predominantly

英 [prɪˈdɒmɪnəntli]

美 [prɪˈdɑːmɪnəntli]

adv. 主要地; 多数情况下

CET6 TOEFL IELTS

BNC.5150 / COCA.5942

牛津词典

adv.

主要地；多数情况下
mostly; mainly
1. She works in a predominantly male environment.
  她在一个男性居多的环境里工作。

柯林斯词典

ADV-GRADED 最显著地；占主导地位地
You usepredominantlyto indicate which feature or quality is most noticeable in a situation.
1. The landscape has remained predominantly rural in appearance.
  这里的风景看上去还是以田园风光为主。
2. ...a predominantly female profession...
  以女性为主导的职业
3. Although it is predominantly a teenage problem, acne can occur in early childhood...
  虽然粉刺多发于青少年时期，但也可能在刚进入童年时期就出现。
4. His audience consists predominantly of groups of rugby-club revellers.
  他的观众主要是橄榄球俱乐部里那些纵酒作乐的人。

英英释义

adv

much greater in number or influence
1. the patients are predominantly indigenous
Synonym:preponderantly

双语例句

Either way, China would cease to be the predominantly rural country it has been for millennia.
不管转移多少，中国将不再是一个沿袭了几千年的农业国家了。
Our research shows that they predominantly trust their peers.
我们的研究显示他们更信任同龄人。
HIV is predominantly among networks of men who have sex with men in Latin America.
在拉丁美洲，艾滋病毒主要存在于男男性行为者中。
The Aye-aye is the world's largest nocturnal primate, and dwells predominantly in forest canopies.
狐猴是世界上最大的夜间性活动灵长类动物，主要居住在森林中。
It is also mainly a Java-based solution, rather than Ajax which Zoho and Google predominantly use.
它主要是一个基于Java的解决方案，而不是像Zoho和Google那样主要是使用AJAX技术。
Or conversely, they could be predominantly wolf, or any variation or combination in between.
或相反的，他们可以居多是狼，或任何的变化或组合在之间。
In the developing world, illiteracy is predominantly a rural problem.
在发展中国家，文盲问题主要集中在农村。
Experts say urban families now predominantly have one child and rural families have two.
专家表示，中国城市家庭目前普遍都只有一个孩子，农村家庭是两个孩子。
Mosquito netting is predominantly in africa, Southeast asia.
蚊帐主要出现在非洲和东南亚。
The lists show that these companies are predominantly multinational enterprises able to supply large quantities of the goods required.
该列表显示这些公司中，能供应所需要的大量商品的跨国公司占了主导地位。