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
- 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。 - We import raw materials and energy and export mainly industrial products.
我们进口原材料和能源，主要出口工业产品。 - He raises crops mainly for the use of his family.
他种农作物主要是为了家庭自用。 - The Pike lives mainly in large rivers and lakes
狗鱼主要生活在大江大湖中。 - 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。 - Their ire was directed mainly at the government.
他们的怒火主要指向政府。 - 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 centre aims to help disadvantaged areas of Europe, mainly by fostering new businesses.
该中心旨在帮助欧洲的贫困地区，方法主要是通过扶持新型商业。 - Even at the end of the war, German factories mainly operated only in daytime.
即使在战争末期，德国工厂也基本上只在白天开工。 - The satellite will be used mainly to relay television programmes
这颗人造卫星主要用途是转播电视节目。