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

• A black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink.
  一种黑色的胶状物质，全部或主要由无定型碳组成，用于制色素和墨。
• Causes of traffic accidents are principally related to person, the vehicle, the road, and the environment.
  交通事故的原因主要包括人、车辆、道路和环境因素。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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%。
• 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。
• These are placing a heavy burden on their export and import-competing sectors, principally agriculture and manufacturing.
  这些压力正对上述国家的出口和进口竞争产业造成沉重的负担，尤其是对农业和制造业。
• Termites are principally tropical in distribution.
  白蚁主要分布在热带地区。
• 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。
• Our party was composed principally of Japanese and americans, with an admixture of hungarians.
  我们的聚会主要由日本人和美国人组成，外加一些匈牙利人。