general

['dʒenərəl]

adj.普遍的, 全面的, 一般性的, 大致的, 笼统的, 常规的, 总的, 首席的
n.将军, 一般

a.

1. 一般的, 普遍的; 非专业性的

This is a general magazine.

这是一本普通杂志。

2. 全体的; 公众的

That is a matter of general anxiety.

那是一个大家忧虑的问题。

3. 大体的, 笼统的

We had a general talk about drama.

我们泛泛谈论戏剧。

4. (职位)首席的, 总的; ……长的

He has been promoted to general manager.

他已被提升为总经理。

5. 将军级的

n.

1. 将军; 上将[C]

Washington was a famous general.

华盛顿是一位著名将领。

2. 一般[U]

词形变化

名词: generalness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.一般的, 普遍的

common  widespread  vague  broad  universal  ordinary

n.将军; 官员

officer  commander  

同义参见:

prevalent  fashionable  average  leader  director  overall  habitual  catholic  muscular  accustomed  indefinite  customary  inexact  international  commonplace  

反义:

a.一般的; 非专业性的; 公众的

special  especial  particular  peculiar  individual  

反义参见:

extraordinary  rare  admiral  eccentric  specific  

英英释义

名词 general:

a general officer of the highest rank

同义词：full general

the head of a religious order or congregation

同义词：superior general

a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)

动词 general:

command as a general

形容词 general:

applying to all or most members of a category or group

not specialized or limited to one class of things

of national scope

prevailing among and common to the general public

affecting the entire body

somewhat indefinite

of worldwide scope or applicability

同义词：cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, universal, worldwide, world-wide

短语词组

in general

1. 一般地

In general, I prefer a comedy to a tragedy.

一般说来, 我喜欢喜剧甚于悲剧。

补充

generalgeneral英:[ˈdʒenərəl] 美:[ˈdʒɛnərəl]adj.1.普遍的, 全面的; 总体的, 整体的The general opinion is in favour of us.舆论普遍对我们有利。These difficulties are general among people of his age.这些困难在他那个年龄的人中普遍存在。2.非专门的, 一般的3.正常的, 常规的; 通常的The serum is available to the general public.一般公众均可获得血清。4.大致的, 笼统的I have a general idea of how a car works.我对汽车怎样工作有一个大致的了解。Your answer is too general.你的答案太笼统。5.总的, 首席的n.1.将军The general assigned him to do the tough task.将军派他去完成这项艰巨的任务。

例句

1. general Montgomery蒙哥马利将军 2. the general's visit to Sarajevo将军对萨拉热窝的访问 3. He was a very able general and a brilliant strategist.他是能力出众的将军, 也是杰出的战略家。 4. He was promoted to the rank of general.他被晋升为将军。 5. the particular and the general特殊与一般 6. going from the general to the particular从一般到特殊 7. I think we need to improve our educational system in general.我认为有必要从总体上改进教育制度。 8. She had a confused idea of life in general.总的来说, 她对生活感到困惑。 9. She enjoys a sterling reputation in law-enforcement circles and among the community in general.她在司法界和全社会都享有崇高声誉。 10. Teachers in general are pleased with the new scheme.大多数教师都对新方案感到满意。 11. People in general will support us.人们基本上都会支持我们。 12. In general, it was the better-educated voters who voted Yes in the referendum.在全民公决中投赞成票的通常是那些受教育程度较高的人。 13. the planting and general maintenance of the park公园的绿化及总体维护 14. the general standard of education in Britain英国的总体教育水平 15. There has been a general decline in giving to charities.对慈善机构的捐赠总的来说减少了。 16. The project should raise general awareness about bullying.这个项目将会提高大众对恃强凌弱行径的认识。 17. I just want a general idea.我只想有个大致的概念。 18. They ran the general store and the farm dairy.他们经营杂货店和农场乳品店。 19. The farm employed a tractor driver and two general labourers.农场雇用了一名拖拉机手和两名普通工人。 20. 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。 21. As a general rule, you should try to eat a low-fat, high-fibre diet.一般来说, 你应尽量吃低脂高纤食物。 22. a general ache radiating from the back of the neck从后颈部扩展到全身的疼痛 23. She recounted in very general terms some of the events of recent months.她约略讲述了近几个月发生的一些事情。 24. principles that are stated in very general terms表述十分笼统的几条原理 25. Attorney general(美国的)司法部长；(英国)检察总长 26. books of general interest.大众读物。 27. brush up on your general knowledge.增加你的常识。 28. it is not general practice to confirm or deny such reports.按常规是不会批准或否决这类报告的。 29. they fired in the general direction of the enemy.他们向敌人大致所在的方向开火。 30. a general introduction to the subject.对这一学科的全面介绍。 31. the Director general of the BBC.英国广播公司总裁。 32. a general manager.总经理。 33. in general, Alexander was a peaceful, loving man.总的来说，亚历山大是个平和的、有爱心的人。 34. our understanding of culture in general and of literature in particular.我们对文化总的理解，尤其是对文学的理解。 35. Fridges were once a luxury, but now they are in general use.冰箱以往是奢侈品，但如今已普遍使用。 36. That is a matter of general interest.那个问题，大家都很感兴趣。 37. the general public (= most ordinary people)大众 38. Your general health is very good.总体来说，你的身体很好。 39. The introduction gives you a general idea of what the book is about.引言简要地介绍了那本书的内容。 40. Children need a good general education.孩子们要有良好的全面教育。 41. a general hospital综合医院 42. a general manager总经理 43. In general, standards of hygiene are good.从总体上看，卫生情况良好。 44. I'm interested in Spanish history in general, and the civil war in particular.一般说来，我对西班牙历史很感兴趣，尤其是内战部份。 45. They have issued a general warning/order.他们向全体人员发出了警告/命令 46. a general alarm总警报 47. The general mood here is optimistic. [=most people here are optimistic]这儿的人普遍情绪乐观。 48. The general consensus is that we should go ahead.大家的普遍共识是我们应该继续向前。 49. It's a story with general interest. = It's a general-interest story. [=it is a story that will interest many or most people]这是一则引起普遍兴趣的报道。 50. The witness was able to provide a very general description of the thief.目击者能够大致描述出窃贼的样貌。 51. She began her talk with some general observations about the state of the industry.她在讲话中首先对该行业的现状做了大致的评论。 52. The book provides a good general introduction to the subject.这本书对这门学科做了很好的概述。 53. My concerns are all general—nothing specific.我关注的是总体情况，不是具体细节。 54. "The details of the new plan are different, but it's based on the same general concept/idea."这个新计划的细节有所不同，但基本概念/想法是相同的。 55. My general impression was that things were going well.我的总体印象是事情进展顺利。 56. The building was in good general shape.这幢建筑基本完好。 57. Her general [=overall] health is good.她的总体健康状况良好。 58. They were found in the same general area.他们在大致相同的区域被发现。 59. I'm going in the general direction of the store.我朝着那家商店的大概方向走去。 60. "Their general practice in such cases is to offer a deal. = As a general rule, they offer a deal in such cases. [=they usually/generally offer a deal in such cases]"在这种情况下，他们通常的做法是给个折扣。 61. a general hospital综合医院 62. a science book for the general reader [=the reader who is not a scientist]大众科普书籍 63. a doctor practicing general medicine [=basic health care that is not specialized]全科医生 64. a general manager总经理 65. a general contractor [=a contractor who is in charge of a building project]总承包人 66. "In general, I like the way things have gone."总的来说，我对事情的进展感觉不错。 67. "It had an impact not just on young people, but on people in general. [=on all or most people]"这不仅对年轻人，而且对所有人都有影响。 68. "In general [=generally], it takes about a month for the shipment to arrive."通常，货物要一个月后才能抵达。