overall

英 ['??v?r??l] 美[,ov?'r?l]

CET4TEM4考研TOEFLCET6中高頻詞核心詞匯

復數:?overalls;

1. over "從頭至尾, 從一端至另一端" + all.
2. 字面含義：包括從頭到尾的所有東西，包括從一端到另一端的所有東西，也就是涵蓋從頭到尾的一切。引申為：總體上的，全面的，包括一切的。

overall 全面的

over-,在上，all,全部的。

overall (adv.): "everywhere," Old English ofer eall, from ofer "over" (see over) + eall (see all). Sense of "including everything" is from 1894. The noun in the clothing sense (usually plural) of "loose trousers of a strong material worn by cowboys, etc." is from 1782. Specific sense "loose fitting canvas trousers with a bib and strap top" (originally worn by workmen over other clothes to protect them from wet, dirt, etc.) is attested from 1897.

1. The college has few ways to assess the quality of education overall.: 總體看來,這所大學評估教育質量的方法寥寥無幾.

2. Overall, barter is a very inefficient means of organizing transactions.: 總之，易貨貿易是一種效率很低的交易形式。

3. There has been no discernible overall trend since 1975.: 自1975年以來一直沒有一個明朗的大趨勢。

4. For the country overall, house prices have remained flat.: 從全國來說，房屋價格沒有多大變化。

5. According to the survey, overall world trade has also slackened.: 根據這項調查，世界貿易整體上也有所放慢。