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。
• 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。
• Caste is defined primarily by social honour attained through personal lifestyle
  社会等级制度主要是通过个人生活方式赢得的社会荣誉来确定。
• As ever, the meals are primarily fish-based
  像往常一样，饭菜主要是鱼。
• Indeed, they say, aids is spread primarily by carriers who are not ill.
  他们说艾滋病实际上最初是由健康人传播的。
• The difficulty lies primarily in the fact that the fiber core is relatively small.
  困难主要在于纤维芯比较小。
• 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。
• A great deal of the efforts and activities supporting us are primarily concerned with collection and maintenance of datums.
  配合我们的大量工作和活动主要涉及数据的收集和保存。
• He was many things, but he was primarily a general.
  他身兼多职，但首先他是一位将军。
• This paper primarily analyzes the requests and function model of integrated agile supply chain on purchase management.
  分析了集成化敏捷供应链对采购管理系统的基本要求及功能模型。