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单词 mainly
释义
mainly
adverb
uk
/ˈmeɪn.li/us
/ˈmeɪn.li/
B1
usually or to alargedegree:
通常地；主要地；大部分地
I mainly go tobedaroundmidnight.我通常午夜前后睡觉。
Thegroupis made up of mainlyyoungpeople.该团体主要由年轻人组成。
Theyarguedthat thetaxwill mainlybenefittherich.他们争辩说这项税收将主要让富人受益。
Synonyms
chiefly
primarily
principally
More examples
  • Cheetahs are mainlyfoundinAfrica.
  • Helicopters are mainly used formilitaryratherthanciviluse.
  • It's adiseasewhichaffectsmainlyolderpeople.
  • Air iscomposedmainly ofnitrogenandoxygen.
  • Theclassiscomprisedmainly ofItalianandFrenchstudents.
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(Definition ofmainlyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

mainly| American Dictionary

mainly
adverb[not gradable]
us
/ˈmeɪn·li/
usually, or to alargedegree:
Thegroupis mainly made up ofyoungpeople.
(Definition ofmainlyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmainly

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As a supplementary policy, the government permitted pricing based on costs for new health services,mainlyhigh-technology services.
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Although it was well-known that rice ismainlyself-pollinating, it was also known that some cross-pollination can take place.
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The forests aremainlyused for extracting reed - a material used both by traditional artisans and the paper-pulp industry.
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It gives insight into the format of experts' knowledge structures; experts turn out to usemainlyframe representations.
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This ismainlydue to the paucity of relevant pathological studies.
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All these statistical points have been stressed heremainlyfor methodological reasons, because the numbers studied were relatively small.
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Dyslexic students have no vocabulary problems; theymainlyhave a reading problem.
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Not unexpectedly, they tended to report that the correction of linguistic slips is donemainlyas they write.
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As already stated, transferred rights aremainlyexclusion rights.
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The present literature reviewmainlyexamines involuntary intra- and inter-institutional transfers of older individuals aged 60 and over.
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Costs are made during transitions (mainlythe fitting of hearing aids).
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These sources aremainlyof two kinds : verbal and nominal.
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They aremainlynon-verbal and all three are primarily concerned with the experience of playing.
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Indications for surgery were considered appropriate in 59% of cases, uncertain in 32%, and inappropriate in 8%,mainlyin the osteoarthritis group.
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We refermainlyto vowels in monosyllabic words but extend the discussion to disyllabic words later on.
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