primarily

英 [praɪˈmerəli]

美 [praɪˈmerəli]

adv.  主要地; 根本地

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.2673 / COCA.2134

牛津词典

adv.

• 主要地；根本地
  mainly
  1. a course designed primarily for specialists
     主要为专业人员开设的课程
  2. The problem is not primarily a financial one.
     这个问题基本上不是财政问题。

柯林斯词典

• ADV 主要地；根本地
  You useprimarilyto say what is mainly true in a particular situation.
  1. ...a book aimed primarily at high-energy physicists...
     一本主要针对高能物理学家的书
  2. Public order is primarily an urban problem...
     社会治安主要是城市的问题。
  3. Investment remains tiny primarily because of the exorbitant cost of land.
     投资仍然微乎其微，主要原因在于土地成本过高。

英英释义

adv

• for the most part
  1. he is mainly interested in butterflies
  Synonym:chieflyprincipallymainlyin the main
• of primary import
  1. this is primarily a question of economics
  2. it was in the first place a local matter
  Synonym:in the first place

双语例句

• We have been talking here primarily of sound patterns.
  我们在这里已经讨论了基本的声音模式。
• I am primarily interested in history.
  我主要对历史感兴趣。
• This building was primarily intended to be an assembly hall.
  这个建筑物最初准备作为一个会议厅。
• That is, map primarily works with and returns two elements: a key and a value.
  这就是说，map主要处理和返回两个元素：一个键和一个值。
• I'm primarily thinking of the first year
  我考虑的主要是第一年。
• As ever, the meals are primarily fish-based
  像往常一样，饭菜主要是鱼。
• Gross and Levitt find fault primarily with sociologists, philosophers and other academics who have questioned science's objectivity.
  格罗斯和莱维特主要对质疑科学客观性的社会学家、哲学家和其他学者进行批评。
• The body is made up primarily of bone, muscle, and fat
  人体主要是由骨骼、肌肉和脂肪构成。
• Flycatchers feed primarily on winged insects.
  鹟主要以有翅昆虫为食。
• These primarily included cuts in pensions and in education spending.
  其中主要包括退休金和教育开支的削减。