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1. 主要地；首要地
   more than anything else; also used to talk about the most important reason for sth
   1. They eat mainly fruit and nuts.
      他们主要吃水果和坚果。
   2. ‘Where do you export to?’ ‘France, mainly.’
      “你们出口到哪里？”“主要是法国。”
   3. The population almost doubles in summer, mainly because of the jazz festival.
      主要由于爵士音乐节的缘故，在夏季这里的人口几乎比平时多一倍。
2. 大部分；大多
   used to talk about the largest part of a group of people or things
   1. The people in the hotel were mainly foreign tourists.
      酒店里住的大多是外国游客。

1. ADV 主要地;大部分地
   You use mainly when mentioning the main reason or thing involved in something.
   1. The stock-market scandal is refusing to go away, mainly because there's still no consensus over how it should be dealt with...
      股票市场的丑闻迟迟没有消散，这主要是因为人们仍未就如何应对它达成共识。
   2. The birds live mainly on nectar.
      这些鸟主要以花蜜为食。
2. ADV 主要地；大多数地
   You use mainly when you are referring to a group and stating something that is true of most of it.
   1. The African half of the audience was mainly from Senegal or Mali...
      观众中有一半是非洲人，其中大多数来自塞内加尔或马里。
   2. The spacious main bedroom is mainly blue.
      宽敞的主卧室以蓝色为主色调。

1. At one time the schools were mainly attached to the church.
   这些学校曾一度归教会主管。
2. Even at the end of the war, German factories mainly operated only in daytime.
   即使在战争末期，德国工厂也基本上只在白天开工。
3. She has a microwave, but uses it mainly for defrosting bread
   她有个微波炉，不过主要用来解冻面包。
4. The centre aims to help disadvantaged areas of Europe, mainly by fostering new businesses.
   该中心旨在帮助欧洲的贫困地区，方法主要是通过扶持新型商业。
5. There were also several accidents mainly caused by engine failures on take-off
   还有几次事故主要是起飞时引擎出现故障造成的。
6. Their ire was directed mainly at the government.
   他们的怒火主要指向政府。
7. The Pike lives mainly in large rivers and lakes
   狗鱼主要生活在大江大湖中。
8. The stock-market scandal is refusing to go away, mainly because there's still no consensus over how it should be dealt with
   股票市场的丑闻迟迟没有消散，这主要是因为人们仍未就如何应对它达成共识。
9. The birds live mainly on nectar.
   这些鸟主要以花蜜为食。
10. The African half of the audience was mainly from Senegal or Mali
    观众中有一半是非洲人，其中大多数来自塞内加尔或马里。
11. The spacious main bedroom is mainly blue.
    宽敞的主卧室以蓝色为主色调。
12. Our survey revealed that these allergies were mainly one-offs.
    我们的调查显示这些过敏多为一次性反应。
13. The Paris talks will mainly be about procedural matters.
    巴黎会谈将主要围绕程序上的事宜。
14. We import raw materials and energy and export mainly industrial products.
    我们进口原材料和能源，主要出口工业产品。
15. The satellite will be used mainly to relay television programmes
    这颗人造卫星主要用途是转播电视节目。
16. The committee ruled against all-night opening mainly on safety grounds.
    委员会反对通宵营业主要是出于安全方面的考虑。
17. I think I've been very selfish. I've been mainly concerned with myself.
    我觉得我一直非常自私。总是只关心自己。
18. Mark was mainly interested in sport at school, playing rugby as well as soccer
    在学校，马克主要对体育运动很感兴趣，他打橄榄球，也踢足球。
19. We have an enormous spread of industries, mainly in the Home Counties and East Anglia.
    我们拥有种类繁多的工业，主要位于伦敦周围各郡和东英吉利地区。
20. The Earth is made mainly of iron and silicon and things like that
    地球主要由铁、硅等物质构成。
21. He raises crops mainly for the use of his family.
    他种农作物主要是为了家庭自用。
22. Every square metre of soil was used, mainly for olives, vines, and almonds.
    每一寸土地都利用上了，主要用来种植橄榄树、葡萄藤和杏树。
23. Victory in the civil war had been achieved by a mainly volunteer army.
    一支主要由志愿军组成的队伍取得了内战的胜利。
24. It is mainly because of my fault.
    这主要是由于我的过错。
25. The Yi nationality is distributed mainly over Yunnan, Sichuan and Guizhou provinces.
    彝族主要分布在云南、四川和贵州三省。
26. The funds needed will mainly be drawn from accumulation within the enterprise.
    所需资金主要取给于企业内部的积累。
27. Thinking is mainly performed with words and other symbols.
    思想主要是用言语和其他符号来表达的。
28. The sea water is mainly composed of water and salt.
    海水主要由水和盐组成。
29. Success in study mainly depends on one's own efforts.
    学习主要靠自己努力。

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1. for the most part
   1. he is mainly interested in butterflies

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