| 释义 |
at large
adverb
1. : without restraint or confinement
< cattle grazing at large >
< remained at large after conviction pending an appeal to the higher court >
2. : to the full extent : at length : fully and often diffusely
< discussed the matter at large >
3. archaic : without final settlement, completing, or perfecting
4.
a. : in a general or indefinite way : without precise limits
< arrangements made at large >
b. : without particular aim or plan : at random
5. obsolete : so as to be or spread over a large area
6. : as a whole : in general without regard to particularities
< society at large suffers from crime as sharply as the individual victim >
7. : by or as the representative of the whole of an area having political subdivisions rather than a particular district or other subdivision
< a member elected at large > |