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

• She sees exercise primarily as an unavoidable chore
  她基本上把锻炼看做是不得不做的琐事。
• 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。
• Flycatchers feed primarily on winged insects.
  鹟主要以有翅昆虫为食。
• Indeed, they say, aids is spread primarily by carriers who are not ill.
  他们说艾滋病实际上最初是由健康人传播的。
• The investigation was undertaken primarily to mollify pressure groups.
  展开调查主要是为了安抚那些压力集团。
• 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。
• 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。
• As ever, the meals are primarily fish-based
  像往常一样，饭菜主要是鱼。
• Huawei, ZTE and Lenovo have started new phone brands sold and marketed primarily online.
  华为、中兴和联想都推出了以在线销售和推销为主的手机新品。
• Caste is defined primarily by social honour attained through personal lifestyle
  社会等级制度主要是通过个人生活方式赢得的社会荣誉来确定。