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
例句与用法:
The speech was most disappointing; it skirted round all the main questions.
这篇演讲非常令人失望,它回避了所有主要的问题。
The main road was flooded so we had to go round by narrow country lanes.
公路干线遭水淹没,我们只得择乡间小径绕行。
By defeating their main competitor this firm has cornered the wheat market.
这家公司击败了主要的竞争对手而垄断了整个小麦市场。
The teacher asked me to note down the main points of the speech.
老师要求我把演说的要点记下来。
I turned the gas off at the mains before I went out.
我出门之前,把煤气的总阀关掉了。
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 |
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]
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。
main
名词复数:mains
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:
leading1
central
cardinal
important
high
grand
staple2
significant
sea
premier
predominant
paramount
main1[mein]n.1.■主要部分;重要部分;要点2.■体力;力气;力量3.■(自来水、污水、煤气等的)总管道;主管道4.■[常作复数](电力等的)干线;电力网;主要网络;电源5.■[诗歌用语]大海;沧海6.■[文学用语]海洋;公海7.■【船舶学】(船的)主桅;主帆8.■铁路干线9.■【航海学】 mainmast,mainsail 的缩略形式10.■[古语、罕用语]本土;大陆11.■[废语]广阔地区;浩瀚adj.1.■主要的;重要的;主导的,第一位的2.■全力的;尽力的;十足的3.■强壮的;有力的4.■完全的;极度的5.■【船舶学】(与主帆或主桅)相近的;相接的;主桅的,主帆的6.■[英国方言]相当大的;非凡的7.■【语法学】句法上独立的;能够单独使用的;主要陈述的8.■[美国俚语]心爱的;最喜爱的9.■[废语]辽阔的;浩瀚的;广阔的;广大的10.■[废语]重大的;不可缺少的;有重要结果的adv.1.■[方言]非常,极端vt.1.■把…路加宽;把…加宽为大路2.■[俚语]把(海洛因等毒品)注射入静脉近义词chiefin the main基本上,大体上,总的说来,就一般而论 main2[mein]n.1.■(掷骰子人在投掷前所猜的从5至9的任意)猜数;叫数2.■(掷骰子的)赌注;(骰子的)一掷3.■斗鸡比赛
mainmain[mein]adj.最高度的 M-Street1.■主要的, 重要的2.■充分的; 全力的3.■(小城镇的)大街, 主街4.■[美]小城镇(或乡间社会)的典型居民5.■小城镇周围的地区6.■[美]乡镇中的实利主义阶层the main street主要大街the main point of my argument我的辩论要点the main pipe总管(道)main body船身main clause主句main course7.■【航空】磁航线 main deck【船】主甲板 main drag [俚]主要街道 main hatch 主舱口 main mast【船】大桅, 主桅do sth. by main strength 全力以赴做某事
词性变化main[mein]n.1.■体力, 力量, 主要部分, 要点2.■[诗]大海; 大洋, [古]本土3.■[常用复](自来水、煤气等的)总管, 干线4.■【船】主桅; 主桅上的主帆5.■大陆(对小岛和半岛而言)6.■电力[馈电]线, 电力网, 电源a water main自来水总管The main of their investments was lost in the war.他们的大部分投资在战争中损失了。main[mein]vt.1.■[美俚]把(海洛因等)注射进静脉
继承用法mainbodyn.1.■主要部分, 主体[力], 正文maincentern.1.■中枢mainframe[ˈmeɪnfreɪm]n.1.■主机, 计算机mainland[ˈmeɪnlənd,-lænd]n.1.■大陆, 本土mainlinevt., vi.1.■[美俚]把毒品直接注入静脉
词性变化main[mein]n.1.■干线, 主线; 主血管; 对主静脉海洛因注射mainsail[ˈmeɪseɪl]n.1.■主帆mainsheet[ˈmeɪnʃi:t]n.1.■主帆索mainshaftn.1.■主轴mainstay[ˈmeɪnsteɪ]n.1.■主支索2.■主要台柱; 骨干mainstream[ˈmeɪnstri:m]n.1.■主流, 主要倾向mainstreet[ˈmeɪnstri: t]vi.1.■沿市镇、行政府街道进行竞选活动maintop[ˈmeɪntɔp]n.1.■主桅楼, 大桅楼main-topmastn.1.■主一接桅mainly[ˈmeɪnlɪ]adv.
adjective
- [attrib.]chief in size or importance
主要的;首要的
a main road.
干道。
the main problem is one of resources.
首要问题是资源问题。
- a principal pipe carrying water or gas to buildings, or taking sewage from them
(输送水、煤气或污水的)主管道;总管
■a principal cable carrying electricity
总电源线,主电线
■(the mains)(Brit.)the source of public water, gas, or electricity supply through pipes or cables
(英)(输送自来水、煤气或电力的)总管道;主线 - (the main)(archaic or poetic/literary)the open ocean
(古或诗/文)大海,海洋;公海 - (Nautical). short for mainsail or mainmast
(航海)。 mainsail 或mainmast 的简称
by main force
- through sheer strength
尽全力
- on the whole
总体上,大体上
- Middle English: from Old English mægen 'physical force', reinforced by Old Norse meginn, megn 'strong, powerful', both from a Germanic base meaning 'have power'
main2
noun
- (in the game of hazard) a number (5, 6, 7, 8, or 9) called by a player before dice are thrown
(掷骰子游戏中,掷者在掷前的)叫数 - (historical)a match between fighting cocks
(史)斗鸡比赛
- late 16th cent.: probably from the phrase main chance
main
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
(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
同义词:independent
of force; of the greatest possible intensity
main
■The main stress in `photography' falls on the antepenultimate syllable.
photography一字的主重音在倒数第三个音节上。
■A large piece of ice broke away from the main block.
一大块冰从整个大冰块上断裂开来。
■A heavy snowfall block the main road.
一次严重的降雪阻塞了主要公路。
■A prepared dish containing pasta as its main ingredient.
一盘已做好,以食用面糊为主要配料的菜
■A small memory unit used as a go-between for the input and output units and main memory.
一种小存储装置,在输入输出装置和主存储器之间用作媒介。
■Don't let your mind wander from the main point as issue.
不要让你的思路离开争论的主题。
■Let's take the devious route home to avoid the crowds in the main roads.
为了避免大街上的拥挤,我们还是绕道回家去吧。
■Provision of shelter is their main concern for the disaster victim.
为灾民提供避难处是他们最关切的事。
■The main trunk of the systemic arteries, carrying blood from the left side of the heart to the arteries of all limbs and organs except the lungs.
主动脉系统血管的主干道,将血液由心脏左侧输送到除肺部以外的所有肢体及器官的动脉里
■The main sail is blown and slating with a noise like thunder.
主帆在风中吹动拍打,发出雷鸣般的响声。
■The main attraction was a Charlie Chaplin film.
主要的吸引物是查理·卓别林的电影
■The main streets were edged on both sides with grass.
主要街道两边都种上了草。
■The main character in a drama or other literary work.
主角戏剧或其他文学作品中的主要人物
■Buying this house was a disastrous step: it's going to have a main road built behind it.
买下这所房子是一大失策,因为房後就要建一条公路了。
■Men and machines poured along the main highways.
人和机动车顺着公路如潮涌而去。
■The detachment of the main force was ambushed by the enemy.
从主力部队派遣的小分队遭到敌人的伏击。
■Starting from last year, the workers have made these their main tasks.
从去年起,工人们已经把这些作为他们的主要任务了。
■In appearance, a microcomputer has three simple and apparent parts: the main frame, the keyboard and the monitor.
从外表上看,微型计算机有简单而鲜明的三部分:主机、键盘和显示器。
■An efficiency expert on loan from the main office.
从总公司借调的一个效率专家
■A fringe group separated from the main political party.
从政党本身分离出来的外围集团。
■A fringe group was separated from the main political party.
从该党内部分离出来一个外围集团。
■He has (gained) the ascendancy over all his main rivals.
他(获)有压倒一切主要对手的优势。
■He constantly strayed from the main point of his talk.
他不断偏离他的话题。
■They tapped the water main to supply the new residential quarters.
他们接通了总水管为新住宅区供水。
■They are the two main characters in the play.
他们是该剧中的两个主角。
■They barricaded the main road with fallen trees.
他们用倒下的树堵住了主要道路。
■Their main exports are textiles, especially silk and cotton.
他们的主要出口货物是纺织品,特别是丝绸和棉布。
■Lack of funds is the main difficulty that faces them.
他们面临的最大困难是资金不足。
■One main idea possessed him; he must get away from such a home.
他只有一个主要想法:他必须离开这个家。
■He liked flying micro-light aircraft but cashed in his chips when the machine's main structure failed.
他喜欢驾驶小的轻型飞机,但机器的主要构造失灵后,他见上帝去了。
■He arranged his speech under four main heads.
他把发言内容归纳成四个主要方面。
■His last argument was a diversion to make us forget the main point.
他最後的论点是在声东击西,想让我们忘掉要点。
■He ran down towards the main road, stopped short when he saw the police car and doubled back up the alley.
他朝大路跑去,见到警车时立即停了下来,然后折身转回胡同里去了。
■His main responsibility is seeing that the guest is safe.
他的主要职责是确保客人的安全。
■His farm is off the beaten track. It is at least two miles from the main road.
他的农庄在偏僻的地方,离开大路至少有两英里。
■The main plank in his election campaign is tax reform.
他竞选运动的主要政纲是税制改革。
■His main preoccupation at that time was getting enough to eat.
他那时盘算的是如何填饱肚子。
■Being ambitious, he always had an eye to the main chance.
他野心勃勃,时刻盯着发财的机会。
■The meetings is on Tuesday and Thursday in the main hall.
会议在星期二和星期四于大礼堂举行。
■The meetings are on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the main hall.
会议在星期二和星期四於大礼堂举行。
■The great drawback to living near a main road is noise.
住在大街旁最大的缺点是噪音。
■The great drawback to living on a main road is the constant noise.
住在通衢大道上的最大缺点就是噪声不断。
■The cables, which will be the bridge's main support, are strung from tower to tower. They are made up of wire that's high tensile steel.
作为大桥的主要支撑,绳索被绷在塔之间。它们是由高抗拉强度的钢丝组成的。
■The pursuit of profit was the main reason for the changes.
作出这些改变主要是为了追求利润。
■What you said is foreign to the main issue of our discussion.
你讲的与我们讨论的中心无关。
■The club display was mounted on a huge float and paraded through the main street.
俱乐部的展品装在大型花车上在大街上通过。
■Body building have become one of the main parts of man's modern life.
健美运动已成为人们现代生活的主要内容之一。
■The whole school (was) assembled in the main hall.
全校在大礼堂集合。
■The main road was flooded so we had to go round by narrow country lanes.
公路干线遭水淹没,我们只得择乡间小径绕行。
■A main public road, especially one connecting towns and cities.
公路特指连结城市、县镇的公用道路
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。
习惯用语for [in] the main1.■大致, 基本上, 大体上; 总地来说the Spanish M-1.■西班牙美洲大陆turn on the main1.■[俚]哭出来with [by] might and main1.■竭尽全力特殊用法air main1.■主风管air-line main1.■【采矿】主压气管道ballast main1.■压载水总管bilge main1.■舱底水总管, 疏水总管blast main1.■鼓风管, 主风管cargo main1.■货油总管collecting main1.■总管, 干管; 集流管, 集水干渠crossover main1.■桥管dead-end main1.■死头管direct-current main1.■直流电源distributing main1.■配电干线; (流体)输送干线; 给水总管dry main1.■干总管; 干馏气管electric main1.■电力干线equalizing main1.■平衡管道exhaust main1.■排气总管feeder main1.■馈电干线filling main1.■装油的干线force main1.■压力干管force-feed main1.■增压输送管路fuel main1.■(燃油)总管gas main1.■总气管, 煤气总管heating main1.■供暖干管, 暖气总管high-pressure main1.■高压总管[母管]high-tension main1.■高压馈电线horseshoe main1.■马蹄铁管(老式高炉上不连通的马蹄铁形环风管)hot-water supply main1.■热水干管hydraulic main1.■水压主管interconnection steam main1.■互联蒸汽总管neutral main1.■中(性)线oil drainage main1.■排油总管power mains1.■动力干线, 输电线; 电源, 供电网pump main1.■泵排出[输出, 导出]管pumping main1.■增压管路[总管]recirculating main1.■环流总管return main1.■回汽[回水]干管ring main1.■闭合[环状]干线service main1.■支[分]干线ship's mains1.■舰船电力网steam main1.■蒸汽总管stripping main1.■清舱总管suction main1.■吸入总[干]管supply main1.■馈电[供电]干线; 供应[给水]总管tar main1.■焦油总管theatre main1.■剧场干线town mains1.■城市(煤气)总管water main1.■给水干管[总管]windlass main1.■抽风总管, 大风道