外教Tony 跟我们一起去谈客户，当人家问到项目盈利规划时，Tony自信地举起手来说了一句：
I'll talk at large about the plans for you.
看到这儿大家可别误会Tony是想跟客户夸夸其谈地大肆吹嘘一把，他真正的意思是"请让我来给您详细地谈谈这个计划吧。" 在这一句里面，最关键的是"at large"这个短语，大家别从字面上来简单地解读，large可不光是"大的"意思，它还包括"广泛的、众多的、详细地、整体上"的含义，所以又引申出了"自由地、在逃的"意思，也就是我们常说的"逍遥法外"。
be at large
详细地; 详尽的; 自由地；大多数 ; 一般 ; 整个; 周围; 普遍; 在逃的 ; 未被捕获的 ; 逍遥法外
【En】
free; not confined; not in jail.
自由的；不被拘禁的；不在监狱里。
If you say that a dangerous person, thing, or animal is at large, you mean that they have not been captured or made safe.
如果你说一个危险的人、物或动物在逃(at large)，你的意思是他们还没有被抓获或安全。
You use at large to indicate that you are talking in a general way about most of the people mentioned.
你用at large来表示你在以一种一般的方式谈论所提到的大多数人。
● The escaped prisoners are still at large.
那些逃犯仍然逍遥法外。
● The chances of getting reforms accepted by the community at large remain remote.
让整个社区接受改革的机会仍然渺茫。
● Amongst the population at large the support for the present regime is virtually zero.
在广大民众(一般民众)中，对现有政权的支持几乎为零。
● The man who tried to have her killed is still at large.
那个企图杀害她的人仍然逍遥法外。
【Scenario Example 场景示例】
● Two of the escaped prisoners are still at large.
有两名逃犯仍逍遥法外。
● He talked at large about his plans.
他详细地说了他的计划。
● Twelve prisoners are at large following a series of escapes.
一连串的越狱事件发生后，12名犯人目前依然逍遥法外。
● The world at large long for peace .
世上大多数人都希望和平。
● The question was discussed at large.
这个问题已经详细地讨论过了。
● The populace at large is/are opposed to sudden change.
人民群众普遍反对突然实行的变革.
● The cattle are grazing at large.
牛在自由地吃草。
● How about the public at large?
那么广大的公众呢?
● As the murderer was at large, people were afraid to go out.
因为杀人儿犯尚未被逮到，人们很怕出门。
● The question is discussed at large in my report.
我在报告中对该问题作了详细的探讨.
● You were not able to be physically detained by your carers and so you were at large for about two months.
你不能被你的护工拘留，所以你在逃了大约两个月。
● He is popular with the people at large.
他颇受一般群众欢迎。
● How about in society at large?
那么在整个社会中呢?
● But then I realised he was talking about the country at large.
但后来我意识到他说的是整个国家。
● The people at large are hoping for great change.
人们都希望有一些大的变革。
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