overall

adj.

1. 全面的；综合的；总体的
   including all the things or people that are involved in a particular situation; general
   1. the person with overall responsibility for the project
      全面负责本项目的人
   2. There will be winners in each of three age groups, and one overall winner .
      三个年龄组将各产生一位优胜者，另有一位总优胜者。
   3. an overall improvement in standards of living (= affecting everyone)
      生活水平的全面提高
   4. When she finished painting, she stepped back to admire the overall effect .
      画完以后，她退后一步，以审视总体效果。

adv.

1. 全部；总计
   including everything or everyone; in total
   1. The company will invest $1.6m overall in new equipment.
      这个公司将总计投资160万元购置新设备。
2. 一般来说；大致上；总体上
   generally; when you consider everything
   1. Overall, this is a very useful book.
      总的来说，这是一本很有用的书。

noun

1. 外套；罩衣
   a loose coat worn over other clothes to protect them from dirt, etc.
   1. The lab assistant was wearing a white overall.
      实验室助手穿着一件白罩衣。
2. 工装连衣裤；工装服
   a loose piece of clothing like a shirt and trousers/pants in one piece, made of heavy cloth and usually worn over other clothing by workers doing dirty work
3. 工装连衣裤；工装服
   a loose piece of clothing like a shirt and trousers/pants in one piece, made of heavy cloth and usually worn over other clothing by workers doing dirty work

The adjective and adverb are pronounced /ˌəʊvər'ɔːl/. The noun is pronounced /'əʊvərɔːl/. 形容词和副词读作 /ˌəʊvər'ɔːl/。名词读作 /'əʊvərɔːl/。


1. ADJ 总的；总体的；全面的
   You use overall to indicate that you are talking about a situation in general or about the whole of something.
   1. ...the overall rise in unemployment...
      失业率总体的上升
   2. Cut down your overall amount of physical activity...
      减少体力活动的总量。
   3. It is usually the woman who assumes overall care of the baby.
      通常由女性负责照顾孩子的方方面面。
   4. Overall is also an adverb.
      
   5. Overall, I like Connie. I think she's great...
      总的说来，我喜欢康妮，我认为她人挺不错。
   6. Overall I was disappointed...
      总的说来，我很失望。
   7. The college has few ways to assess the quality of education overall.
      总体看来，这所大学评估教育质量的方法寥寥无几。
2. N-PLURAL （上下连身的）工作服，防护服
   Overalls consist of a single piece of clothing that combines trousers and a jacket. You wear overalls over your clothes in order to protect them while you are working.
   1. ...workers in blue overalls.
      穿着蓝色连身工作服的工人
3. N-PLURAL （吊带）工装裤
   Overalls are trousers that are attached to a piece of cloth which covers your chest and which has straps going over your shoulders.
   1. An elderly man dressed in faded overalls took the witness stand.
      一位穿着褪色吊带工装裤的老人上了证人席。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 dungarees


4. （工作时穿的）罩衣
   An overall is a piece of clothing shaped like a coat that you wear over your clothes in order to protect them while you are working.

1. The overall ambience of the room is cosy.
   房间整体的感觉是温暖舒适。
2. The arithmetic is finely balanced: the socialists and their allies do not have an overall majority.
   该估算是经过仔细权衡的：社会主义者和他们的同盟并不占绝大多数。
3. The president has been accused of failing to articulate an overall vision in foreign affairs.
   总统因未能清晰表述对外交事务的整体构想而受到指责。
4. By borrowing from dozens of banks, he managed to avoid giving any of them an overall picture of what he was up to
   他向许多银行借款，使得任何一家都搞不清楚他到底要做什么。
5. This overall figure conceals wide divergences between the main industrial countries
   这项综合数据掩盖了主要工业国家间的巨大分歧。
6. The eclecticism of the designs means it is difficult to define one overall look.
   这些设计中的兼收并蓄意味着难以界定一个总体的风格。
7. The overall effect is enchanting.
   整体效果赏心悦目。
8. For the country overall, house prices have remained flat.
   从全国来说，房屋价格没有多大变化。
9. His overall condition remained fragile.
   他的整体情况还是很不稳定。
10. Overall, there were more losers than gainers
    总的来看，输家比赢家多。
11. He has a good overall sense of justice and fairness
    他极富正义感和公平意识。
12. It featured a solo dance in which a woman in a short overall mimed a lot of dainty housework
    它的亮点是一段独舞，一名身穿短罩衫的女子以哑剧形式优雅地表演了许多做家务的动作。
13. Cut down your overall amount of physical activity
    减少体力活动的总量。
14. It is usually the woman who assumes overall care of the baby.
    通常由女性负责照顾孩子的方方面面。
15. An elderly man dressed in faded overalls took the witness stand.
    一位穿着褪色吊带工装裤的老人上了证人席。
16. Overall business activity is slipping.
    商业活动整体趋于萧条。
17. What they owe to the Inland Revenue is small fry compared to the overall £ 1.2 million debt
    与120万英镑的总债务相比，他们所欠国内税收署的那点钱实在不算什么。
18. We wanted to soften the light without destroying the overall effect of space
    我们希望在不破坏整体空间效果的同时，使灯光柔和一些。
19. The spokesman stressed that the measures did not amount to an overall ban
    该发言人强调这些措施并不等同于全面禁止。
20. In the United States Open final, Graf retained overall supremacy.
    在美国网球公开赛决赛中，格拉芙始终保持优势。
21. According to the survey, overall world trade has also slackened.
    根据这项调查，世界贸易整体上也有所放慢。
22. I meet many businessmen, and I see they think in terms of the overall picture
    我认识许多商人，我发觉他们考虑问题都是从全局出发的。
23. She welcomed this move but said that overall the changes didn't go far enough
    她欣然接受了这一举措，但是说总体上改变还不彻底。
24. Everybody has a share in fulfiling the various norms and the overall tasks of the enterprise.
    人人身上有指标，全厂任务大家挑。
25. The hill commands an overall view of the magnificent Nanjing Yangtse River Bridge.
    从山上可以清楚地看到雄伟的南京长江大桥的全景。
26. The scale of capital construction must be suited to the overall capabilities of the nation.
    基本建设的规模要和国力相适应。
27. We did an overall consideration of the matter at last.
    最后我们又对这个问题作了全盘考虑。
28. Overall industrial production was up compared with last year.
    与去年相比，整个工业产值上升了很多。

noun

1. (usually plural) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps)

2. a loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work

   Synonym:    boilersuitboilers suit

adj

1. involving only main features
   1. the overall pattern of his life

2. including everything
   1. the overall cost