mainly
英 [ˈmeɪnli]
美 [ˈmeɪnli]
adv. 主要地; 首要地; 大部分; 大多
Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1343 / COCA.2805
牛津词典
adv.
- 主要地;首要地
more than anything else; also used to talk about the most important reason for sth- They eat mainly fruit and nuts.
他们主要吃水果和坚果。 - ‘Where do you export to?’ ‘France, mainly.’
“你们出口到哪里?”“主要是法国。” - The population almost doubles in summer, mainly because of the jazz festival.
主要由于爵士音乐节的缘故,在夏季这里的人口几乎比平时多一倍。
- They eat mainly fruit and nuts.
- 大部分;大多
used to talk about the largest part of a group of people or things- The people in the hotel were mainly foreign tourists.
酒店里住的大多是外国游客。
- The people in the hotel were mainly foreign tourists.
柯林斯词典
- ADV 主要地;大部分地
You usemainlywhen mentioning the main reason or thing involved in something.- The stock-market scandal is refusing to go away, mainly because there's still no consensus over how it should be dealt with...
股票市场的丑闻迟迟没有消散,这主要是因为人们仍未就如何应对它达成共识。 - The birds live mainly on nectar.
这些鸟主要以花蜜为食。
- The stock-market scandal is refusing to go away, mainly because there's still no consensus over how it should be dealt with...
- ADV 主要地;大多数地
You usemainlywhen you are referring to a group and stating something that is true of most of it.- The African half of the audience was mainly from Senegal or Mali...
观众中有一半是非洲人,其中大多数来自塞内加尔或马里。 - The spacious main bedroom is mainly blue.
宽敞的主卧室以蓝色为主色调。
- The African half of the audience was mainly from Senegal or Mali...
英英释义
adv
- for the most part
- he is mainly interested in butterflies
双语例句
- Every square metre of soil was used, mainly for olives, vines, and almonds.
每一寸土地都利用上了,主要用来种植橄榄树、葡萄藤和杏树。 - She has a microwave, but uses it mainly for defrosting bread
她有个微波炉,不过主要用来解冻面包。 - The spacious main bedroom is mainly blue.
宽敞的主卧室以蓝色为主色调。 - The birds live mainly on nectar.
这些鸟主要以花蜜为食。 - The funds needed will mainly be drawn from accumulation within the enterprise.
所需资金主要取给于企业内部的积累。 - Victory in the civil war had been achieved by a mainly volunteer army.
一支主要由志愿军组成的队伍取得了内战的胜利。 - There were also several accidents mainly caused by engine failures on take-off
还有几次事故主要是起飞时引擎出现故障造成的。 - The stock-market scandal is refusing to go away, mainly because there's still no consensus over how it should be dealt with
股票市场的丑闻迟迟没有消散,这主要是因为人们仍未就如何应对它达成共识。 - The Earth is made mainly of iron and silicon and things like that
地球主要由铁、硅等物质构成。 - I think I've been very selfish. I've been mainly concerned with myself.
我觉得我一直非常自私。总是只关心自己。