1 ADV [ADVERB with verb] 主要地;大部分地 You use mainly when mentioning the main reason or thing involved in something. 主要地;大部分地
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The stock-market scandal is refusing to go away, mainly because there's still no consensus over how it should be dealt with.
股票市场的丑闻迟迟没有消散，这主要是因为人们仍未就如何应对它达成共识。
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The birds live mainly on nectar.
这些鸟主要以花蜜为食。
SYN chiefly, mostly, largely, generally
2 ADV 主要地；大多数地 You use mainly when you are referring to a group and stating something that is true of most of it. 主要地；大多数地
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The African half of the audience was mainly from Senegal or Mali.
观众中有一半是非洲人，其中大多数来自塞内加尔或马里。
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The spacious main bedroom is mainly blue.
宽敞的主卧室以蓝色为主色调。
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