表达 “the bigger picture” 的意思是 “大局”,用来谈论一个项目或情况最重要的部分。“The bigger picture” 强调 “以整体情况及其影响为重,不只关注个别的因素”。这个表达也用作 “the big picture”,常用在职场交流中。
Stop trying to micromanage the situation and look at the bigger picture.
不要试图事无巨细地管理目前的局势,而要着眼大局。
OK. We’ve heard about the details of images for the marketing campaign, but let’s look at the bigger picture.
好了,我们听了有关营销活动所用图片的相关细节,但下面让我们来看看整体情况。
Sure, we might need to cut back on spending now, but let’s look at the big picture.
当然,我们现在可能需要削减开支,但我们要以大局为重。