プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
たいせい【大勢】
〔大体の情勢〕the general situation；〔大体の傾向〕the general trend；〔世の中の趨勢(すうせい)〕the general tendency；〔時代の風潮〕the current of the times
国内の大勢をつかむ
grasp the general situation in the country
大勢は我々に不利［有利］だ
「The general situation [The tide] is 「against us [in our favor].
大勢に順応する
adapt oneself to (the trend of) the times／follow the general trend
大勢に逆らう
swim against the current (of the times)
正午までには選挙の大勢が判明する
We will know the general outcome of the election by noon.
文壇の大勢は新古典主義に傾いていた
A tendency toward neoclassicism prevailed [《文》 held sway] in literary circles.／The prevailing tendency in literary circles was toward neoclassicism.
試合の大勢は決まった
The game is virtually decided.
大勢は既に決した
The matter [issue] is as good as settled.
おおぜい【大勢】
a crowd of people; a great [large] number of people
大勢で in great [large] numbers
大勢の前で
in public／in front of a large crowd
彼の演奏会に大勢の聴衆が集まった
A large audience gathered to hear his concert.