chiefly

US [ˈtʃifli]
UK [ˈtʃiːfli]
  • adv.主要地；首要地
  • adj.领袖(般)的
  • Web主要的；多半；多半的

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chiefly
adv.
1.
主要地；首要地not completely, but as a most important part
We are chiefly concerned with improving educational standards.
我们主要关心的是提高教育水平。
He's travelled widely, chiefly in Africa and Asia.
他游历了许多地方，主要在非洲和亚洲。

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AllAll,主要地主要地,首要地首要地,领袖的领袖的,主要的主要的,多半多半,多半的多半的
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1.
The facts of the burglary at the vicarage came to us chiefly through the medium of the vicar and his wife.
牧师家里失窃的消息主要是通过牧师和他的夫人才传到我们这儿来的。
mù shī jiā lǐ shī qiè de xiāo xi zhǔ yào shì tōng guò mù shī hé tā de fū rén cái chuán dào wǒ men zhè er lái de 。
2.
It is chiefly due to the fact that the sun gets higher in the sky in summer and shines more directly down on that part of the earth.
这主要是由于夏天太阳在空中的位置较高，同时更加直接地照射着地球的那一部分。
zhè zhǔ yào shì yóu yú xià tiān tài yáng zài kōng zhōng de wèi zhì jiào gāo , tóng shí gèng jiā zhí jiē de zhào shè zhe dì qiú de nà yí bù fen 。
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3.
Ms. Bair said the FDIC has the resources to implement the plan, although it would be overseen chiefly by Treasury.
她表示，FDIC有实施该计划所需的资源，但这项计划将主要由财政部负责。
tā biǎo shì , FDIC yǒu shí shī gāi jì huà suǒ xū de zī yuán , dàn zhè xiàng jì huà jiāng zhǔ yào yóu cái zhèng bù fù zé 。
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4.
However, Mr Depardieu seems to be chiefly attracted by Russia's flat 13 per cent income tax, as he seeks refuge from high taxes in France.
但最吸引德帕迪约的似乎是俄罗斯13%的单一所得税率，因他试图逃避法国的高税收。
dàn zuì xī yǐn dé pà dí yuē de sì hū shì é luó sī bǎi fēn zhī shí sān de dān yī suǒ dé shuì lǜ , yīn tā shì tú táo bì fǎ guó de gāo shuì shōu 。
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5.
A fine, powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a grain, especially wheat, used chiefly in baking.
面粉一种经研磨谷物并筛选其粉末而获得的精细粉状食物，尤指小麦，主要用于烤面包
miàn fěn yī zhǒng jīng yán mó gǔ wù bìng shāi xuǎn qí fěn mò ér huò dé de jīng xì fěn zhuàng shí wù , yóu zhǐ xiǎo mài , zhǔ yào yòng yú kǎo miàn bāo
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6.
Colonel Brandon, who was chiefly of use in listening to Mrs. Jennings's forebodings, was not in a state of mind to resist their influence.
布兰顶上校的主要作用在于听取詹尔斯太太的预言，他的精神状态敌不住这些预言的影响。
bù lán dǐng shàng xiào de zhǔ yào zuò yòng zài yú tīng qǔ zhān ěr sī tài tài de yù yán , tā de jīng shén zhuàng tài dí bù zhù zhè xiē yù yán de yǐng xiǎng 。
7.
He was more rational, and once more he was chiefly interested in the land of little sticks and the cache by the river Dease.
他的脑子变得清醒了，他又开始首要的关心起来“小棍子地”和狄斯河边的地窖了。
tā de nǎo zi biàn de qīng xǐng le , tā yòu kāi shǐ shǒu yào de guān xīn qǐ lái " xiǎo gùn zi de " hé dí sī hé biān de dì jiào le 。
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8.
While he regards himself primarily as a poet, his fame chiefly rests upon his novels, especially upon the Wessex novels.
虽然他一向自认为是诗人，但是他主要因小说创作而成名，特别是威塞克斯系列小说。
suī rán tā yí xiàng zì rèn wéi shì shī rén , dàn shì tā zhǔ yào yīn xiǎo shuō chuàng zuò ér chéng míng , tè bié shì wēi sè kè sī xì liè xiǎo shuō 。
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9.
The majority of these, were in Latin, whereas it is in the modern languages that the effect of the printing press was chiefly to be felt.
这些书大部分都是拉丁语的，然而印刷术的影响主要地被感觉到还是在现代语言中。
zhè xiē shū dà bù fen dōu shì lā dīng yǔ de , rán ér yìn shuā shù de yǐng xiǎng zhǔ yào de bèi gǎn jué dào hái shì zài xiàn dài yǔ yán zhōng 。
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10.
He is often seen as the godfather of celebrity culture, in that from the outset he was noted chiefly for being Oscar Wilde.
他经常被看作名人文化的教父，从一开始，他就主要以是奥斯卡•王尔德而闻名。
tā jīng cháng bèi kàn zuò míng rén wén huà de jiào fù , cóng yī kāi shǐ , tā jiù zhǔ yào yǐ shì ào sī kǎ • wáng ěr dé ér wén míng 。
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