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单词 mostly
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mostly

/ˈməʊs(t)li /
adverb
1As regards the greater part or number: the culprits are mostly, but not exclusively, male...
  • The bottom was mostly composed of thick black silt, and the carp happily fed in this.
  • They mostly looked sad and bored, and seemed to regard the security woman with pity.
  • The lake bed is mostly clean gravel, picked over by the numerous bottom feeding fish.

Synonyms

mainly, for the most part, on the whole, in the main, almost entirely, largely, chiefly, predominantly, principally, primarily, substantially
1.1Usually; generally: I made some good friends, but mostly met closed-minded people...
  • Mr. Odd lived with his mother, who mostly kept to herself.
  • In terms of crime control, prison cells spent on people past the age of forty are mostly wasted.
  • He has already spent 16 months in jail, mostly in solitary confinement.

Synonyms

usually, generally, in general, as a general rule, as a rule, ordinarily, normally, commonly, customarily, typically, most of the time, almost always, more often than not, most often
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