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General Adj Describe 例:The Part Adj Graded Phrase Talk

单词 general
音标
英[ˈdʒenrəl] 美[ˈdʒɛnərəl]
解释
adj.大致的;综合的;总的,全体的;普遍的;n.上将;一般;一般原则;常规;
例句

N-COUNT; N-TITLE; N-VOC
将军;(通常指陆军)上将
A general is a high-ranking officer in the armed forces, usually in the army.
例:The General's visit to Sarajevo is part of preparations for the deployment of extra troops.将军造访萨拉热窝是在为增加兵力部署做准备。

ADJ-GRADED
全体的;总的;普遍的
If you talk about the general situation somewhere or talk about something in general terms, you are describing the situation as a whole rather than considering its details or exceptions.
例:The figures represent a general decline in employment.这些数字显示就业人数总体在下降。
例:...the general deterioration of English society.英国社会的普遍堕落

ADJ
一般性的;普通的
You use general to describe several items or activities when there are too many of them or when they are not important enough to mention separately.
例:£2,500 for software is soon swallowed up in general costs...用于软件方面的2,500英镑很快就被一般性费用耗光了。
例:His firm took over the planting and general maintenance of the park last March.他的公司去年3月接管了公园的绿化和日常维护工作。

ADJ-GRADED
广泛的;普遍的
You use general to describe something that involves or affects most people, or most people in a particular group.
例:The project should raise general awareness about bullying.这个项目将会提高民众对恃强凌弱行径的认识。

ADJ
整体的;全面的
If you describe something as general, you mean that it is not restricted to any one thing or area.
例:...a general ache radiating from the back of the neck.从后颈部扩散到全身的疼痛
例:...a general sense of well-being.总体上的幸福感

ADJ
(企业)综合的,业务广泛的
A general business offers a variety of services or goods rather than just one particular kind.
例:They ran the general store and the farm dairy.他们经营着杂货店和农场的乳品店。

ADJ
(常用于头衔中)首席的,总管的,级别最高的
General is used to describe a person's job, usually as part of their title, to indicate that they have complete responsibility for the administration of an organization or business.
例:He joined Sanders Roe, moving on later to become General Manager.他加入了桑德斯·罗公司,后来一路晋升至总经理。

ADJ
(员工)普通的,非专业的,一般的
General workers do a variety of jobs which require no special skill or training.
例:The farm employed a tractor driver and two general labourers.农场雇用了一名拖拉机手和两名杂工。

ADJ-GRADED
(对某方面的知识或兴趣)一般的,泛泛的
General is used to describe a person who has an average amount of knowledge or interest in a particular subject.
例:This book is intended for the general reader rather than the student.这本书面向一般读者而非学生。

PHRASE
总的来说;总体上来看;大体上
You use in general to indicate that you are talking about something as a whole, rather than about part of it.
例:I think we need to improve our educational system in general...我认为有必要从整体上改进我们的教育体系。
例:She had a confused idea of life in general.总的来说,她对生活非常困惑。

PHRASE
(指某一群体的大多数)总的来说,总体上
You say in general to indicate that you are referring to most people or things in a particular group.
例:People in general will support us...总体而言,人们会支持我们的。
例:She enjoys a sterling reputation in law enforcement circles and among the community in general.总的说来,她在执法界和老百姓当中口碑甚佳。

PHRASE
通常;在多数情况下
You say in general to indicate that a statement is true in most cases.
例:In general, it was the better-educated voters who voted Yes in the referendum.通常是那些受教育程度较高的人在全民公决中投赞成票。
变形
pl:generals~

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