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

• Public order is primarily an urban problem
  社会治安主要是城市的问题。
• We have been talking here primarily of sound patterns.
  我们在这里已经讨论了基本的声音模式。
• 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。
• Huawei, ZTE and Lenovo have started new phone brands sold and marketed primarily online.
  华为、中兴和联想都推出了以在线销售和推销为主的手机新品。
• The body is made up primarily of bone, muscle, and fat
  人体主要是由骨骼、肌肉和脂肪构成。
• 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。
• 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。
• He was many things, but he was primarily a general.
  他身兼多职，但首先他是一位将军。
• 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。
• 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。