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单词 chiefly
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Definition of chiefly in English:

chiefly

adverb ˈtʃiːfliˈtʃifli
  • 1Mainly.

    主要地

    he is remembered chiefly for his organ sonatas

    他主要因管风琴奏鸣曲留名于世。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This is chiefly an issue for primary schools, both in Kingston and nationally.
    • He is remembered chiefly for his topographical poem in tetrameter couplets, Grongar Hill, which describes the scenery of the river Towy.
    • These must be chiefly, if not wholly, effects of the unsteadiness and injustice with which a factious spirit has tainted our public administrations.
    • We release ordinary criminals after some time chiefly because we hope that the term in prison has deterred them from repeating their crimes.
    • Hermann Grassmann is chiefly remembered for his development of a general calculus for vectors.
    • The grapes here, mainly Piróvano, are chiefly sold as table grapes but some particularly alcoholic wine, both red and white, is made.
    • These centers were founded chiefly to make up for the appalling lack of art teaching in the conventional curriculum of black schools at that time.
    • Their disputes were chiefly political, and mainly involved the Soviet Union and the United States hurling accusations of hypocrisy against each other.
    • The clergyman participates in marriages chiefly as a witness.
    • Mitchell claims to have been chiefly inspired by his parents, especially watching his father play guitar at family gatherings.
    • I am chiefly interested in stuff that is extraordinary, better than similar products, little-known, and reliably useful for an individual or small group.
    • On those rare occasions when I made it to the gym at all, it was chiefly to avail myself of the steam room and the carwash-grade water pressure of the showers.
    • This principle is chiefly applicable to the legislature.
    • But anyone who knew these sophisticated scholars also knew that they were not chiefly motivated by a passion for curricular innovation.
    • This biography is of general importance chiefly because it is, surprisingly, the first comprehensive biography of the artist.
    • She will be remembered here chiefly for her stunning city council upset and the Clarendon Gardens issue.
    • But one man's obsession with money, chiefly for himself, above spectacle has left the sport barren
    • The most common bird of prey is the kestrel, which feeds chiefly on rodents such as mice and voles but will occasionally take small birds, beetles, small frogs, etc.
    • Of course I follow the news, peeking at it for short periods but there is much I don't want to know, chiefly because I feel incapable of knowing it.
    • He was a member of a group known in ancient times as the Stoics, and he is chiefly remembered as the author of Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium, generally known in English as Letters from a Stoic.
    • The polling also makes clear that swing voters are chiefly concerned about the economy, and that has to make them more than a little nervous.
    • Although Baird is chiefly remembered for mechanical television, his developments were not limited to this alone.
    • The monks were chiefly responsible for preserving this teaching, since it was largely directed to them.
    • The title of the book rather excludes Wotton's poetry, for which he is now perhaps chiefly remembered.
    • Parmentier was chiefly known for his participation in the short-lived but influential BMPT group of painters.
    • Today we use these systems, which are ubiquitous and affordable, chiefly for mundane economic screening, but they inevitably will be extended to track security as well.
    • Sheikh Muhammed is chiefly remembered today for his Yoga-sangrama, a long allegory in songs describing the spiritual struggle as a ‘battle of yoga’.
    • They were primarily portraitists, but Thomas is now chiefly remembered for his dramatic Boadicea monument at Westminster Bridge, London, showing the fearsome warrior queen in her chariot.
    • Dunn has worked chiefly from contemporary accounts, which makes this substantial volume both credible and original.
    • Increasingly, these programs have come to define their mission chiefly as supporting labor and its organizing efforts rather than educating students.
    • Caesar, too, is remembered chiefly for having become a more or less military dictator.
    • He is remembered chiefly for catching pneumonia during his lengthy inaugural address and, a month later, becoming the first president to die in office.
    • These fans differ somewhat from the stereotypical science fiction fan; most significantly, the group is composed chiefly of women.
    • Rough will be chiefly remembered for his shareholder activism.
    • Marx is remembered chiefly, of course, as a political thinker.
    • To the extent that slaves were allowed personalities before the law, they were regarded chiefly - almost solely - as potential criminals.
    • Peeps are chiefly good as novelty items - they mark various holiday seasons, and they blow up spectacularly when you microwave them.
    • Abelard is chiefly remembered for advocating the so-called ‘moral influence’ theory of the atonement.
    • Orlando di Lasso (or, perhaps more in keeping with his Walloon origins, Roland de Lassus) is remembered today chiefly for his sacred works.
    • The Chinese possession for which Victoria is chiefly remembered today is a small dog named Looty.
    Synonyms
    mainly, in the main, primarily, principally, predominantly, above all, mostly, for the most part, first and foremost, especially, particularly, essentially, substantially
    usually, customarily, habitually, typically, commonly, generally, on the whole, largely, by and large, as a rule, in most instances, almost always, almost entirely, to a large extent, to a great degree
    1. 1.1 For the most part; mostly.
      大部分;大多数
      an audience consisting chiefly of women between the ages of 18 and 54
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Biological products (which consist chiefly of larva-killing bacteria) as well as pesticide chemicals, may be used.
      • There's a cynical story about scientific progress, that the balance shifted from the corpuscular to the wave theory of light chiefly because the advocates of the former theory had died.
      • I once met an Algerian in Blackpool who expressed surprise that England consisted chiefly of carnival rides, ice-cream parlours and amusement arcades.
      • Indeed, the respiratory response to CO2 is usually considered to be chiefly automatic, although it may be altered by behavioral interferences.
      • ‘Climatic changes chiefly affect winters,’ she said.
      • Such a world would be a true information economy, with trade consisting chiefly of blueprints for products.
      • However, economic analysts in the private sector are critical of the government's unrealistic confidence in the economy, chiefly based on continuing robust shipments.
      • It was not long ago that American architectural history consisted chiefly of biographies, thematic or typological studies, and synthetic surveys.
      • Many demographic experts attribute the declining birth rate in recent years chiefly to young people's reluctance to marry because of heightening job insecurity.
      • The fine-grained matrix consists chiefly of gypsum, although traces of anhydrite may be present.
      • In recent years, this group has consisted chiefly of conservatives unhappy with what they viewed as an unwarranted expansion of federal authority.
      • In all four areas, government seemed to consist chiefly of administrative controls.
      • What this shows is that life cannot be composed just of matter and energy, but consists chiefly of information.
      • The exhibition while aimed chiefly at children will feature interactive and multi-media displays on Energy Saving and will be of interest to adults and children alike.
      • Its diet consists chiefly of vegetable matter, but it also eats small animals.
      • It is not even possible to say this portfolio will not drop in value at some time but it is much, much safer than any portfolio consisting chiefly of common stocks.
      • With there being so little pressure exerted over this particular stretch, the river bed consisted chiefly of hefty, head shaped boulders, with just a smattering of shale between each one.
      • The young Sinclair showed an early talent for writing, though his initial work consisted chiefly of pulp fiction.
      • Consisting chiefly of high-energy protons and electrons produced by stars, black holes, and gamma-ray bursts, GCR is tough to defend against.
      • The dominance of the landed rural oligarchs had given way to that of a new conservative class consisting chiefly of the owners of protected industries.

Definition of chiefly in US English:

chiefly

adverbˈCHēflēˈtʃifli
  • 1Above all; mainly.

    he is remembered chiefly for his sonatas

    他主要因管风琴奏鸣曲留名于世。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Marx is remembered chiefly, of course, as a political thinker.
    • This principle is chiefly applicable to the legislature.
    • On those rare occasions when I made it to the gym at all, it was chiefly to avail myself of the steam room and the carwash-grade water pressure of the showers.
    • He was a member of a group known in ancient times as the Stoics, and he is chiefly remembered as the author of Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium, generally known in English as Letters from a Stoic.
    • Sheikh Muhammed is chiefly remembered today for his Yoga-sangrama, a long allegory in songs describing the spiritual struggle as a ‘battle of yoga’.
    • He is remembered chiefly for his topographical poem in tetrameter couplets, Grongar Hill, which describes the scenery of the river Towy.
    • Although Baird is chiefly remembered for mechanical television, his developments were not limited to this alone.
    • They were primarily portraitists, but Thomas is now chiefly remembered for his dramatic Boadicea monument at Westminster Bridge, London, showing the fearsome warrior queen in her chariot.
    • The monks were chiefly responsible for preserving this teaching, since it was largely directed to them.
    • The grapes here, mainly Piróvano, are chiefly sold as table grapes but some particularly alcoholic wine, both red and white, is made.
    • Caesar, too, is remembered chiefly for having become a more or less military dictator.
    • Abelard is chiefly remembered for advocating the so-called ‘moral influence’ theory of the atonement.
    • But one man's obsession with money, chiefly for himself, above spectacle has left the sport barren
    • Today we use these systems, which are ubiquitous and affordable, chiefly for mundane economic screening, but they inevitably will be extended to track security as well.
    • Increasingly, these programs have come to define their mission chiefly as supporting labor and its organizing efforts rather than educating students.
    • Peeps are chiefly good as novelty items - they mark various holiday seasons, and they blow up spectacularly when you microwave them.
    • Rough will be chiefly remembered for his shareholder activism.
    • Orlando di Lasso (or, perhaps more in keeping with his Walloon origins, Roland de Lassus) is remembered today chiefly for his sacred works.
    • The title of the book rather excludes Wotton's poetry, for which he is now perhaps chiefly remembered.
    • She will be remembered here chiefly for her stunning city council upset and the Clarendon Gardens issue.
    • Hermann Grassmann is chiefly remembered for his development of a general calculus for vectors.
    • The Chinese possession for which Victoria is chiefly remembered today is a small dog named Looty.
    • The most common bird of prey is the kestrel, which feeds chiefly on rodents such as mice and voles but will occasionally take small birds, beetles, small frogs, etc.
    • He is remembered chiefly for catching pneumonia during his lengthy inaugural address and, a month later, becoming the first president to die in office.
    • This is chiefly an issue for primary schools, both in Kingston and nationally.
    • The clergyman participates in marriages chiefly as a witness.
    • Their disputes were chiefly political, and mainly involved the Soviet Union and the United States hurling accusations of hypocrisy against each other.
    • These fans differ somewhat from the stereotypical science fiction fan; most significantly, the group is composed chiefly of women.
    • These centers were founded chiefly to make up for the appalling lack of art teaching in the conventional curriculum of black schools at that time.
    • Mitchell claims to have been chiefly inspired by his parents, especially watching his father play guitar at family gatherings.
    • To the extent that slaves were allowed personalities before the law, they were regarded chiefly - almost solely - as potential criminals.
    • We release ordinary criminals after some time chiefly because we hope that the term in prison has deterred them from repeating their crimes.
    • Parmentier was chiefly known for his participation in the short-lived but influential BMPT group of painters.
    • The polling also makes clear that swing voters are chiefly concerned about the economy, and that has to make them more than a little nervous.
    • This biography is of general importance chiefly because it is, surprisingly, the first comprehensive biography of the artist.
    • Dunn has worked chiefly from contemporary accounts, which makes this substantial volume both credible and original.
    • These must be chiefly, if not wholly, effects of the unsteadiness and injustice with which a factious spirit has tainted our public administrations.
    • Of course I follow the news, peeking at it for short periods but there is much I don't want to know, chiefly because I feel incapable of knowing it.
    • I am chiefly interested in stuff that is extraordinary, better than similar products, little-known, and reliably useful for an individual or small group.
    • But anyone who knew these sophisticated scholars also knew that they were not chiefly motivated by a passion for curricular innovation.
    Synonyms
    mainly, in the main, primarily, principally, predominantly, above all, mostly, for the most part, first and foremost, especially, particularly, essentially, substantially
    1. 1.1 For the most part; mostly.
      大部分;大多数
      this group has consisted chiefly of conservatives

      主要是由共产主义者组成的派别。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • What this shows is that life cannot be composed just of matter and energy, but consists chiefly of information.
      • Consisting chiefly of high-energy protons and electrons produced by stars, black holes, and gamma-ray bursts, GCR is tough to defend against.
      • In recent years, this group has consisted chiefly of conservatives unhappy with what they viewed as an unwarranted expansion of federal authority.
      • I once met an Algerian in Blackpool who expressed surprise that England consisted chiefly of carnival rides, ice-cream parlours and amusement arcades.
      • Indeed, the respiratory response to CO2 is usually considered to be chiefly automatic, although it may be altered by behavioral interferences.
      • Many demographic experts attribute the declining birth rate in recent years chiefly to young people's reluctance to marry because of heightening job insecurity.
      • With there being so little pressure exerted over this particular stretch, the river bed consisted chiefly of hefty, head shaped boulders, with just a smattering of shale between each one.
      • The dominance of the landed rural oligarchs had given way to that of a new conservative class consisting chiefly of the owners of protected industries.
      • ‘Climatic changes chiefly affect winters,’ she said.
      • The exhibition while aimed chiefly at children will feature interactive and multi-media displays on Energy Saving and will be of interest to adults and children alike.
      • It is not even possible to say this portfolio will not drop in value at some time but it is much, much safer than any portfolio consisting chiefly of common stocks.
      • Its diet consists chiefly of vegetable matter, but it also eats small animals.
      • In all four areas, government seemed to consist chiefly of administrative controls.
      • There's a cynical story about scientific progress, that the balance shifted from the corpuscular to the wave theory of light chiefly because the advocates of the former theory had died.
      • The young Sinclair showed an early talent for writing, though his initial work consisted chiefly of pulp fiction.
      • Such a world would be a true information economy, with trade consisting chiefly of blueprints for products.
      • The fine-grained matrix consists chiefly of gypsum, although traces of anhydrite may be present.
      • However, economic analysts in the private sector are critical of the government's unrealistic confidence in the economy, chiefly based on continuing robust shipments.
      • It was not long ago that American architectural history consisted chiefly of biographies, thematic or typological studies, and synthetic surveys.
      • Biological products (which consist chiefly of larva-killing bacteria) as well as pesticide chemicals, may be used.
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