chiefly

chiefly音标

英 [ˈtʃi:fli]

美 [ˈtʃifliː]

chiefly基本释义

adv.主要地

chiefly用法及例句

adv

1. for the most part

e.g. he is mainly interested in butterflies

Synonym: principallyprimarilymainlyin the main

1. 主要地;*重要地You use chiefly to indicate that a particular reason, emotion, method, or feature is the main or most important one.

e.g. He joined the consular service, chiefly because this was one of the few job vacancies...他到领事馆工作，主要因为那是仅有的几个空缺职位之一。e.g. His response to attacks on his work was chiefly bewilderment.听到别人对自己工作的指责，他的反应主要是困惑。

1. 首要：chiefdom 首领的地位 | chiefly 首要 | chiefship 首领的地位

2. 主要的：├mostly大多数的 | ├chiefly主要的 | └largely很大程度上

3. 多半地：chief 领袖 | chiefly 多半地 | child 小孩

4. chiefly

4. 首要地,主要地：50.moreover而且,此外; | 51.chiefly首要地,主要地; | 52. emormously非常地,巨大地;

近义词

临近词

first and foremost首要的是

predominantly主要地

for the most part多半

generally一般地

primarily主要地

above all首先

mostly主要地

above超过

in the main基本上

mainly主要地

essentially本质上

largely大部分

greatly很

principally主要地

especially特别

all所有的

chiefly tropical trees or shrubs.

chief

chiefly responsibilities.

chieftain

chiefly concern

chiefly web-footed swimming birds.

chiefly edited

chiefly depend on

chiefly North American grasslike herbs.

chiefly east Asian shrubs.

chiefly tropical trees and shrubs.

chiefly responsibilities

相关列句

Ease of care was most important: summer dresses and outfits, in particular, were chiefly cotton, readily capable of being washed and pressed at home.(护理上的方便是*重要的：尤其是夏装，大都是棉质的，很容易在家清洗和熨烫。)

He joined the consular service in China, chiefly because this was one of the few job vacancies.(他参加了驻华领事馆的工作，主要是因为这是为数不多的几个空缺职位之一。)

Brooks: I was chiefly surprised that they could become so cheap.(布鲁克斯：让我感到*惊讶的是这些个人电脑会变得如此便宜。)

Founded in 1985, ZTE chiefly makes networking gear, rather than phones.(中兴公司成立于1985年。它的主要业务是生产网络装置而非制造手机。)

The World Cup is also chiefly responsible for sleep deprivation.(世界杯也是造成睡眠不足的主要原因。)

For the second point; the causes and motives of anger, are chiefly three.(关于第二点，怒气底主要原因与动机有三。)

Although she is remembered today chiefly for her innovations in stage lighting, her activities also touched Isadora Duncan and Ruth St.(虽然今天人们主要因为她在舞台灯光方面的创新而记住她，但她的活动也感动了伊莎多拉·邓肯和露丝·圣。)

While Pierre Curie devoted himself chiefly to the physical study of the new radiations, Marie Curie struggled to obtain pure radium in the metallic state.(当皮埃尔·居里主要致力于新放射物的物理研究时，玛丽·居里却在努力提取金属态的纯镭。)

Indeed, Iran is chiefly responsible for these ghastly data.(事实上，伊朗要对这一恐怖的监禁数字负主要责任。)

Note: This article chiefly addresses online transaction processing [OLTP] access.(请注意：本文主要介绍在线事务处理[OLTP]访问。)