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mainly

英 [ˈmeɪnli]

美 [ˈmeɪnli]

adv.  主要地; 首要地; 大部分; 大多

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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
      1. They eat mainly fruit and nuts.
        他们主要吃水果和坚果。
      2. ‘Where do you export to?’ ‘France, mainly.’
        “你们出口到哪里?”“主要是法国。”
      3. 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。
    • 大部分;大多
      used to talk about the largest part of a group of people or things
      1. The people in the hotel were mainly foreign tourists.
        酒店里住的大多是外国游客。

    柯林斯词典

    • ADV 主要地;大部分地
      You usemainlywhen mentioning the main reason or thing involved in something.
      1. 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。
      2. The birds live mainly on nectar.
        这些鸟主要以花蜜为食。
    • 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.
      1. 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。
      2. The spacious main bedroom is mainly blue.
        宽敞的主卧室以蓝色为主色调。

    英英释义

    adv

    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。