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ˈmeɪnli Main People Reason Adv 副词   [Adv Group

word mainly
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mainly

[ˈmeɪnli]

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主要地(60%),大部分地(40%)
adv.主要地,大体上
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Collins
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[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 ; NAmE ˈmeɪnli / adverb 1 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 ; NAmE ˈmeɪnli /
LDC
mainlymain‧ly /ˈmeɪnli/ ●●● S2 W2 adverb
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used to mention the main part or cause of something, the main reason for something etc SYN  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.GRAMMARYou 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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