principally

adv.

1. 主要地
   mainly
   1. The book is aimed principally at beginners.
      这本书主要是为初学者编写的。
   2. No new power stations have been built, principally because of the cost.
      没有新建的发电站，主要是因为经费问题。

1. ADV 主要地；首要地；最重要地
   Principally means more than anything else.
   1. This is principally because the major export markets are slowing...
      这主要是因为主要出口市场发展缓慢。
   2. Embryonic development seems to be controlled principally by a very small number of master genes.
      胚胎发育似乎主要受制于少数主导基因。

1. This is principally because the major export markets are slowing
   这主要是因为主要出口市场发展缓慢。
2. Embryonic development seems to be controlled principally by a very small number of master genes.
   胚胎发育似乎主要受制于少数主导基因。
3. The sell-off is aimed at repositioning the company as a publisher principally of business information
   出售公司部分业务的目的是将公司重新定位为以商业信息类出版物为主的出版商。
4. The economic system of the United States is principally one of private ownership.
   美国的经济体制主要是一种私有制。
5. Asian emerging economies principally China and India are expected to generate more than 60 per cent of that increase.
   亚洲新兴经济体（主要是中国和印度）对这一增幅的贡献预计将超过60%。
6. Termites are principally tropical in distribution.
   白蚁主要分布在热带地区。
7. Until very recently, Australian company law was administered principally by the States rather than by the Commonwealth.
   直到最近，澳大利亚的公司法主要由州而不是由联邦来管理。
8. The New Multilateralism will still depend principally on national leadership and cooperation.
   新多边体系的建立仍将主要取决于各国领导层及其合作。国家举足轻重。
9. These trends are outweighing factors that had previously inhibited development, principally uncertain regulatory frameworks and enforcement.
   这些趋势已经超出了之前抑制发展的因素，主要是不确定的规章制度和执法。
10. This study is principally conducted to probe into the contents of Chinese culture in college English textbooks.
    本文主要调查大学英语教材中关于中国文化的内容成分。
11. Knowledge and responsibilities for such issues reside principally in private sector or public institutions thought of as domestic.
    解决这些议题所需要的知识和责任，主要掌握在被认为属于国内机构的私人部门或公共机构手中。
12. He dealt principally with ethiopia.
    他主要和埃塞俄比亚打交道。
13. You wrong if you think that the joy of life comes principally from human relationships.
    如果你认为人生的快乐主要来自人际关系，那你就错了。
14. Although he's a lawyer, he's principally employed in controlling a large business.
    他虽然是个律师，但他主要是受聘管理一家大企业。
15. English developed into several major dialects spoken principally on most of the island of England.
    英语发展成英格兰岛上绝大地区所说的数种主要方言。
16. A black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink.
    一种黑色的胶状物质，全部或主要由无定型碳组成，用于制色素和墨。
17. Causes of traffic accidents are principally related to person, the vehicle, the road, and the environment.
    交通事故的原因主要包括人、车辆、道路和环境因素。
18. Prior to1990, he worked in international natural resource management, principally in Africa and South Asia.
    在1990之前，他主要在非洲、南亚从事国际自然资源管理工作。
19. Nonspecific cellular defense mechanisms in the lung rest principally on epithelial cell elements and several types of phagocytic cell.
    肺中非特异性细胞防御机理主要在于表皮细胞和几种有吞噬作用的细胞。
20. This is a very serious question; we all want security, both physical and principally, psychological.
    这是一个非常严肃的问题。我们都想要安全，无论是身体上还是心理上，情感上。
21. All evaporators are principally comprised of the same components.
    所有的蒸发器基本上都是由同样的生产组件构成。
22. We had a lot of opportunities and they were thinking principally in defending.
    我们有很多机会，并且他们在保卫主要地认为。
23. And bilateral agreements between two countries contracted principally for the purpose of avoiding the balance of payments deficit.
    双边协议，主要是为了避免两国间收支平衡逆差的协议。
24. I think this is principally a moral issue, he says.
    我认为，这基本上是个道德问题，他表示。
25. Our party was composed principally of Japanese and americans, with an admixture of hungarians.
    我们的聚会主要由日本人和美国人组成，外加一些匈牙利人。
26. As a cogeneration places listed companies, the company derives its revenue principally from electricity and heat.
    作为一家地方热电联产上市公司，公司主要收入来自电力和热力。
27. I was principally concerned with staff supervision.
    我的主要职责是管理职工。
28. The programme of such a government must principally provide for: first, resistance to foreign aggression;
    这个政府的主要纲领，必须：第一，是能够抵抗外侮的。
29. These are placing a heavy burden on their export and import-competing sectors, principally agriculture and manufacturing.
    这些压力正对上述国家的出口和进口竞争产业造成沉重的负担，尤其是对农业和制造业。

adv

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

   Synonym:    chieflyprimarilymainlyin the main