1. | 主要地；首要地more than anything else; also used to talk about the most important reason for sth |
They eat mainly fruit and nuts. 他们主要吃水果和坚果。 | |
‘Where do you export to?’ ‘France, mainly.’ “你们出口到哪里？”“主要是法国。” | |
The population almost doubles in summer, mainly because of the jazz festival. 主要是爵士音乐节的缘故，在夏季这里的人口几乎比平时多一倍。 |
2. | 大部分；大多in most cases; used to talk about the largest part of a group of people or things |
Anorexia is an illness that occurs mainly in adolescents. 厌食症是一种多发于青少年的疾病。 | |
The people in the hotel were mainly foreign tourists. 酒店里住的大多是外国游客。 |
