by and large 大致上;总体上;总的说来
By and large, the papers greet the government's new policy document with a certain amount of scepticism.
总体上，报界对政府的新政策文件将信将疑。
By and large, these people are peace-loving, law-abiding citizens.
大体上，这些人都是热爱和平、遵纪守法的公民。
They were, by and large, a very wealthy, privileged elite.
他们基本上是一些非常有钱有势的精英。
By and large, the rules for healthy eating are the same during pregnancy as at any other time.
总的来说，怀孕期间健康饮食的原则和其他时期是一致的。
I tend to think that members of parliament by and large do a good job.
我个人觉得，议会议员总体上工作还是不错的。以上5例摘自《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
By and large, I enjoyed my time at school.
总的说来，我在学校很开心。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
Taking it by and large, the conditions of employment are good.
从大体上说来，就业条件是好的。《汉英大词典》
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，这都是些不错的孩子，正如“谁人”乐队唱得那样，“孩子们都还不错”。
六级真题- 2016年 6月
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，人们感觉他们的行动和努力(而非外部力量)是他们人生走向的决定性因素。
四级真题- 2017年 12月
以上都是经典例句，可以无限套写复制。
