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单词 mainly
释义
mainly
(mnli )
1. adverb [ADVERB with verb] B1
You use mainly when mentioning the main reason or thing involved in something.
He did not want to take up a competitive sport, mainly because he did not have anyone to play with.
The birds live mainly on nectar.
Synonyms: chiefly, mostly, largely, generally  
2. adverb B1
You use mainly when you are referring to a group and stating something that is true of most of it.
The African half of the audience was mainly from Senegal or Mali.
The spacious main bedroom is mainly blue.
Collocations:
fund mainly
Under this act, a money fund mainly buys the highest rated debt, which matures in under 13 months.
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By the first half of this year they had a funding 'gap' - the amount they funded mainly from international wholesale money markets - of 740 billion.
Times, Sunday Times
These funds mainly own offices.
Times, Sunday Times
Such work was funded mainly through local philanthropy as well as grants from pharmaceutical companies.
Times, Sunday Times
Others are incorporated associations or companies and have a small staffed secretariat funded mainly through membership fees.
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limited mainly to
The first broad-based debate on media and communication globally, limited mainly to governments, ran for a decade from the mid-1970s.
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Goods traffic was always moderate; it was limited mainly to agricultural products and supplies for country traders.
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The first months of operation the plant was limited mainly to the production of horseshoes.
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His directorial output was limited mainly to low-budget westerns and action pictures, but it was as a second-unit director and action specialist that he was best known.
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mainly responsible for
The banks, whose follies were mainly responsible for getting us into this mess, did themselves no favours with their leaden-footed response to the rate cut.
Times, Sunday Times
But it was the sale of family-sized 'sharing' packs that was mainly responsible for the increase.
The Sun
It was not hunting, though, that was mainly responsible for their demise.
Times, Sunday Times
Nearly half (49 per cent) are mainly responsible for planning play dates and other activities, as opposed to 23 per cent of dads aged 35 and over.
Times, Sunday Times
The organising family was mainly responsible for arranging the finances and infrastructure needed for the festival.
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rely mainly on
A few have to rely mainly on one patron.
The Sun
Those that rely mainly on tourism are struggling to bounce back, because of a dearth of holiday home buyers, high levels of seasonal employment and public sector job cuts.
Times, Sunday Times
Financial systems that rely mainly on banking are ill-equipped to handle investor needs for long-term finance.
Times, Sunday Times
Few in the crime field have matched her consistently high standard, and she has done so without having to rely mainly on one principal series hero.
Times, Sunday Times
Because many less-developed countries have few anesthesiologists, they rely mainly on nurse anesthetists for anesthesia services.
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target mainly
They target mainly defence industry executives and government employees, the report said.
Times, Sunday Times
Other phytoncides target mainly microbes.
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The former contestant, who won 64,000 in 1999, and helped around 200 people get on the show, targeting mainly quiz experts.
The Sun
In targeting mainly furniture, these firms have picked their niche cannily.
Times, Sunday Times
She was targeted mainly for her conservative image, rather than any political position.
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Translations:
Chinese: 大体上
Japanese: 主に
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