1 general /ˈʤɛnrəl/ adjective Learner's definition of GENERAL
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always used before a noun : of, relating to, or affecting all the people or things in a group全體的;總體的 : involving or including many or most people普遍的 -
The general mood here is optimistic. [=most people here are optimistic]這兒的人普遍情緒樂觀。
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The general consensus is that we should go ahead.大家的普遍共識是我們應該繼續向前。
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It's a story with general interest. = It's a general-interest story. [=it is a story that will interest many or most people]這是一則引起普遍興趣的報道。
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a [more general; most general] : relating to the main or major parts of something rather than the details : not specific概括的;籠統的;大體的 -
The witness was able to provide a very general description of the thief.目擊者能夠大致描述出竊賊的樣貌。
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She began her talk with some general observations about the state of the industry.她在講話中首先對該行業的現狀做了大致的評論。
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The book provides a good general introduction to the subject.這本書對這門學科做了很好的概述。
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My concerns are all general—nothing specific.我關注的是總體情況,不是具體細節。
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The details of the new plan are different, but it's based on the same general concept/idea.這個新計劃的細節有所不同,但基本概念/想法是相同的。
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My general impression was that things were going well.我的總體印象是事情進展順利。
b always used before a noun —
used to indicate that a description relates to an entire person or thing rather than a particular part整體的;總體的 3
always used before a noun : not exact : approximate大概的;大致的 4
always used before a noun : ordinary, normal, or usual通常的;常規的;一般的 5
: of the basic or usual kind : not special or specialized綜合的;普通的;非專門的 2 general /ˈʤɛnrəl/ noun
Learner's definition of GENERAL
in general
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: in a general way總的來說;總體上看—
used to say that a statement describes your general feeling or opinion用於表達總體感覺或觀點 3 general /ˈʤɛnrəl/ noun
plural generals
plural generals
Learner's definition of GENERAL
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: a military officer of very high rank將軍