mainly
- adv.主要地;大多;大部分;首要地
main adj.主要的 + -ly ...地
mainlyadv.
主要地；首要地
more than anything else; also used to talk about the most important reason for sth
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 of the jazz festival.
主要由于爵士音乐节的缘故，在夏季这里的人口几乎比平时多一倍。
大部分；大多
used to talk about the largest part of a group of people or things
The people in the hotel were mainly foreign tourists.
酒店里住的大多是外国游客。
mainly
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ADV 主要地;大部分地
You use mainly when mentioning the main reason or thing involved in something.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。
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ADV 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.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。
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Mainly in it there were three points over which work was to be done , that were signed between Sharif and Bhutto .
主要地在它里有在其上工作有待完成的三点（数），那在谢里夫和布托之间被签。
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Even today , formal verification is mainly a research area .
甚至现在，形式验证主要地用于研究领域。
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This expression is used mainly in speech , not in writing .
这种表达主要用于口语，而不是书面语。
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The fashion at the time was for teaching mainly the written language .
那时教学时兴的主要是书面语。
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The people in the hotel were mainly foreign tourists .
酒店里住的大多是外国游客。
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The missiles were mainly targeted at the United States .
导弹主要瞄准的是美国。
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The people cultivate mainly rice and beans .
这里的人们主要种植稻子和豆类。
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Police work is mainly routine .
警察的工作主要都是按常规的。
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The tanks were mainly constructed of steel plates .
这些坦克车主要是用钢板制造的。
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The day should be mainly dry with sunny intervals .
白天大部分时间应无雨，间有阳光。
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The target audience for this advertisement was mainly teenagers .
这个广告的对象主要是十几岁的青少年观众。
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The committee is composed mainly of lawyers .
委员会主要由律师组成。
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They eat mainly fruit and nuts .
他们主要吃水果和坚果。
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The population almost doubles in summer , mainly because of the jazz festival .
主要由于爵士音乐节的缘故，在夏季这里的人口几乎比平时多一倍。
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The failure of the talks was mainly due to insensitivity and mistiming .
会谈失败主要是由于反应迟钝和时机不对。
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At one time the schools were mainly attached to the church .
这些学校曾一度归教会主管。
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We import raw materials and energy and export mainly industrial products .
我们进口原材料和能源，主要出口工业产品。
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The Earth is made mainly of iron and silicon and things like that
地球主要由铁、硅等物质构成。
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He raises crops mainly for the use of his family .
他种农作物主要是为了家庭自用。
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There were also several accidents mainly caused by engine failures on take-off
还有几次事故主要是起飞时引擎出现故障造成的。
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The satellite will be used mainly to relay television programmes
这颗人造卫星主要用途是转播电视节目。
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The Paris talks will mainly be about procedural matters .
巴黎会谈将主要围绕程序上的事宜。
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Victory in the civil war had been achieved by a mainly volunteer army .
一支主要由志愿军组成的队伍取得了内战的胜利。
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She has a microwave , but uses it mainly for defrosting bread
她有个微波炉，不过主要用来解冻面包。
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The committee ruled against all-night opening mainly on safety grounds .
委员会反对通宵营业主要是出于安全方面的考虑。
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The centre aims to help disadvantaged areas of Europe , mainly by fostering new businesses .
该中心旨在帮助欧洲的贫困地区，方法主要是通过扶持新型商业。
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I think I 've been very selfish . I 've been mainly concerned with myself .
我觉得我一直非常自私。总是只关心自己。
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The spacious main bedroom is mainly blue .
宽敞的主卧室以蓝色为主色调。
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Mark was mainly interested in sport at school , playing rugby as well as soccer
在学校，马克主要对体育运动很感兴趣，他打橄榄球，也踢足球。
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He let out a long sigh , mainly of relief , partly of sadness
他长叹一口气，主要是因为如释重负，也有一部分是因为伤心。