支持範例： in all, things worked out for the better . 總的來說，情況好轉了。
in all, it was less than satisfactory. 總之，那無法令人滿意。
in all, the weather this year has been quite mild. 總之，今年的氣候蠻溫和的。
會話記憶：
A: You know... I did very poorly on that test. 你知道的，那次測驗我考砸了。 B: Cheer up! It's not the only chance in life to do well on a test. There'll be many more. 別泄氣！又不是一輩子只有一次機會考試得好成績。以後還有嘛。
A: Well, you know how I am about exams. I'm a perfectionist. 你瞭解我對考試的態度。我是個完美主義者。 B: Don't worry about it. All in all, you've done very well in school. 別擔心了，總的來說，你在學校的表現很不錯。
