英语释义

• for the most part;

  "he is mainly interested in butterflies"

片语

basicallyad 主要地，基本上

largelyad 主要地；大部分；大量地

flourish chiefly最高地享有盛名

chiefly consists主要包含

work chiefly主要地工作

firstlyad 首先（主要用于列举条目、论点时）；第一

chiefly accomplished主要完成

engineer chiefly主要设计

include chiefly主要包含

on chiefly被携带

mostlyad 主要地；通常；多半地

depend chiefly主要地依靠

concern chiefly主要关系到

mainlyad 主要地，大体上

primarilyad 首先；主要地，根本上

英汉例句

• the oed defines lol as an interjection 「used chiefly in electronic communications... to draw attention to a joke or humorous statement, or to express amusement」.

  《牛津英语词典》将lol定义为一个叹词，「主要用于电子通信……以引起对笑话和滑稽陈述的注意，或表示娱乐」。

• finance, like any other industry, is chiefly regulated by people taking responsibility for their actions.

  同其他行业一样，金融业的主要监管者也是为自己的行为负责的人。

• the current humanitarian crisis in niger is chiefly a consequence of inadequate rains and a locust invasion in 2004, which resulted in poor harvests.

  尼日尔当前人道主义危机主要是2004年雨水不足和蝗虫侵害的后果，它们导致收成不好。

• those on the market now are chiefly for comfort and stimulation: for instance, the snuggling ifbot, which lives in an astronaut suit, chats about the weather, sings and plays quiz games.

  目前在市场上销售的这类机器人主要有安抚和兴奋功能：比如，穿着宇航服的「会拥抱的机器人」可以谈论天气,唱歌并进行智力问答。

• what grew chiefly upon me, rather, was the conviction that only those who are trustworthy know how to trust.

  在我心中慢慢地成长起来的，主要的倒是这样的信念：只有可信任的人才会信任人。

• the industry「s traditional model, based chiefly on chemistry and basic biology, is giving way to a new approach based on biotechnology, computing, advanced chemistry and combinations of the three.

  该行业的传统模型主要基于化学和基础生物学，但如今正让道给基于生物技术、计算、高级化学以及将三者综合的新方法。

• i imagine your cousin brought you down with him chiefly for the sake of having somebody at his disposal.

  我想，你表兄把你带来待在他身边，主要就是为了要有个人听他摆布。

• 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。

• the particular qualities of human communication are what chiefly distinguishes human from other societies.

  人类有别于其他动物社会的主要之处在于人类传播的特性。

• many hand-hygiene experts are down on hand dryers -- chiefly because few people have the patience to dry completely and end up wiping their hands on their clothes.

  很多手部卫生专家不建议使用干手器，主要是因为很少有人有耐性把手完全吹干，最后只是在衣服上擦擦了事。

• but they want it to spend chiefly on themselves.

  但是他们要钱主要又是为了花在自己身上。

• what once seemed a canny convergence play now looks like a barmy risk, for both the borrowers and the banks, chiefly italian and austrian, that lent to them.

  对借方和银行看起来都有利可图的行为现在更像是一种愚蠢的冒险。这些贷款主要来袭意大利和奥地利的银行。

• furthermore, despite having sidelines in cobalt and molybdenum, the new firm」s fortunes will depend chiefly on the price of copper and nickel—two of most volatile metals of late.

  此外，新公司尽管还附带经营钴、钼等产品，但决定其命运的主要还是铜和镍的价格，这两种金属最近价格波动最大。

• for washington, 「living by it」 is chiefly characterized by love and sacrifice.

  对于丹泽尔·华盛顿，依靠上帝主要特征是爱和舍己。

• this helps to explain a surge in the purchase of foreign securities by individuals, chiefly through investment trusts.

  这很好解释了更多的人购买国外证券商品的趋势，主要通过投资信托方式。

• others are worried for precisely the opposite reason: that the funds are interested chiefly in making money.

  而另一些人则完全是出于相反的原因：担心这些基金的主要兴趣是赚钱。

• the purchase, the health care, the feeding and housing and training of a pet - and i chiefly mean the larger, longer-lived pets - cost time and money.

  购买一只宠物，照顾它的健康、喂养它、给它提供住处、训练它――我主要指的是较大的、较长寿的宠物――花费时间和钱财。

• as the map shows, the weak states are not confined to the 「usual suspects」, chiefly in sub-saharan africa.

  正如本图所示，羸弱国家并不仅限于主要位于撒哈拉以南非洲的「寻常疑似对象」。

• microsoft has moved into games consoles and set-top boxes, chiefly in case these other devices emerge as challengers to the pc as 「hubs」 for digital content.

  微软已经介入游戏手柄和机顶盒市场，主要为防止其他这些设备对个人计算机在数码领域的「核心」地位构成挑战。

• i believe that eating a diet that is chiefly comprised of live plant foods will allow your body to operate at optimal health.

  我相信主要由活的植物性食物构成的日常饮食可以让你的身体运作在最佳状态下。

• for years sharks were caught chiefly for their fins; often, indeed, the fins would be cut off and the creature thrown back in the water alive, there to suffer a slow death by drowning.

  很多年来，捕捉鲨鱼主要就是为了获取它们的鳍。实际上，鲨鱼鳍经常被割掉，而其身体被活活地扔回水里，使其因溺水遭受缓慢死亡的痛苦。

• continuity of purpose is one of the most essential ingredients of happiness in the long run, and for most men this comes chiefly through their work.

  归根结底，幸福的最重要的因素之一是有始终如一的目的。而对多数人来说这样的目的主要来自他们的工作。

• counterfeiters used to operate chiefly in developing countries, says mr clark, but now his firm sees fakes coming from such rich and well-regulated places as canada and britain.

  克拉克先生说，造假者曾经主要在发展中国家活动，但现在，他的公司发现假货也来自于富裕、管理完善的国家，比如加拿大和英国。

相似词

mostlyad 主要地；通常；多半地

especiallyad 特别；尤其；格外

abovead 在（或向）上面；在（或向）较高处；超过；上文，前文

alldet. 所有；全部；（与单数名词连用，表示某事在某段时间内持续发生）全部的；极度；唯一；任何

mainlyad 主要地，大体上

especiallyad 特别；尤其；格外

abovead 在（或向）上面；在（或向）较高处；超过；上文，前文

alldet. 所有；全部；（与单数名词连用，表示某事在某段时间内持续发生）全部的；极度；唯一；任何

mainlyad 主要地，大体上

mostlyad 主要地；通常；多半地