main

[mein]

adj.主要的, 最重要的
n.干线, 总管道, [pl](水、煤、电)供应系统, <古>大海

a.[Z][B]

1. 主要的, 最重要的

She noted down the main points of the speech.

她把演说的要点记了下来。

2. 尽力的, 全力的

n.

1. (自来水, 煤气等的)总管道[C]

Water is supplied from the mains.

水的供应来自总水管。

2. (电, 铁路等的)干线[C]

3. 体力; 力量[U]

4. 主要部分; 要点[the S]

She devoted the main of the second chapter to the political system of the country.

她在第二章里主要讨论了该国的政治体制。

His ideas are, in the main, impractical.

他的主意大体说来很不实际。

5. 大陆

6. 【书】大海, 海洋[the S]

词形变化

名词: maimer | 动词过去式: maimed | 动词过去分词: maimed | 动词现在分词: maiming | 动词第三人称单数: maims |

词义辨析

同义:

a.主要的

chief  principal  foremost  leading  primary  dominant  first  most important  

同义参见:

leading  central  cardinal  important  high  grand  staple  significant  sea  premier  predominant  paramount  

英英释义

名词 main:

any very large body of (salt) water

同义词：briny

a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage

形容词 main:

most important element

同义词：chief, primary, principal

(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence

同义词：independent

of force; of the greatest possible intensity

短语词组

in the main

1. 基本上

The letters, in the main, were from his father.

这些信大部分是他父亲写来的。

补充

mainmain英:[mein] 美:[men]adj.1.主要的; 最重要的This is the main purpose of my coming here.这就是我到这儿来的主要目的。This guidebook points out the main facts of early American history.这本导游手册讲述了美洲早期的重要史实。n.1.总管道; 干线Water is supplied from the mains.水是从总管道来的。Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on gas mains.各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在煤气的总管道上了。

例句

1. A bulldozer had severed a gas main.一辆推土机切断了主煤气管。 2. The main of my pool of friends are either junior managers, secretaries, or administrators.我的朋友多是职位不高的经理、秘书或行政人员。 3. Tourists are, in the main, sympathetic people.游客基本上都能体谅他人。 4. In the main, children are taboo in the workplace.总的来说, 带孩子上班是不应该的。 5. They are, in the main, on very low incomes.总的来说, 他们挣的工资很低。 6. They fought against one another with might and main.他们拼死拼活地打起来。 7. My main concern now is to protect the children.我现在最关心的就是要保护好孩子们。 8. The main point is that it lasts a long time.关键是这会持续很长的时间。 9. What are the main differences and similarities between them?它们之间的主要差别和相似点是什么？ 10. one of the main tourist areas of Amsterdam阿姆斯特丹主要景点之一 11. Mrs Foster hurried through the main entrance.福斯特太太匆忙穿过大门。 12. The main problem was the lack of resources.主要问题是资源的缺乏。 13. I don't know if the tranquillizers really do her any good, but she thinks they do, which is the main thing.我不知道这些镇静药是否真的对她有好处, 不过她认为有好处, 这是最重要的。 14. The main thing that kept me going was that I kept reading about people who had been successful on the programme.我得以坚持下去的关键是不断阅读因该计划取得成功的人的事迹。 15. The main thing is to take a positive attitude to kids' use of the computer.最重要的是要积极看待儿童使用电脑这件事。 16. the main gears主齿轮 17. a main privilege重要特权 18. She had to be held back by main force.必须竭尽全力阻止她。 19. a main road.干道。 20. the main problem is one of resources.首要问题是资源问题。 21. My main reason for wanting to learn English is to get a better job.我想学英语的主要原因是为了找一份较好的工作。 22. a busy main road繁忙的大路 23. We found English people very friendly in the main.我们发觉英国人大都很友善。 24. The water main has burst.总水管爆裂了。 25. Turn the water off at the mains.关掉水管的总开关。 26. mains gas/water/electricity管道煤气；自来水；交流电源 27. the main idea/point中心思想；要点 28. the main goal/purpose主要目标/目的 29. Speed is the main advantage of this approach.这种方法最主要的优点是速度。 30. The company's main office is located in New York.公司总部位于纽约。 31. the novel's main character小说的主人公 32. driving down the main road/highway沿着主干道/公路干线行驶 33. the main gate/entrance大门；主要入口 34. This dish can be served as a main course or appetizer.这道菜当主菜或开胃菜都可以。 35. And now for the main event of the evening!今晚的重头戏现在开始！ 36. The reviews have been mainly [=mostly] positive.评论大部分都是正面的。 37. a plant found mainly [=chiefly] in coastal regions一种主要分布在沿海地区的植物 38. "I don't like the plan, mainly because I think it's too expensive."我不喜欢这个计划，主要是因为我觉得它费用太高。 39. The problems have been mainly minor ones. [=most of the problems have been minor ones]这些问题大多是小问题。 40. They depend mainly on/upon fish for food.他们主要以鱼为食。 41. a gas main煤气总管 42. a water main总水管 43. My radio runs either off batteries or off the mains.我的收音机既可使用电池，也可外接电源。 44. We haven't had any mains water/electricity since the storm.自暴风雨后，我们就停水/电了。 45. Turn off the water at the mains.关上水的总闸。 46. The workers are in the main very capable. [=most of the workers are very capable]工人们总体来说都很能干。 47. The weather has in the main been quite good. [=has been quite good most of the time]天气总体来说很不错。