main·ly
adverb/ˈmeɪnli/
/ˈmeɪnli/
- more than anything else; also used to talk about the most important reason for something
主要地；首要地 - They eat mainly fruit and nuts.
他们主要吃水果和坚果。 - ‘Where do you export to?’ ‘France, mainly.’
“你们出口到哪里？”“主要是法国。” - mainly because of something The population almost doubles in summer, mainly because of the jazz festival.
主要是爵士音乐节的缘故，在夏季这里的人口几乎比平时多一倍。 - mainly due to something The rise in inflation is mainly due to higher food prices.
通货膨胀加剧主要是由于食品价格上涨。 - People come to libraries mainly to borrow books.
人们来图书馆主要是为了借书。 - During the day it’ll become mainly dry with clear skies.
白天天气基本干燥，天空晴朗。
Extra Examples- Rosewood is used mainly for fine furniture and musical instruments.
红木主要用于精美家具和乐器。 - The crop is mainly used for animal feed.
该作物主要用作动物饲料。 - The injuries were mainly facial cuts and bruises.
受伤情况主要是面部割伤和擦伤。 - The sun consists mainly of hydrogen.
太阳主要由氢组成。
- They eat mainly fruit and nuts.
- in most cases; used to talk about the largest part of a group of people or things
大部分；大多 - Anorexia is an illness that occurs mainly in adolescents.
厌食症是一种多发于青少年的疾病。 - The people in the hotel were mainly foreign tourists.
酒店里住的大多是外国游客。
Language Bank generallygenerallyWays of saying ‘in general’- Women generally earn less than men.
女人通常比男人挣钱少。
- Women generally earn less than men.
- Generally speaking, jobs traditionally done by women are paid at a lower rate than those traditionally done by men.
一般来说，传统上由妇女干的工作比传统上由男人干的工作报酬低。
- Generally speaking, jobs traditionally done by women are paid at a lower rate than those traditionally done by men.
- In general/By and large, women do not earn as much as men.
总的说来，女人不如男人挣钱多。
- In general/By and large, women do not earn as much as men.
- Certain jobs, like nursing and cleaning, are still mainly carried out by women.
有些工作仍然主要由女性做，比如护理和保洁。
- Certain jobs, like nursing and cleaning, are still mainly carried out by women.
- Senior management posts are predominantly held by men.
高层管理职位大多由男性担任。
- Senior management posts are predominantly held by men.
- Most senior management posts tend to be held by men.
大多数高层管理职位通常由男性担任。
- Most senior management posts tend to be held by men.
- Women are, for the most part, still paid less than men.
女人的薪水多半仍比男人低。
- Women are, for the most part, still paid less than men.
- Economic and social factors are, to a large extent, responsible for women being concentrated in low-paid jobs.
经济和社会因素在很大程度上导致女性集中于低报酬工作。
- Economic and social factors are, to a large extent, responsible for women being concentrated in low-paid jobs.
- Anorexia is an illness that occurs mainly in adolescents.