mainly

英 [ˈmeɪnli]

美 [ˈmeɪnli]

adv.  主要地; 首要地; 大部分; 大多

CET4CET6IELTS

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

• for the most part
  1. he is mainly interested in butterflies
  Synonym:chieflyprincipallyprimarilyin the main

双语例句

• 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。
• 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 Pike lives mainly in large rivers and lakes
  狗鱼主要生活在大江大湖中。
• Thinking is mainly performed with words and other symbols.
  思想主要是用言语和其他符号来表达的。
• The birds live mainly on nectar.
  这些鸟主要以花蜜为食。
• The sea water is mainly composed of water and salt.
  海水主要由水和盐组成。
• The Paris talks will mainly be about procedural matters.
  巴黎会谈将主要围绕程序上的事宜。
• Our survey revealed that these allergies were mainly one-offs.
  我们的调查显示这些过敏多为一次性反应。
• 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。
• 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。