大体相同的英文：
more or less the same
basically the same
- Several investigative teams settled on essentially the same approach
好几个调查组采用了大体相同的方法。 - Their approaches to last Saturday night's 100 m races were similar only in this insularity
他们上周六晚100米赛跑的备战策略大体相同。
adv. 更多；此外；更大程度地
adj. 更多的；附加的
pron. 更多的数量
n. 更多；附加
- The rainstorm is more and more more fierce.
暴风雨越来越猛烈。 - The more illumination, the more temptation.
道高一尺，魔高一丈。 - There are more and more gossipers.
现在传闲话的人越一越多了。
adj. 较小的,较少的
adv. 较小地，较少地；不如
n. 更少的数（量，额）
prep. 减去；扣除；差...
- Men are less arrogant, women less choice.
男人不那么趾高气扬了，女人也不那么挑三拣四了。 - As the years went on he opposed her less and less.
随着岁月的流逝，他对她的反抗越来越少。 - I could do no less.
这是我起码要做的。
adv. 基本上；主要地；总的说来，从根本上说
- The basic form of this crystal is a rhomb.
此类晶体的基本形状为一菱面体。 - This is a basic quartz analog clock.
这是一个普通指针式石英钟。 - There is distinction of the basic essentials and the periphery
事有本末