on the whole
总体上,大体上。
大体上, 基本上
The service here is, in the main, reliable.
这里的服务基本上是可靠的。
Reception is in the main building.
接待处在主楼。
He owns the butcher's in the main street.
他在大街上开了一家肉铺。
His supporters gathered in the main square.
他的支持者聚集在主广场上。
Tourists are, in the main, sympathetic people.
游客们大都是有同情心的人。
on the whole
总体上,大体上。
In my opinion, these two barriers are the main impediments that get in the way of good decision-making.
我个人认为这两个障碍是良好决策路上的两大拦路虎。
《Principles for Success》《成功的原则》
One of the main gaps is the Columbia river valley, which is the only sea-level passage through the cascade mountains in the Pacific northwest.
其中主要一处是哥伦比亚河谷,这是太平洋西北部唯一一个横穿喀斯喀特山的海平面走廊。
《America Revealed》《透视美国》
The main wind-project development area for the U.S. right now is in the great Plai really a whole band from central Texas on up to the Dakotas.
现今美国主要风能发展区是大平原从德州中部到北达科他州这一带。
《America Revealed》《透视美国》
The main feature of interest in the field of criminal investigation is not the sensational aspects of the crime itself, but rather the iron chain of reasoning, from cause to effect, that reveals, step by step, the solution.
罪案调查中最引人入胜的部分并非耸人听闻的案件本身,而在于其严密的逻辑链。由因至果,进而一步步推理出答案。
《Sherlock Season 4》《神探夏洛克 第四季》