1·On the whole, people miss the opportunity to enjoy leisure.
大体上说，人们都渴望享受休闲时光的机会。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·On the whole, though, studies have not borne out these complaints.
不过，大体上研究还未证实这些抱怨。
3·On the whole, this article's mission was to give an introduction to the basics of plug-in development with some best practices sprinkled in.
大体上，本文的任务是介绍插件开发的基础知识，并附带介绍一些最佳实践。
4·On the whole, these women also tended to eat more oily fish, particularly canned fish.
大体上来说，这些孕妇也进食了更多的富含油的鱼类，尤其是罐装鱼。
5·There are a few mistakes, but on the whole your essay is quite good.
你的论文有几处错误，但大体上来说是相当不错的。