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单词 mostly
释义
mostly
adverb
uk
/ˈməʊst.li/us
/ˈmoʊst.li/
B1
mainly:
通常
In thesmallertowns, it's mostly(= usually)veryquietatnights.在小村庄里，晚上通常很安静。
Thebandare mostly(= most of them are)teenagers.这支乐队的成员大多数是十几岁的青少年。
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  • Shakespearewrotemostly inverse.
  • Afterleavingschool, shespentayeartravelling, mostly inAfricaandAsia.
  • Thediseasemostlyaffectspeopleover 50,causingparalysisanduncontrollabletremors.
  • Theaccidentvictimsmostly hadinjuriestotheirlowerlimbs.
  • Ourfellowtravellerswere mostly Spanish-speakingtourists.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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  • abstraction
  • abstractly
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  • broadness
  • by and largeidiom
  • chiefly
  • general
  • generalist
  • on the wholeidiom
  • overall
  • portmanteau
  • primarily
  • principle
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Grammar

Most,the most,mostly
We use the quantifier most to talk about quantities, amounts and degree. We can use it with a noun (as a determiner) or without a noun (as a pronoun). We can also use it with adjectives and adverbs to form the superlative.…
Most
We use the quantifier most to talk about quantities, amounts and degree. We can use it with a noun (as a determiner) or without a noun (as a pronoun). We can also use it with adjectives and adverbs to form the superlative.…
The most
The most is the superlative form of many, much. We use the most with different classes of words.…
Mostly
Mostly is an adverb that means ‘mainly’:…
(Definition ofmostlyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

mostly| American Dictionary

mostly
adverb[not gradable]
us
/ˈmoʊst·li/
inlargedegreeoramount:
Thestoryseemedto be mostlytrue.
Thegroupis mostlyteenagers, with a fewyoungerchildren.
(Definition ofmostlyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmostly

mostly
In research on the policy impact of partisan governments, parties are often - althoughmostlyimplicitly - conceptualised as policy oriented.
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The remaining fourteen had moved into private enterprise,mostlywith firms specializing in the field of their former ministries.
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Again, they weremostlyundergraduate students and ranged in age from 18 to 24 years.
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It is thusmostlyused for the simulation of lower-intensity ion-beam experiments. 12.
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Although our approach is quite different from growing trees, both of these approaches are similar in that theymostlyuse combinatorics and topology.
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The physiological context of signaling ismostlysidelined until the last two chapters, which are dedicated to signalling in development.
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Activity (i) reliesmostlyon datamining functions and algorithms that extract implicit knowledge from raw data by performing aggregation and statistical analysis on the database.
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These standards were derived from boys livingmostlyin lower income families.
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But his standards of "achievement" derivedmostlyfrom white, upper-class culture, not from an afrocentric vision. 39.
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Moreover, in each specification the non-economic variablesmostlyperform as expected.
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At the outset of the eighteenth century it had some 800 inhabitants, and around 1860 approximately 1,300, who lived in sixteenmostlyvery small villages.
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The 121 items provided with musical notation are edited together with their complete texts inmostlymodern chant notation.
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The sands aremostlywell drained but low-lying areas accumulate sufficient clay and fines to retain water for periods after rainfall.
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In conclusion, the species can regenerate without elephants, but may have in the past been dispersedmostlyby elephants.
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The infection is foundmostlyin neonates, pregnant women, the elderly and immunocompromised patients.
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