英语词汇“mostly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Mostly, we talk about the kids.
He mostly writes novels, but he's published a book of poetry too.
I do mostly secretarial-type work.
I drink sugar-free colas, mostly.
The people at the theater were mostly college students.
The students here are mostly Swiss and German, but sometimes we get a few Japanese, too.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

But mostly the songs are universal enough to apply to lots of people.
In fact, Owen was thinking mostly about Zeinab.
It's mostly old people, which means our communities are dying.
Most homes in town get some water in their basements, mostly due to seepage from the rain.
The 11 men they arrested were mostly footsoldiers: the generals were among the 12 women also caught.
The birds are mostly static, and still shown in profile - a single figure on each page with no background.
The computer mostly makes the choice.
The fog now had mostly lifted.

Longman Language Activatorwhen something is true about most situations, people, or events► in general/generally/in most cases

use this to say that something is usually true: · Women generally live longer than men.· In general, jobs for temporary workers are low-paid.· In general, students who get regular exercise do better in school.· Inner-city schools generally achieved lower exam grades than other schools.· Car theft is an increasingly common crime, and in most cases the offender is under 18.

► generally speaking/as a rule

especially spoken use this to introduce a statement about what usually happens or is true: · Generally speaking, bright colors make people feel happier.· As a rule, French wines are more expensive than those from Eastern Europe.

► mostly

use this to say that something is true about most people, things, or occasions: · I drink sugar-free colas, mostly.· The students here are mostly Swiss and German, but sometimes we get a few Japanese, too.· He mostly writes novels, but he's published a book of poetry too.

► most of the time

especially spoken use this to say that something usually happens: · Our two-year-old is happy most of the time, but he wakes up from his naps in an awful mood.· Most of the time people vote for the party that offers them financial advantages.

► on the whole/by and large

use this to say that something is true most of the time but not every time: · By and large, print is easier to read than handwriting.· The candidates that the party selected tended, on the whole, to be middle-aged, male, and white.· Despite their age, the paintings are, on the whole, in very good condition.

► for the most part

especially written use this to say that something is true in most cases: · The cell chemistry of these insects is, for the most part, poorly understood.· Ethnic minorities have struggled to retain their cultural identity, and have for the most part succeeded.

► tend

if something tends to happen, it usually happens or is true, but not always: tend to happen/do something: · Young children tend to get sick more often than adults.· What tends to happen is that the poorest families end up in the worst housing.tend to be somebody who/that: · It tends to be the brighter kids who get all the teacher's attention.

most often► mostly/mainly

use this to say what someone does most, or who does something most: · We eat mostly Italian food.· She has to travel abroad a lot, mostly to Spain and France.· a singer whose records are bought mainly by teenage girls

► most of the time

for almost all of the time: · Most of the time at work I just answer the phone and type letters.· This place is really busy most of the time.

► in most cases

used when something happens more than anything else: · In most cases the system that we have works very well.· The airline received about 500 complaints last year. In most cases these concerned delays and cancellations.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► black

· I took a tramcar a second time; when it stopped I saw a long queue of mostly Black men.· The criminal trial jury was mostly black.· The clientele was elegant and mostly black, men in beautifully tailored white suits, well-dressed women.· The participants, mostly black males, were criticized for following Farrakhan, who has been accused of anti-Semitism.· Its village is most attractive, with mostly black and white buildings.· Peachtree Street, the main shopping thoroughfare, links the mostly white side of town with the mostly black side.

► white

· Jack Russell terriers are mostly white with variable colour markings.· These little creatures are mostly white, in the tradition of the popular white child-like Snowbabies.· Peachtree Street, the main shopping thoroughfare, links the mostly white side of town with the mostly black side.· Diversify the mostly white federal judiciary.· The mostly white jury deliberated for three days before returning its verdicts.· Washington the landmark is mostly white, affluent, politically connected and frightened by the violence of the home town.· Compton still felt to me like a quiet, mostly white suburb with narrow cement streets shaded by carob trees.· She was in a law school class waiting for the teacher to arrive, surrounded by mostly white classmates.

► young

· Finally, on entering work of any kind except domestic service, she would find herself among mostly young women.· Restless cars and people, mostly young, roved aimlessly, exploring the summer night.· They weren't very conventional, they were mostly younger and were into being public and talking about it.· The millwrights, mostly young, motorcyclists, listen with respect.· They must have assembled in a side street and now they were here, mostly young and apparently in fairly good mood.· Witzke points out that his funeral home staff is mostly young and about half are women.· The congregation was mostly young, unmarried, well-educated and upwardly mobile.· More slaves were arrested, mostly young men with a history of troublemaking.

VERB► use

· The Faculty has a number of scholarships which are used mostly to support research students.· But like the IBM-compatible platform, it uses mostly off-the-shelf parts.· Soft haired brushes are mostly used for watercolour or tempera painting, with bristle mainly for oils.· Set gill-nets are much shorter, and are used mostly in shallow coastal seas, where they are anchored to the seabed.· In practice, the word seems to be used mostly to refer to animal sonar.· Pre-school facilities in general are mostly used by children of middle-class parents.· At present, admittedly, triticale is mostly used for animal feed.· They were mostly used to discriminate between doubtful grammar school entrants.

单词	mostly
释义	mostlymost‧ly /ˈməʊstli $ ˈmoʊst-/ ●●● S2 W3 adverb Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Mostly, we talk about the kids. He mostly writes novels, but he's published a book of poetry too. I do mostly secretarial-type work. I drink sugar-free colas, mostly. The people at the theater were mostly college students. The students here are mostly Swiss and German, but sometimes we get a few Japanese, too. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But mostly the songs are universal enough to apply to lots of people. In fact, Owen was thinking mostly about Zeinab. It's mostly old people, which means our communities are dying. Most homes in town get some water in their basements, mostly due to seepage from the rain. The 11 men they arrested were mostly footsoldiers: the generals were among the 12 women also caught. The birds are mostly static, and still shown in profile - a single figure on each page with no background. The computer mostly makes the choice. The fog now had mostly lifted. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhen something is true about most situations, people, or events► in general/generally/in most cases use this to say that something is usually true: · Women generally live longer than men.· In general, jobs for temporary workers are low-paid.· In general, students who get regular exercise do better in school.· Inner-city schools generally achieved lower exam grades than other schools.· Car theft is an increasingly common crime, and in most cases the offender is under 18. ► generally speaking/as a rule especially spoken use this to introduce a statement about what usually happens or is true: · Generally speaking, bright colors make people feel happier.· As a rule, French wines are more expensive than those from Eastern Europe. ► mostly use this to say that something is true about most people, things, or occasions: · I drink sugar-free colas, mostly.· The students here are mostly Swiss and German, but sometimes we get a few Japanese, too.· He mostly writes novels, but he's published a book of poetry too. ► most of the time especially spoken use this to say that something usually happens: · Our two-year-old is happy most of the time, but he wakes up from his naps in an awful mood.· Most of the time people vote for the party that offers them financial advantages. ► on the whole/by and large use this to say that something is true most of the time but not every time: · By and large, print is easier to read than handwriting.· The candidates that the party selected tended, on the whole, to be middle-aged, male, and white.· Despite their age, the paintings are, on the whole, in very good condition. ► for the most part especially written use this to say that something is true in most cases: · The cell chemistry of these insects is, for the most part, poorly understood.· Ethnic minorities have struggled to retain their cultural identity, and have for the most part succeeded. ► tend if something tends to happen, it usually happens or is true, but not always: tend to happen/do something: · Young children tend to get sick more often than adults.· What tends to happen is that the poorest families end up in the worst housing.tend to be somebody who/that: · It tends to be the brighter kids who get all the teacher's attention. most often► mostly/mainly use this to say what someone does most, or who does something most: · We eat mostly Italian food.· She has to travel abroad a lot, mostly to Spain and France.· a singer whose records are bought mainly by teenage girls ► most of the time for almost all of the time: · Most of the time at work I just answer the phone and type letters.· This place is really busy most of the time. ► in most cases used when something happens more than anything else: · In most cases the system that we have works very well.· The airline received about 500 complaints last year. In most cases these concerned delays and cancellations. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► black · I took a tramcar a second time; when it stopped I saw a long queue of mostly Black men.· The criminal trial jury was mostly black.· The clientele was elegant and mostly black, men in beautifully tailored white suits, well-dressed women.· The participants, mostly black males, were criticized for following Farrakhan, who has been accused of anti-Semitism.· Its village is most attractive, with mostly black and white buildings.· Peachtree Street, the main shopping thoroughfare, links the mostly white side of town with the mostly black side. ► white · Jack Russell terriers are mostly white with variable colour markings.· These little creatures are mostly white, in the tradition of the popular white child-like Snowbabies.· Peachtree Street, the main shopping thoroughfare, links the mostly white side of town with the mostly black side.· Diversify the mostly white federal judiciary.· The mostly white jury deliberated for three days before returning its verdicts.· Washington the landmark is mostly white, affluent, politically connected and frightened by the violence of the home town.· Compton still felt to me like a quiet, mostly white suburb with narrow cement streets shaded by carob trees.· She was in a law school class waiting for the teacher to arrive, surrounded by mostly white classmates. ► young · Finally, on entering work of any kind except domestic service, she would find herself among mostly young women.· Restless cars and people, mostly young, roved aimlessly, exploring the summer night.· They weren't very conventional, they were mostly younger and were into being public and talking about it.· The millwrights, mostly young, motorcyclists, listen with respect.· They must have assembled in a side street and now they were here, mostly young and apparently in fairly good mood.· Witzke points out that his funeral home staff is mostly young and about half are women.· The congregation was mostly young, unmarried, well-educated and upwardly mobile.· More slaves were arrested, mostly young men with a history of troublemaking. VERB► use · The Faculty has a number of scholarships which are used mostly to support research students.· But like the IBM-compatible platform, it uses mostly off-the-shelf parts.· Soft haired brushes are mostly used for watercolour or tempera painting, with bristle mainly for oils.· Set gill-nets are much shorter, and are used mostly in shallow coastal seas, where they are anchored to the seabed.· In practice, the word seems to be used mostly to refer to animal sonar.· Pre-school facilities in general are mostly used by children of middle-class parents.· At present, admittedly, triticale is mostly used for animal feed.· They were mostly used to discriminate between doubtful grammar school entrants. used to talk about most members of a group, most occasions, most parts of something etc SYN mainly: Green teas are mostly from China or Japan. There were about fifteen people in the lounge, mostly women. He blamed his parents. Mostly he blamed his dad.RegisterIn written English, people often prefer to use generally or for the most part rather than mostly, because they sound more formal:· Many tourists visit the region, generally for skiing.· The inhabitants of the village are for the most part elderly.
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