
• Generally, I think the policy of non-intervention is the correct one.
  总的来说，我认为不干涉政策是正确选择。
• It is generally true that the darker the fruit the higher its iron content
  一般来说，水果颜色越深，含铁量就越高。
• Traders generally travel safely through the border.
  商人通常可以安全通过边界。
• If such materials became generally available to the optics industry the payoffs from such a breakthrough would be enormous
  如果这些材料能够普遍用于光学产业，那么这一突破带来的收益将非常巨大。