chiefly

美 [ˈtʃiːfli]英 [ˈtʃiːfli]
  • adv.主要地;首要地
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adv.

主要地;首要地
not completely, but as a most important part

We are chiefly concerned with improving educational standards.

我们主要关心的是提高教育水平。

He's travelled widely, chiefly in Africa and Asia.

他游历了许多地方,主要在非洲和亚洲。

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  • 1
    ADV 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.

    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。

adv

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for the most part
he is mainly interested in butterflies
Synonym: principally primarily mainly in the main

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  1. Changes in society are due chiefly to the development of the internal contradictions in society .

    社会的变化,主要地是由于社会内部矛盾的发展。

  2. Apollonius is chiefly noted for his work on conic sections .

    亚婆罗尼主要地是以他对于圆锥曲线的研究而闻名的。

  3. We are chiefly concerned with improving educational standards .

    我们主要关心的是提高教育水平。

  4. He 's travelled widely , chiefly in Africa and Asia .

    他游历了许多地方,主要在非洲和亚洲。

  5. 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。

  6. 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。

  7. Air consists chiefly of nitrogen .

    空气主要由氮气组成。

  8. Cattle feed chiefly on grass .

    牛主要以草为食。

  9. A man 's success depends chiefly on himself .

    一个人的成功主要靠自已。

  10. They drew the material of their plays chiefly from myths and legends .

    他们主要从神话传说中提取剧本的素材。

  11. My interest in him chiefly centres in his quick mind .

    我对他的兴趣主要在于他思路敏捷。

  12. The houses in my hometown were chiefly composed of wood .

    我家乡的房子过去多由木料制成。

  13. Rice is grown chiefly in the south .

    水稻主要产在南方。

  14. He values the vase chiefly for its associations .

    他珍惜这花瓶主要是因为由它所引起的联想。

  15. At the time , kindred were linked together chiefly through the band of their maternity .

    那时联系亲属的纽带以母方为主。

  16. The so-called " lead " in a pencil is not lead at all , but chiefly a different form of carbon called graphite .

    铅笔中所谓的铅,并不是“铅”,而主要是一种不同形态的炭,称为石墨。

  17. Summer dresses and outfits , in particular , were chiefly cotton , readily capable of being washed and pressed at home .

    特别是夏季服装和套装,主要都是棉质的,随时可以在家里洗涤和熨烫。

  18. The World Cup is also chiefly responsible for sleep deprivation .

    世界杯也是导致睡眠不足的主要原因。

  19. A continent lying chiefly within the Antarctic Circle and asymmetrically centered on the South Pole .

    主要位于南极圈内,以南极为不对称中心的大陆

  20. The good little mouse didn 't know that there were also flying cats and thus does our pride chiefly rest on ignorance .

    这只善良的小老鼠不知道天上还有飞猫,不难看出骄傲源于无知。

  21. Article 9 Local audit institutions at various levels shall be responsible and report on their work to the people 's governments at the corresponding levels and to the audit institutions at the next higher levels , and their audit work shall be directed chiefly by the audit institutions at the next higher levels .

    第九条地方各级审计机关对本级人民政府和上一级审计机关负责并报告工作,审计业务以上级审计机关领导为主。

  22. System analysis chiefly consists of needs analysis and feasible analysis .

    系统分析主要包括需求分析和可行性分析。

  23. The traditional compensation chiefly adopted analog control system .

    传统补偿装置主要采用模拟控制。

  24. Methods The diagnosis was made chiefly with B scan and CT .

    方法以B超和CT确定诊断。

  25. The score was chiefly influenced by student characteristics and teacher characteristics .

    学生特征和教师特征是影响护生评判性思维的主要因素。

  26. As you know , that dictionary was written chiefly for Chinese students .

    正如你所知道的,那本字典主要是为中国学生编写的。

  27. The second part chiefly makes clear the concept and category of female film .

    第二部分主要是厘清女性影视的概念和范畴。女性影视是指由女性编导人员创作的具有鲜明性别立场、强烈女性主体意识及浓郁个人风格色彩的影视文本。

  28. Production techniques , and market demand of acrylic sheets are chiefly introduced .

    本文重点介绍亚克力板的生产技术,应用及市场需求。

  29. By the economic base we mean the relations of production , chiefly ownership .

    所谓经济基础,就是生产关系,主要是所有制。

  30. The electron microscope is chiefly an instrument of solid structure characterization .

    电子显微镜主要是一种以固定结构为主要特征的工具。

largely chiefly greatly mostly 【导航词义:主要地】
largely v. 主要地,大部分
〔辨析〕

指范围或程度上占大半地。

〔例证〕

This small country is largely located in the desert.

这个小国家大部分地区位于沙漠中。

Her success was largely due to luck.

她的成功主要靠运气。

chiefly v. 主要地
〔辨析〕

指作为非常重要的成分但并非全部地。

〔例证〕

Air consists chiefly of nitrogen.

空气主要由氮气组成。

Cattle feed chiefly on grass.

牛主要以草为食。

greatly v. 〈正式〉大大地,非常
〔辨析〕

主要用于强化程度,不修饰形容词,通常用于动词或分词前。

〔例证〕

the greatly increased risk

大大增加的风险

He was greatly hurt.

他深受伤害。

I was greatly moved by his kindness.

他的善良令我极为感动。

mostly v. 大部分,多半
〔辨析〕

指数量等方面占多半。

〔例证〕

The members of the party are mostly workers.

该党的成员大部分为工人。

The men at the party were mostly fairly young.

参加聚会的男子大都非常年轻。

We mostly go out on Saturdays.

我们星期六一般不在家。