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

• I'm primarily thinking of the first year
  我考虑的主要是第一年。
• It seems almost inevitable that North African economies will still be primarily oriented towards Europe
  看来北非经济体几乎注定还将以欧洲为主导。
• Study is the matter of primarily importance.
  学习是头等重要的事。
• Gross and Levitt find fault primarily with sociologists, philosophers and other academics who have questioned science's objectivity.
  格罗斯和莱维特主要对质疑科学客观性的社会学家、哲学家和其他学者进行批评。
• 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。
• This article is primarily on the system's installation and detailed debugging.
  文章主要对该系统的安装和调试进行了详细介绍。
• 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。
• 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。
• As ever, the meals are primarily fish-based
  像往常一样，饭菜主要是鱼。
• I am primarily interested in history.
  我主要对历史感兴趣。