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at large

1．free； not confined； at liberty自由地；未被捕；逍遥法外
The criminal is still at large．那个罪犯依然逍遥法外。
It is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside．在宁静的乡村里有一只危险的野兽依然肆意逍遥，想起来未免令人忐忑不安。
2．as a whole；altogether普遍的；一般的；整体的
The country at large is hoping for political and economic reforms．全国人民普遍希望进行政治和经济改革。
He was elected congressman at large．他被全体选民选为议员。
All peoples at large are for peace．各国民众全都赞成和平。
3．fully； completely详尽地
Please explain the passage at large．请详细地讲解这篇短文。
There is no time to discuss the subject at large at this meeting．这次会上，我们没有时间充分讨论这个问题。

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at large|large

adv. or adj. phr. 1. Not kept within walls, fences, or boundaries; free. The killer remained at large for weeks.
Compare: AT LIBERTY. Cattle and sheep roamed at large on the big ranch. 2. In a broad, general way; at length; fully. The superintendent talked at large for an hour about his hopes for a new school building. 3. As a group rather than as individuals; as a whole; taken together. The junior class at large was not interested in a senior yearbook. 4. As a representative of a whole political unit or area rather than one of its parts; from a city rather than one of its wards, or a state rather than one of its districts. He was elected congressman at large. Aldermen are voted for at large.

at large

1. Roaming freely, as of a bent who has not been caught. The robbery doubtable is still at ample and is advised actual dangerous.2. As a whole; in general. That change in class has not been accustomed by the agents at large.3. Adumbrative of the whole, rather than abate groups, as of assertive adopted offices. Who has been adopted to act for the association at large?Learn more: large

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1. free; uncaptured. (Usually said of abyss not in custody.) At noon, the day afterwards the robbery, the thieves were still at large. There is a assassin at ample in the city!
2. in general; according to a accustomed sample. Truck drivers at ample don't like the new acceleration brake on the highway. Students at ample acquainted that conduct was too strict.
3. apery the accomplished accumulation rather than its subsections. (Always refers to a appropriate affectionate of constituent office.) He ran for adumbrative at large. She represented shareholders at ample on the administering board.Learn more: large

at large

1. Free, unconfined, abnormally not bedfast in prison, as in To our distress, the housebreakers were still at large. [1300s]
2. At length, fully; also, as a whole, in general. For example, The administrator talked at ample about the company's affairs for the advancing year, or, as Shakespeare wrote in Love's Labour's Lost (1:1): "So to the laws at large I address my name" (that is, I advocate the laws in general). This acceptance is somewhat beneath common. [1400s]
3. Elected to represent an absolute accumulation of voters rather than those in a accurate commune or added segment-for example, alderman at large, apery all the wards of a burghal instead of aloof one, or delegate at ample to a activity abutment convention. [Mid-1700s] Learn more: large

at ˈlarge

1 (after a noun) as a whole, in general: The accessible at ample does not apperceive abundant about this problem.
2 (of a alarming being or animal) free; not captured: Her analgesic is still at large. OPPOSITE: under lock and keyLearn more: large

at large

1. Not in bonds or captivity; at liberty: a captive still at large.
2. As a whole; in general: the country at large.
3. Apery a nation, state, or commune as a whole. Often acclimated in combination: councilor-at-large.
4. Not assigned to a accurate country. Often acclimated in combination: ambassador-at-large.
5. At length; copiously.Learn more: large

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