principally

英 [ˈprɪnsəpli]

美 [ˈprɪnsəpli]

adv.  主要地

CET6

Collins.1 / BNC.5677 / COCA.10478

牛津词典

adv.

• 主要地
  mainly
  1. The book is aimed principally at beginners.
     这本书主要是为初学者编写的。
  2. No new power stations have been built, principally because of the cost.
     没有新建的发电站，主要是因为经费问题。

柯林斯词典

• ADV 主要地；首要地；最重要地
  Principallymeans more than anything else.
  1. This is principally because the major export markets are slowing...
     这主要是因为主要出口市场发展缓慢。
  2. Embryonic development seems to be controlled principally by a very small number of master genes.
     胚胎发育似乎主要受制于少数主导基因。

英英释义

adv

• for the most part
  1. he is mainly interested in butterflies
  Synonym:chieflyprimarilymainlyin the main

双语例句

• He dealt principally with ethiopia.
  他主要和埃塞俄比亚打交道。
• Asian emerging economies principally China and India are expected to generate more than 60 per cent of that increase.
  亚洲新兴经济体（主要是中国和印度）对这一增幅的贡献预计将超过60%。
• This is a very serious question; we all want security, both physical and principally, psychological.
  这是一个非常严肃的问题。我们都想要安全，无论是身体上还是心理上，情感上。
• These trends are outweighing factors that had previously inhibited development, principally uncertain regulatory frameworks and enforcement.
  这些趋势已经超出了之前抑制发展的因素，主要是不确定的规章制度和执法。
• The sell-off is aimed at repositioning the company as a publisher principally of business information
  出售公司部分业务的目的是将公司重新定位为以商业信息类出版物为主的出版商。
• As a cogeneration places listed companies, the company derives its revenue principally from electricity and heat.
  作为一家地方热电联产上市公司，公司主要收入来自电力和热力。
• We had a lot of opportunities and they were thinking principally in defending.
  我们有很多机会，并且他们在保卫主要地认为。
• Prior to1990, he worked in international natural resource management, principally in Africa and South Asia.
  在1990之前，他主要在非洲、南亚从事国际自然资源管理工作。
• The programme of such a government must principally provide for: first, resistance to foreign aggression;
  这个政府的主要纲领，必须：第一，是能够抵抗外侮的。
• Embryonic development seems to be controlled principally by a very small number of master genes.
  胚胎发育似乎主要受制于少数主导基因。