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

• That is, map primarily works with and returns two elements: a key and a value.
  这就是说，map主要处理和返回两个元素：一个键和一个值。
• 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。
• System architecture primarily comprises software elements and the relationships among them.
  系统体系结构主要由软件要素和它们之间的关系组成。
• Flycatchers feed primarily on winged insects.
  鹟主要以有翅昆虫为食。
• I'm primarily thinking of the first year
  我考虑的主要是第一年。
• 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。
• A great deal of the efforts and activities supporting us are primarily concerned with collection and maintenance of datums.
  配合我们的大量工作和活动主要涉及数据的收集和保存。
• Specifically, this discussion is about portfolio management as applied primarily to initiatives or projects.
  特别地，此讨论是关于项目组合管理的，就像最初应用于计划或项目的一样。
• The investigation was undertaken primarily to mollify pressure groups.
  展开调查主要是为了安抚那些压力集团。
• Urbanized industry was limited primarily to the northeast.
  城市工业主要局限于东北部。