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chiefly adv.主要地 (1) 空气主要由氮气组成。(2) 政府的当务之急是控制通货膨胀。(3) 我主要是想提醒你写信给你母亲。 If you usually ride your bike to work, you can say, "I'm chiefly a bicycle commuter," and your neighbor's obituary might mention that she'll be chiefly remembered for her work as a civil rights activist in the 1960s. You can also use chiefly to mean "for the most part," when you talk about the contents or composition of something: "My granola is chiefly almonds." The word comes from the Old French chief, "principal" or "first."

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英 ['tʃiːfli] 美 ['tʃiːfli] (1) Air consists chiefly of nitrogen.(2) The Government is chiefly concerned with controlling inflation.(3) Chiefly, I asked you to remember to write to your dear mother. Use the adverb chiefly to mean "mostly" or "primarily." You could say your history class is chiefly focused on 18th century American history if all your teacher wants to talk about is the American Revolution. 1[ADV 副词]主要地；最重要地 You use chiefly to indicate that a particular reason, emotion, method, or feature is the main or most important one.   [ADV with cl/group]He joined the consular service, chiefly because this was one of the few job vacancies...他到领事馆工作，主要因为那是仅有的几个空缺职位之一。His response to attacks on his work was chiefly bewilderment.听到别人对自己工作的指责，他的反应主要是困惑。

英语单词	chiefly
英美音标	英 ['tʃiːfli] 美 ['tʃiːfli]
中文释义	adv.主要地
英语例句	(1) Air consists chiefly of nitrogen. (2) The Government is chiefly concerned with controlling inflation. (3) Chiefly, I asked you to remember to write to your dear mother.
中文例句	(1) 空气主要由氮气组成。 (2) 政府的当务之急是控制通货膨胀。 (3) 我主要是想提醒你写信给你母亲。
vocabulary简明	Use the adverb chiefly to mean "mostly" or "primarily." You could say your history class is chiefly focused on 18th century American history if all your teacher wants to talk about is the American Revolution.
vocabulary扩展	If you usually ride your bike to work, you can say, "I'm chiefly a bicycle commuter," and your neighbor's obituary might mention that she'll be chiefly remembered for her work as a civil rights activist in the 1960s. You can also use chiefly to mean "for the most part," when you talk about the contents or composition of something: "My granola is chiefly almonds." The word comes from the Old French chief, "principal" or "first."
柯林斯解释	1 [ADV 副词]主要地；最重要地 You use chiefly to indicate that a particular reason, emotion, method, or feature is the main or most important one. [ADV with cl/group] He joined the consular service, chiefly because this was one of the few job vacancies... 他到领事馆工作，主要因为那是仅有的几个空缺职位之一。 His response to attacks on his work was chiefly bewilderment. 听到别人对自己工作的指责，他的反应主要是困惑。

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