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

• Urbanized industry was limited primarily to the northeast.
  城市工业主要局限于东北部。
• Study is the matter of primarily importance.
  学习是头等重要的事。
• This article is primarily targeted to understand the background of distributed systems security.
  本文主要介绍了分布式系统安全性的背景知识。
• This building was primarily intended to be an assembly hall.
  这个建筑物最初准备作为一个会议厅。
• It seems almost inevitable that North African economies will still be primarily oriented towards Europe
  看来北非经济体几乎注定还将以欧洲为主导。
• Flycatchers feed primarily on winged insects.
  鹟主要以有翅昆虫为食。
• The difficulty lies primarily in the fact that the fiber core is relatively small.
  困难主要在于纤维芯比较小。
• I'm primarily thinking of the first year
  我考虑的主要是第一年。
• Each role is primarily responsible for a set of activities and artifacts.
  每个角色主要负责一系列的活动和工件。
• 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。