common among the general population (= ordinary people).

►                 NOT DETAILED iji 3 including the most important

aspects of sth; not exact or detailed M XiS '14  ; A W

ETTCl overall: I check the bookings to get a general idea of what activities to plan. ffc^SSUT'l#

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how it works in general terms. ficAiSt^if

10                0 They gave a general description of the man. Itklf]

►                  DIRECTION/AREA fj fnj ; Jtfe K 4 the ~ direction/area

approximately, but not exactly, the direction/area mentioned ASfcftJ, AM$J (        ) : They fired

in the general direction of the enemy. 1M1 fa

►                 NOT LIMITED A 4M $ 5 not limited to a particular

subject, use or activity A Iff! (ft; — jfiKft: a

general hospital    0 general education jtjIficW 0

We shall at this stage keep the discussion fairly general.

SIJm-Mitfifco 6 not limited to one part or aspect of a person or thing H (ft; £ # (ft ; ffl (ft: a general anaesthetic £ Jf 0 The building was in a general state of disrepair.

►                 HIGHEST IN RANK M i'o ^ /'I 7 [only before noun] (also General [after noun]) highest in rank; chief tf^fft;

(ft: the general manager          o the Inspector General

of Police H? %     — see also Attorney General,

DIRECTOR GENERAL, GOVERNOR GENERAL, SECRETARY

General, Solicitor General, Surgeon General TO71 in 'general 1 usually; mainly if #; A'&Jt: In general, Japanese cars are very reliable and breakdowns are rare. 0W>‘££#1*iftltMU Pi 2 as a whole & (ft A; jk&$:± if: This is a crucial year for your relationships in general and your love life in particular. iftM'lfA^JittAttlfto

mnoun (abbr. Gen.) an officer of very high rank in the army and the US air force; the officer with the highest rank in the marines

$ ^ ) ± # : a four-star general 01.if 0 General Tom Parker M * W % # ¥ — see also brigadier general, major general

.General A merican noun [U] the way people speak English in most parts of the US, not including New England, New York, and the South j®MU 15^ill ( ilM

a)

.General Certificate of Edu cation noun = GCE General Certificate of .Secondary Edu cation

noun = GCSE

.general ‘counsel noun (in the US) the main lawyer who gives legal advice to a company ( US )

.general de‘livery noun [u] (NAmE) = poste restante .general e‘lection noun an election in which all the people of a country vote to choose a government A — compare by-election

.general head'quarters noun [u+sing./pl. v.] = GHQ gen-eral-ist /'d3enralist/ noun a person who has know­ledge of several different subjects or activities iiA EH3 specialist

gen er al ity /.dsena'raelati/ noun (pi -ies) 1 [c, usually pi.] a statement that discusses general principles or issues rather than details or particular examples HE®;

11                f[fj: to speak in broad generalities ££ S: J& o As

usual, he confined his comments to generalities, life ffl ft#-#, RttTftmMWftc 2 the generality [sing.+sing./pl. v.] (formal) most of a group of people or things         Al^ffc; AnP;A: This view is held by the

generality of leading scholars. A £ ftftl £ # # tP f# # M&o 3 [U] (formal) the quality of being general rather than detailed or exact — i4 ; H M '14 ; H t% : An account of such generality is of little value.

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gen er al iza tion (BrE also -isa tion) /^enralai'zeijn; NAmE -la'z-/ noun [C, U] a general statement that is based on only a few facts or examples; the act of making such statements ji ; J0 ; ft 16: a speech full of broad/

| 847           general store

sweeping generalizations     AlW o to

make generalizations about sth  o Try

to avoid generalization.

gen eral ize (BrE also -ise) /’d3enralaiz/ verb 1 [V] ~ (from sth) to use a particular set of facts or ideas in order to form an opinion that is considered valid for a different situation ; jS : It would be foolish to generalize from a single example.

2 [V] ~ (about sth) to make a general statement about sth and not look at the details i#;         It is dangerous to generalize about the

poor. — 1$; M ife Ji It; P& c 3 [VN] [often passive]

~ sth (to sth) (formal) to apply a theory, idea, etc. to a wider group or situation than the original one ]f A •••

( &A#J?£H ) : These conclusions cannot be generalized to the whole country,

generalized (BrE also -ised) /Usenralaizd/ adj. [usually before noun] not detailed; not limited to one particular area :3t (ft; #j®(ft; MjAM; ^rffilft: a generalized discussion % (ft if o a generalized disease/rash (=• affecting the whole body)      /

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general knowledge noun [u] knowledge of facts about a lot of different subjects — $$ £fl ipN; # ig : a general knowledge quiz gen er al ly (H* /'dsenrali/ adv.

1 by or to most people Hflil ffe;        : The plan was

generally welcomed.    ia i^fft$;iffl0 o It is

now generally accepted that ... @ fltj, A Cl H ill iA A • • • 0 The new drug will be generally available from January.

J3f#A^#RJAii±rtf0 o He was a gener­ally unpopular choice for captain. Afll PA-fco 2 in most cases11#; A#± SSCIas a rule: I generally get up at six. UK„ 0 The male is generally larger with a shorter beak. !§#!t tSlo 3 without discussing the details of sth %  ; WtffiitiL; A Let's talk just about

investment generally. ngf JK

.general of the ‘air force noun the highest rank of officer in the US air force ( US )

.general of the ‘army noun the highest rank of officer in the US army ( Jig )

.general ‘practice noun [U, C] 1 (especially BrT) the work of a doctor who treats people in the community rather than at a hospital and who is not a specialist in one particular area of medicine; a place where a doctor like this works (     ) IpEIt,    it

to be in general practice        0 She

runs a general practice in Hull.       Jf

FJf o 2 (especially NAmE) the work of a lawyer who deals with all kinds of legal cases and who is not a specialist in one particular area of law; the place where a lawyer like this works

.general prac'titioner (also family practitioner)

(abbr. GP) (also informal .family 'doctor) (especially BrE) noun a doctor who is trained in general medicine and who treats patients in a local community rather than at a hospital (

the .general 'public noun [sing.+sing./pl. v.] ordinary people who are not members of a particular group or organization H M W it ; Qfk : At that time, the general public was/were not aware of the health risks. UP R4, A 0 The exhibition is

not open to the general public.

.general-'purpose adj. [only before noun] having a wide range of different uses g ffl &   -1$ (Hi : a

general-purpose farm vehicle         M

gen er al ship /'d3enr9lXip/ noun [u] the skill or prac­tice of leading an army during a battle taWWIfc',

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.general 'staff (often the general staff) noun [sing.+sing./pl. v.] officers who advise a military leader and help to plan a military operation (

.general 'store noun (BrE also .general 'stores [pi.]) a shop/store that sells a wide variety of goods, especially