| 单词 | preponderantly |
| 释义 | preponderantly adverb formaluk/prɪˈpɒn.dər.ənt.li/us/prɪˈpɑːn.dɚ.ənt.li/mostlyormainly: 占优势地；多数地Industry is still a preponderantlymaleenvironment.工业界仍是男人一统天下。 Synonym predominantly Very important or urgent
Examplesofpreponderantlypreponderantly What was oncepreponderantlya manufacturing city became a servicing city. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is, however, one danger that they might avoid: that of beingpreponderantlynegative. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that the line which has been drawn ispreponderantlyimproper. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not say that it ispreponderantlyor overwhelmingly a factor, but it is one to be considered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The line is drawn at a point which makes some people eligible, orpreponderantlyeligible, and otherspreponderantlyineligible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This ispreponderantlythe view of the industry itself. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There may be problems with the interpretation of "preponderantlyurban". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Crime at present is unfortunatelypreponderantlyan activity of the young. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Apart from the use of the word "preponderantly", the only fair procedure would be to compare the business mileage with private mileage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Here again, it is thepreponderantlyworking class areas which suffer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, we are bound to draw a distinction somewhere between those shipspreponderantlyin use in coastal, or in effect internal, transport, and ocean-going ships. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Our bookmakers dependpreponderantlyon horseracing for their business. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The population of 23½ millions ispreponderantlyurban. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The weight of authoritative professional opinion ispreponderantlyin favour of it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They say that a car should be used "preponderantly" for business purposes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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