mainly

🇺🇸 /ˈmeɪnli/ 🇬🇧 /ˈmeɪnli/
Frequency
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Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B1
adverb
B1

mostly or for the most important reason

They eat mainly fruit and nuts.

B1

in most cases or for the largest part

Anorexia mainly occurs in adolescents.

translation

adv. mostly or for the most important reason; in most cases or for the largest part

Synonyms

predominantly adv. 主要地 largely adv. 主要地 principally adv. 主要地 chiefly adv. 主要地 primarily adv. 主要地 mostly adv. 通常 basically adv. 基本上, 简而言之 generally adv. 普遍地, 在大多数情况下, 笼统地

Antonyms

wholly adv. 完全地 thoroughly adv. 完全地, 仔细地 fully adv. 完全地, 充分地 entirely adv. 完全地 perfectly adv. 完全地, 完美地 totally adv. 完全地 completely adv. 完全地 just adv. 仅仅, 简直, 刚好, 刚才, 此刻, 正好, 同时, 同样地, 正要, 完全, 尽管, 能不能, 可能, 好吧

Similar Words

manly adj. 男子气概 meanly adv. 刻薄地, 吝啬地, 寒酸地 vainly adv. 徒劳地