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单词 primarily
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Definition of primarily in English:

primarily

adverb ˈprʌɪm(ə)rɪliprʌɪˈmɛrɪliˌpraɪˈmɛrəli
  • For the most part; mainly.

    通常,主要地

    around 80 per cent of personal computers are used primarily for word processing

    约80%的个人电脑主要用于文字处理。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She is a brilliant advocate but, because of her sex, she is judged primarily on her appearance.
    • There were many other fine individual performances but this was primarily a team effort.
    • For the first couple of years, the garden's appeal was primarily to do with the landscaping.
    • We forget that charges of treason flourish primarily when treason is a clear and present danger.
    • He said the car, which he hired back to the company, was primarily used by himself but also by others.
    • Refuse collection is not based primarily on cost, but on public health principles.
    • They also plan to create a scented garden primarily for the blind and visually impaired.
    • Arcadia is a fascinating play to read but tricky to watch, primarily because it's so clever.
    • We are looking for a small runaround primarily for shopping and taking the children to nursery.
    • Although the Hawk is primarily a training aircraft, it can also be used in a ground attack role.
    • Wet bread is primarily a trotting bait and as such is mainly used with trotting tackle.
    • We are primarily driven by the fact that it is not a suitable location from the welfare and safety aspects.
    • This decision was taken primarily to help minimise the costs of issuing licences to the public.
    • The restoration has been primarily on the interior reflecting the Burges style.
    • Managing canopy size is primarily achieved through seed rates and nitrogen use.
    • As the name suggests, it is primarily but not exclusively, a site to post reviews.
    • And these women were very much part timers who played primarily out of love of the game.
    • He brings an exceptional depth of intellect to processes which are primarily intuitive.
    • The partnership says the bridge must be primarily a local bridge for local traffic.
    • It must make the case that vouchers in education and health are intended primarily to help the poor.
    Synonyms
    first and foremost, first, firstly, essentially, in essence, fundamentally, in the first place, most importantly, principally, predominantly, predominately, basically, elementally, above all, especially, particularly
    mostly, for the most part, chiefly, mainly, in the main, on the whole, largely, by and large, to a large extent, to a great degree, substantially, overall, in general, effectively, especially, generally, usually, typically, commonly, as a rule

Definition of primarily in US English:

primarily

adverbˌpraɪˈmɛrəliˌprīˈmerəlē
  • For the most part; mainly.

    通常,主要地

    around 80 percent of personal computers are used primarily for word processing

    约80%的个人电脑主要用于文字处理。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The partnership says the bridge must be primarily a local bridge for local traffic.
    • It must make the case that vouchers in education and health are intended primarily to help the poor.
    • Although the Hawk is primarily a training aircraft, it can also be used in a ground attack role.
    • Wet bread is primarily a trotting bait and as such is mainly used with trotting tackle.
    • As the name suggests, it is primarily but not exclusively, a site to post reviews.
    • He said the car, which he hired back to the company, was primarily used by himself but also by others.
    • He brings an exceptional depth of intellect to processes which are primarily intuitive.
    • We forget that charges of treason flourish primarily when treason is a clear and present danger.
    • Managing canopy size is primarily achieved through seed rates and nitrogen use.
    • And these women were very much part timers who played primarily out of love of the game.
    • This decision was taken primarily to help minimise the costs of issuing licences to the public.
    • She is a brilliant advocate but, because of her sex, she is judged primarily on her appearance.
    • Refuse collection is not based primarily on cost, but on public health principles.
    • The restoration has been primarily on the interior reflecting the Burges style.
    • We are looking for a small runaround primarily for shopping and taking the children to nursery.
    • We are primarily driven by the fact that it is not a suitable location from the welfare and safety aspects.
    • They also plan to create a scented garden primarily for the blind and visually impaired.
    • There were many other fine individual performances but this was primarily a team effort.
    • Arcadia is a fascinating play to read but tricky to watch, primarily because it's so clever.
    • For the first couple of years, the garden's appeal was primarily to do with the landscaping.
    Synonyms
    first and foremost, first, firstly, essentially, in essence, fundamentally, in the first place, most importantly, principally, predominantly, predominately, basically, elementally, above all, especially, particularly
    mostly, for the most part, chiefly, mainly, in the main, on the whole, largely, by and large, to a large extent, to a great degree, substantially, overall, in general, effectively, especially, generally, usually, typically, commonly, as a rule
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