predominantly

adv.

1. 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。

1. ADV-GRADED 最显著地；占主导地位地
   You use predominantly to 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。

1. A predominantly liquid diet for a day or two may be helpful
   一两天里主要吃流质食物可能会有好处。
2. 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。
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。
5. Kyrgyzstan is a poor, mountainous country with a predominantly agricultural economy.
   吉尔吉斯斯坦是一个贫穷的多山国家，农业经济占主导地位。
6. Mr. Goldstein said incidents such as these have received widespread media attention but predominantly because they are so rare.
   戈尔茨坦说，这类事件受到了媒体的广泛关注，但很大程度上是因为这种事情非常罕见。
7. The reasons are predominantly economic.
   原因主要是经济方面的。
8. 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。
9. This resembles volcanic ash, which is predominantly composed of minerals such as pyroxene and olivine.
   这类似于火山灰，这是主要组成矿物如辉石和橄榄石。
10. Occurring mostly in primary schools and nurseries, the outbreaks have affected predominantly children and infants.
    受影响的大都是小学及幼儿院，而病者大部份是小童和幼儿。
11. Our research shows that they predominantly trust their peers.
    我们的研究显示他们更信任同龄人。
12. Support the change of roles among mental health staff from working in predominantly institutional settings to predominantly community-based settings.
    支持精神卫生工作人员中角色转变，从主要在机构环境中工作转为主要以社区为基础的环境。
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. Pakistan is a predominantly Muslim nation and sex-change surgery is illegal, a lawyer said.
    一名律师说道，巴基斯坦是个穆斯林大国，变性手术在该国是非法的。
16. The move indicated a shift in perspective: for China, climate change had become predominantly a development issue.
    这一行动表示了一个视角的变化：对于中国而言，气候变化已经压倒性地变成了一个发展问题。
17. Mosquito netting is predominantly in africa, Southeast asia.
    蚊帐主要出现在非洲和东南亚。
18. 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。
19. 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。
20. Their first reaction to pregnancy was predominantly one of dismay.
    她们对怀孕的第一个反应主要是惊慌失措。
21. 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。
22. 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。
23. He unilaterally enlarged life's scope to include a predominantly mechanical apparatus.
    他单方面扩大生命的范围使之包括了一个占统治地位的机械装置。
24. Tom grew up in the predominantly black, middle-class suburb of this city.
    汤姆在黑人和中产阶级占多数的市郊长大。
25. Today's shareholders are predominantly institutional investors rather than active owners.
    今天的股东主要是机构投资者而不是实际的所有者。
26. Relating to or exhibiting both female and male sex organs but with a predominantly female appearance.
    有雄性和雌性两种生殖器官但是其外表更像是雌性的，或者与之相关的。
27. A predominantly urban region including adjacent towns and suburbs; a metropolitan area.
    大都市圈包括邻近城镇和郊区在内在的以城市为主导地位的地区；大都市地区。
28. By western standards, pink is predominantly a woman's color.
    按照西方的标准，粉红色主要是女性的颜色。
29. 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。
30. India is a predominantly Hindu country, but it has one of the largest Muslim populations in the world.
    印度是一个以印度教为主的国家，但也是全球穆斯林人口最多的国家之一。

adv

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

   Synonym:    preponderantly