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main

/meyn/US // meɪn //UK // (meɪn) //

主要,主,主要的,主体

Related Words

prime首要的,首要,首选,首要任务major主要,主要的,重大,主要内容central中央,中心,中央的,中心的preeminent出类拔萃,出类拔萃的,杰出的,突出的leading领导,领先,领先的,领导层primary初级,初级的,主要的,首要的vital重要的,重要,重要的是,重要性fundamental基本,基本的,根本,基础particular特别是,特别,特别的,特别说明essential重要的,重要,重要性,重要的是special特殊,特别,特殊的,特别的entire整个,全部,全部的,整个的head头,头部,头颅,头头star明星premier总理,首长,首选,首要的chief酋长,首席,首长,主任cardinal红衣主教,红衣大主教,红衣主教的,红雀capital资本,首府necessary必要的,必要,必要时simple简单,简单的,单纯的,单纯

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : chief in size, extent, or importance; principal; leading: the company's main office; the main features of a plan.
    • : sheer; utmost, as strength or force: to lift a stone by main force.
    • : of or relating to a broad expanse: main sea.
    • : Grammar. syntactically independent; capable of use in isolation.Compare dependent, independent, main clause.
    • : Nautical. of or relating to a mainmast. noting or pertaining to a sail, yard, boom, etc., or to any rigging belonging to a mainmast. noting any stay running aft and upward to the head of a mainmast: main topmast stay.
    • : Obsolete. having or exerting great strength or force; mighty.having momentous or important results; significant.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
    • : physical strength, power, or force: to struggle with might and main.
    • : the chief or principal part or point: The main of their investments was lost during the war.
    • : Literary. the open ocean; high sea: the bounding main.
    • : the mainland.
    • : Usually mains . a main course in a meal: The restaurant offers four mains: one chicken, two beef, and one fish.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : South Midland U.S. . very; exceedingly: The dogs treed a main big coon.
  1. 1
    • : Slang. mainline.

Phrases

  • main drag
  • main squeeze
  • eye to the main chance
  • in the main
  • might and main

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.absolute, utter
Synonyms
entire整个,全部,全部的,整个的brute野蛮人,蛮人,蛮横的人,畜生mere单纯的,纯粹的,单纯,纯粹是simple简单,简单的,单纯的,单纯utmost极限,极限的,极度,最大限度direct直接,直接的,直达,直接的说downright明显的,彻底的,确切地说only只有,只是,只,仅限pure纯粹的,纯粹,纯净的,纯净sheer峭壁,纯粹的,峭度undisguised不加掩饰的,不加掩饰,不加掩饰地,毫不掩饰地
nounpipe for system
Synonyms
cable电缆,缆线,缆绳,缆索channel渠道,频道,通道,信道conduit导管,管路,管线,渠道duct风道,风管,导管,管道line线,行,路线,线条trough槽,波谷,低谷,谷底trunk后备箱,躯干,后车厢,后备厢
adj.principal, predominant
Synonyms
central中央,中心,中央的,中心的essential重要的,重要,重要性,重要的是fundamental基本,基本的,根本,基础leading领导,领先,领先的,领导层major主要,主要的,重大,主要内容particular特别是,特别,特别的,特别说明preeminent出类拔萃,出类拔萃的,杰出的,突出的primary初级,初级的,主要的,首要的prime首要的,首要,首选,首要任务special特殊,特别,特殊的,特别的vital重要的,重要,重要的是,重要性capital资本,首府cardinal红衣主教,红衣大主教,红衣主教的,红雀chief酋长,首席,首长,主任head头,头部,头颅,头头necessary必要的,必要,必要时premier总理,首长,首选,首要的star明星controlling控制,控制性,控制的,控制权critical关键,关键的,重要的,重要crucial关键,重要的,重要,关键的foremost最重要的是,首要的,最重要的,首要的是outstanding优秀,突出的,突出,优秀的paramount至高无上,最重要的,至高无上的,最重要的是prevailing盛行的,盛行于世的,盛行,盛行于世stellar恒星,恒星的,恒定的,恒星级supreme至高无上,至尊,至上,至高无上的

Examples

  • One of the main differences between them is that the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines require two shots given several weeks apart, while the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is a single shot, which might be more appealing to some people.

  • Though the neighborhood’s main commercial corridor along Roosevelt Road was still thriving, a growing number of homes and buildings in the ward had been neglected or divided up into crowded apartments.

  • They’re trying to figure out the limitations of assembly-line production workers and kind of early on they think fatigue is the main limitation.

  • The main way it’s spread is by the air, either by larger droplets via close contact, or by smaller droplets called aerosols.

  • It comes with four different side compartments to fit smaller essentials as well as a main area for clothing, shoes, a laptop, and other larger items.

  • Flesh encircled him at the main pool of the Paradise Hotel and Residences at Boca.

  • They even switched off their location service—one of the main perks of the program.

  • At the same time, the heaviest parts—the main fuselage, the engines and wings—sink to the bottom.

  • In his statement, Rigi named Naser Boledi as a main mediator between him and representatives of NATO.

  • Sometimes, they had a backup aim if their main goal fell through as the night dragged on.

  • A second main division of our schooling was mathematical instruction of a sort.

  • To-day I have stood in the main battery which has fired a shot establishing, in its way, a record in the annals of destruction.

  • The main entrance is in the centre of the St. Martin's Lane front, and consists of a central roadway for carts and wagons, 15ft.

  • The percentage of gold to the notes—the main demand liability—has, of course, fallen from about 65 to 35 per cent.

  • When a leaf is so young that it wraps itself around the main stalk it's useless to try to turn it over.

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