by and large

基本解釋

Taking it by and large, the conditions of employment are good.
從大體上說來，就業(yè)條件是好的。
《新英漢大辭典》
By and large, money buys happiness only for those who lack the basic needs.
總的來說，只有對那些缺乏基本需要的人來說，錢才能買到快樂。
By and large flying is a particularly safe way to travel, but more so in some countries than in others (see chart 7).
總的來說，乘飛機(jī)是非常安全的旅行方式，但在一些國家要比其它國家更為安全（見表7）。

She says Africa has by and large resisted GM crops because it does not benefit poor farmers.
Suddenly, we have evidence, thirteen or fourteen hundred years earlier, that people were reading this stuff and, by and large, it's a pretty constant textual tradition.
因?yàn)橥蝗婚g，我們有了證據(jù)，證明1200或1400年前就有人，讀著這些經(jīng)文而且總的來說，經(jīng)文一直延續(xù)了其文本傳統(tǒng)。
耶魯公開課 - 舊約導(dǎo)論課程節(jié)選
The great American railroads were built by and large, for decades, by government subsidies, and a tremendous amount of corruption.
這幾十年間,美國偉大鐵路建起來了,這當(dāng)然是是通過政府的支助,以及伴隨著數(shù)不清的行賄受賄
耶魯公開課 - 美國內(nèi)戰(zhàn)與重建課程節(jié)選

These two sectors by and large do not work and do not pay municipal taxes.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Freedom Flame 2013