单词 | mainly |
释义 | 🔑 main·lyBrE /ˈmeɪnli/ NAmE /ˈmeɪnli/ adverb 🔑 more than anything else ; also used to talk about the most important reason for sth 主要地;首要地SYN chiefly, primarily◆ They eat mainly fruit and nuts . 他们主要吃水果和坚果。◆ 'Where do you export to ?' 'France , mainly .' “你们出口到哪里?” “主要是法国。”◆ The population almost doubles in summer , mainly because of the jazz festival . 主要是爵士音乐节的缘故,在夏季这里的人口几乎比平时多一倍。🔑 in most cases ; used to talk about the largest part of a group of people or things 大部分;大多◆ Anorexia is an illness that occurs mainly in adolescents . 厌食症是一种多发于青少年的疾病。◆ The people in the hotel were mainly foreign tourists . 酒店里住的大多是外国游客。generallyWays of saying 'in general'“通常” 的表达方式◆Women generally earn less than men.女人通常比男人挣钱少。◆Generally speaking, jobs traditionally done by women are paid at a lower rate than those traditionally done by men.一般来说,传统上由妇女干的工作比传统上由男人干的工作报酬低。◆In general / By and large, women do not earn as much as men.总的说来,女人不如男人挣钱多。◆Certain jobs, like nursing and cleaning, are still mainly carried out by women.有些工作仍然主要由女性做,比如护理和保洁。◆Senior management posts are predominantly held by men.高层管理职位大多由男性担任。◆Most senior management posts tend to be held by men.大多数高层管理职位通常由男性担任。◆Women are, for the most part, still paid less than men.女人的薪水多半仍比男人低。◆Economic and social factors are, to a large extent, responsible for women being concentrated in low-paid jobs.经济和社会因素在很大程度上导致女性集中于低报酬工作。 ➡ language bank atconclusion , except , similarly |
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