[ADV 副词]主要地;大部分地 You use mainly when mentioning the main reason or thing involved in something.
[ADV with cl/group]
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。
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[ADV 副词]主要地;大多数地 You use mainly when you are referring to a group and stating something that is true of most of it.
[ADV with group]
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。
Oxford
main·ly★/ˈmeɪnli; NAmEˈmeɪnli/adverb1★more than anything else; also used to talk about the most important reason for sth 主要地;首要地SYN
chiefly
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primarily
◆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 ofthe jazz festival. 主要是爵士音乐节的缘故,在夏季这里的人口几乎比平时多一倍。2★in most cases; used to talk about the largest part of a group of people or things 大部份;大多◆Anorexia is an illness that occurs mainly in adolescents.厌食症是一种多发于青少年的疾病。◆The people in the hotel were mainly foreign tourists.酒店里住的大多是外国游客。☞language bank at
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main·ly/ˈmeɪnli; NAmEˈmeɪnli/
LDC
mainlymain‧ly /ˈmeɪnli/ ●●●S2W2 adverb
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used to mention the main part or cause of something, the main reason for something etcSYN primarily: Her illness was caused mainly by stress. The workforce is mainly made up of women. I don’t go out much, mainly because I have to look after the kids. Increased sales during the summer were mainly due to tourism. We talked about various things – work, mainly.GRAMMAR• You usually use mainly in the middle of a sentence: · They play mainly on Sundays.· People go there mainly because of the beautiful beaches.• You also use mainly at the end of a sentence, especially in conversation: · I read novels, mainly.• It is much less commonly used at the beginning of a sentence.RegisterIn written English, people often prefer to use chiefly or primarily, which sound more formal than mainly:· The disease is caused chiefly by poor sanitation.
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