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单词 generally
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Definition of generally in English:

generally

adverb ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəliˈdʒɛn(ə)rəli
  • 1sentence adverb In most cases; usually.

    大多数情况下;通常

    the term of a lease is generally 99 years

    租借期限通常为99年。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Over a normal seven-day week it generally receives up to five million customers.
    • We did not usually stock shoes, seeing as they generally had to be custom-made to fit the wearer.
    • Do extras generally get to eat the same meals as the rest of the cast and crew?
    • It is a routine and generally safe procedure, but all surgery does carry some element of risk.
    • The leaked document generally uses one of three reasons for denying requests for certain pieces of text.
    • How do you generally spend the twenty minutes or so before you nod off?
    • Women generally tend to form a group and try to stick together during the travel.
    • There were arguments like in any other normal marriage but we generally got on with each other.
    • This is attitude is generally welcomed as a form of enlightened tolerance.
    • We generally celebrate our birthdays quietly, without much fuss or fancy goings-on.
    • Customers in Britain generally get a good deal for their money when it comes to car insurance.
    • In an ordinary case it is generally said you judge it by the action of the man in the street.
    • The extraction of teeth is a commonly performed and generally safe procedure.
    • This is because men generally start parenting later in life and women have a longer life span.
    • That was generally the point where we considered it was safe enough to move him up to bed without disturbing his sleep.
    • This sort of behaviour is common in the elderly and the young and generally causes no harm.
    • These are normally much smaller and generally caught on meat or fish baits.
    • The bus station is pretty well lit, and there are generally people around.
    • A person with normal hearing can generally separate the speech from the background sounds.
    • It's generally good to take risks; if they don't destroy you, they make you stronger.
    Synonyms
    normally, in general, as a (general) rule, in the general run of things, by and large, more often than not, almost always, in the main, mainly, mostly, for the most part, in most cases, most of the time, predominantly, on the whole
    usually, habitually, customarily, standardly, routinely, regularly, typically, ordinarily, commonly, conventionally, traditionally, historically
  • 2In general terms; without regard to particulars or exceptions.

    概括地,笼统地;总的来说

    a decade when France was moving generally to the left

    法国总体上趋于左倾的那十年。

    as sentence adverb generally speaking, things have been getting better
    Example sentencesExamples
    • So I ate it, and raved about it, and got it all over my keyboard, and was generally happy.
    • The street will follow the line of a national cycle route and will generally be narrower than a normal road.
    • She was horrified by the repetition and was generally not happy with it.
    • So far we have been looking at media rather generally in terms of communication options.
    • Monday too turned out to be a generally sunny day and so too was Tuesday, as this picture shows.
    • They were slipping around on the cobble-stones and generally looking wretched.
    • The gameplay itself is generally pretty good, but a little too similar to the first game.
    • She would answer telephones, make calls to customers and generally act in the same way as an employee.
    • His hearing, vision and mobility are normal and he is generally healthy and not on any medication.
    • The ground is generally decent and usually provides a good jumping surface.
    • I know they vary over the long term but that is generally a decline over years.
    • A customer survey launched last August has brought a generally positive response.
    • Their history has generally been one of dramatic change over hundreds of years.
    • There is, generally speaking, no single piece of information in a signal or structure.
    • Nor, generally speaking, will the customer's bank be in breach of its duty of performance.
    • However, generally speaking the standard of driving in the area is very good.
    • Western intellectuals are generally shifting to the left, certainly on these questions.
    • His letters are also generally free of the standard evocations of God and his will.
    • As stated above, generally speaking, necessity is a broader heading than duress.
    • The standard of golf was generally very high, so to come away with fifth is not a disgrace.
    Synonyms
    overall, in general terms, in a general sense, generally speaking, altogether, all in all, broadly, on average, principally, basically, substantially, effectively
  • 3By or to most people; widely.

    the best scheme is generally reckoned to be the Canadian one

    普遍认为加拿大的计划是最好的。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Now, it is generally accepted that the actions of the government at that time were wrong.
    • He is said to have a gift for storytelling, and is generally regarded as a serious person.
    • The document is generally regarded as marking the beginning of the town as it is today.
    • He is generally regarded in the area as the person to go to if anyone needs help, but he was modest about what he does.
    • In the USA black puddings are not generally popular, but are eaten by some ethnic groups.
    • There is no generally accepted comprehensive definition of a portolan chart.
    • While the present system is not perfect, it is generally regarded as robust and fair.
    • It was generally agreed that children could to a good extent influence the elders.
    • They remain popular, and are now generally regarded as a Scottish speciality.
    • It is generally agreed that other schemes that can be used to shelter property will not survive.
    Synonyms
    widely, commonly, extensively, comprehensively, universally, popularly

Definition of generally in US English:

generally

adverbˈdʒɛn(ə)rəliˈjen(ə)rəlē
  • 1sentence adverb In most cases; usually.

    大多数情况下;通常

    the term of a lease is generally 99 years

    租借期限通常为99年。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We did not usually stock shoes, seeing as they generally had to be custom-made to fit the wearer.
    • It is a routine and generally safe procedure, but all surgery does carry some element of risk.
    • A person with normal hearing can generally separate the speech from the background sounds.
    • We generally celebrate our birthdays quietly, without much fuss or fancy goings-on.
    • Customers in Britain generally get a good deal for their money when it comes to car insurance.
    • There were arguments like in any other normal marriage but we generally got on with each other.
    • It's generally good to take risks; if they don't destroy you, they make you stronger.
    • These are normally much smaller and generally caught on meat or fish baits.
    • This is attitude is generally welcomed as a form of enlightened tolerance.
    • In an ordinary case it is generally said you judge it by the action of the man in the street.
    • How do you generally spend the twenty minutes or so before you nod off?
    • The bus station is pretty well lit, and there are generally people around.
    • The extraction of teeth is a commonly performed and generally safe procedure.
    • This is because men generally start parenting later in life and women have a longer life span.
    • The leaked document generally uses one of three reasons for denying requests for certain pieces of text.
    • Over a normal seven-day week it generally receives up to five million customers.
    • This sort of behaviour is common in the elderly and the young and generally causes no harm.
    • Do extras generally get to eat the same meals as the rest of the cast and crew?
    • Women generally tend to form a group and try to stick together during the travel.
    • That was generally the point where we considered it was safe enough to move him up to bed without disturbing his sleep.
    Synonyms
    usually, traditionally, normally, as a rule, conventionally, in the ordinary way, ordinarily, commonly
    normally, in general, as a rule, as a general rule, in the general run of things, by and large, more often than not, almost always, in the main, mainly, mostly, for the most part, in most cases, most of the time, predominantly, on the whole
  • 2In general terms; without regard to particulars or exceptions.

    概括地,笼统地;总的来说

    a decade when France was moving generally to the left

    法国总体上趋于左倾的那十年。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • So I ate it, and raved about it, and got it all over my keyboard, and was generally happy.
    • So far we have been looking at media rather generally in terms of communication options.
    • As stated above, generally speaking, necessity is a broader heading than duress.
    • I know they vary over the long term but that is generally a decline over years.
    • She was horrified by the repetition and was generally not happy with it.
    • The street will follow the line of a national cycle route and will generally be narrower than a normal road.
    • There is, generally speaking, no single piece of information in a signal or structure.
    • The gameplay itself is generally pretty good, but a little too similar to the first game.
    • His letters are also generally free of the standard evocations of God and his will.
    • Western intellectuals are generally shifting to the left, certainly on these questions.
    • Monday too turned out to be a generally sunny day and so too was Tuesday, as this picture shows.
    • Nor, generally speaking, will the customer's bank be in breach of its duty of performance.
    • His hearing, vision and mobility are normal and he is generally healthy and not on any medication.
    • The standard of golf was generally very high, so to come away with fifth is not a disgrace.
    • However, generally speaking the standard of driving in the area is very good.
    • They were slipping around on the cobble-stones and generally looking wretched.
    • The ground is generally decent and usually provides a good jumping surface.
    • She would answer telephones, make calls to customers and generally act in the same way as an employee.
    • A customer survey launched last August has brought a generally positive response.
    • Their history has generally been one of dramatic change over hundreds of years.
    Synonyms
    normally, in general, as a rule, as a general rule, in the general run of things, by and large, more often than not, almost always, in the main, mainly, mostly, for the most part, in most cases, most of the time, predominantly, on the whole
    overall, in general terms, in a general sense, generally speaking, altogether, all in all, broadly, on average, principally, basically, substantially, effectively
  • 3Widely.

    广泛地,普遍地

    the best scheme is generally reckoned to be the Canadian one

    普遍认为加拿大的计划是最好的。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They remain popular, and are now generally regarded as a Scottish speciality.
    • There is no generally accepted comprehensive definition of a portolan chart.
    • It was generally agreed that children could to a good extent influence the elders.
    • It is generally agreed that other schemes that can be used to shelter property will not survive.
    • While the present system is not perfect, it is generally regarded as robust and fair.
    • The document is generally regarded as marking the beginning of the town as it is today.
    • He is generally regarded in the area as the person to go to if anyone needs help, but he was modest about what he does.
    • In the USA black puddings are not generally popular, but are eaten by some ethnic groups.
    • Now, it is generally accepted that the actions of the government at that time were wrong.
    • He is said to have a gift for storytelling, and is generally regarded as a serious person.
    Synonyms
    widely, commonly, extensively, comprehensively, universally, popularly
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