mostly
英 [ˈməʊstli]
美 [ˈmoʊstli]
adv. 主要地; 一般地; 通常
Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2234 / COCA.1324
同义词辨析
largelychieflygreatlymostly【导航词义：主要地】
largelyadv. 主要地，大部分
〔辨析〕
指范围或程度上占大半地。
〔例证〕
This small country is largely located in the desert.
这个小国家大部分地区位于沙漠中。
Her success was largely due to luck.
她的成功主要靠运气。
这个小国家大部分地区位于沙漠中。
Her success was largely due to luck.
她的成功主要靠运气。
chieflyadv. 主要地
〔辨析〕
指作为非常重要的成分但并非全部地。
〔例证〕
Air consists chiefly of nitrogen.
空气主要由氮气组成。
Cattle feed chiefly on grass.
牛主要以草为食。
空气主要由氮气组成。
Cattle feed chiefly on grass.
牛主要以草为食。
greatlyadv. 〈正式〉大大地，非常
〔辨析〕
主要用于强化程度，不修饰形容词，通常用于动词或分词前。
〔例证〕
the greatly increased risk
大大增加的风险
He was greatly hurt.
他深受伤害。
I was greatly moved by his kindness.
他的善良令我极为感动。
大大增加的风险
He was greatly hurt.
他深受伤害。
I was greatly moved by his kindness.
他的善良令我极为感动。
mostlyadv. 大部分，多半
〔辨析〕
指数量等方面占多半。
〔例证〕
The members of the party are mostly workers.
该党的成员大部分为工人。
The men at the party were mostly fairly young.
参加聚会的男子大都非常年轻。
We mostly go out on Saturdays.
我们星期六一般不在家。
该党的成员大部分为工人。
The men at the party were mostly fairly young.
参加聚会的男子大都非常年轻。
We mostly go out on Saturdays.
我们星期六一般不在家。
牛津词典
adv.
- 主要地；一般地；通常
mainly; generally- The sauce is mostly cream.
这沙司主要是奶油。 - We're mostly out on Sundays.
我们星期天一般不在家。
- The sauce is mostly cream.
柯林斯词典
- ADV 大多;多半;主要地
You usemostlyto indicate that a statement is generally true, for example true about the majority of a group of things or people, true most of the time, or true in most respects.- I am working with mostly highly motivated people...
和我共事的人大多积极性极高。 - Cars are mostly metal.
轿车的大部分部件是金属制造的。 - ...men and women, mostly in their 30s...
大多为30多岁的男男女女 - Her own twelve pictures sold fairly well, mostly to friends and family...
她自己的12幅画卖得相当好，多半卖给了朋友和家人。 - They have mostly invested their money in expensive real estate.
他们已把钱主要投资到昂贵的房地产业了。
- I am working with mostly highly motivated people...
英英释义
adv
- in large part
- These accounts are largely inactive
- usually
- by and large it doesn't rain much here
双语例句
- 1.4 million council homes have been sold, mostly to sitting tenants.
已经出售了140万套廉租公房，大部分购买者都是房子的承租人。 - Back then, women on TV were mostly seen as eye candy
那时候，电视中的女性大多都被看作花瓶。 - His fan base is mostly middle-aged ladies.
他的崇拜者大多是中年女士。 - There was mostly silence. I have never known such economy with words.
大部分时候都是沉默，我还从未见过如此惜字如金的情形。 - The phantom used to appear unexpectedly, but mostly during the winter.
那个幽灵过去常常出人意料地出现，但是大多在冬季。 - His siblings are mostly in their early twenties
他的兄弟姐妹大多二十出头。 - Patients are mostly referred to hospital by their general practitioners
病人大多数是在他们的全科医生建议下转往医院就医。 - Conservationists are mostly wedded to preserving diversity in nature.
自然环境保护主义者大多致力于保持物种的多样性。 - Mostly, they fight about paying bills.
通常他们是为谁来支付账单而争吵。 - Since 1804 the country has mostly been ruled by tyrants.
自1804年以来，该国大部分时间都处于暴君的统治之下。