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Main Supply Water Buildings Wires 英[Meɪn 美[Men Adj.主要的,最重要的;全力的;N.最主要的部分,重点;主要管道;体力;[航海]公海

单词 main
音标
英[meɪn] 美[men]
解释
adj.主要的,最重要的;全力的;n.最主要的部分,重点;主要管道;体力;[航海]公海;
例句

ADJ
主要的;最重要的
The main thing is the most important one of several similar things in a particular situation.
例:...one of the main tourist areas of Amsterdam...阿姆斯特丹的主要旅游区之一
例:My main concern now is to protect the children...我现在最关心的就是要保护好孩子们。

PHRASE
大体上;基本上
If you say that something is true in the main, you mean that it is generally true, although there may be exceptions.
例:Tourists are, in the main, sympathetic people...大体说来,游客们都富有同情心。
例:In the main, children are taboo in the workplace.工作场所基本上禁止儿童进入。

N-COUNT
(室内煤气、自来水或污水的)总管道,主管道
The mains are the pipes which supply gas or water to buildings, or which take sewage away from them.
例:...the water supply from the mains...总管道的自来水供应
例:The capital has been without mains water since Wednesday night.从周三晚上开始,首都就停水了。

N-PLURAL
电力线;电源
The mains are the wires which supply electricity to buildings, or the place where the wires end inside the building.
例:...amplifiers which plug into the mains...接通电源的扩音器
例:Make sure plugs are disconnected from the mains...确保插头与电源断开。
变形
pl:mains~

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