main
英 [meɪn] 美 [men]

adj.

主要的，最重要的；全力的；

n.

最主要的部分，重点；主要管道；体力；[航海]公海

变形

复数：mains

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. [A]主要的,最重要的 of greater size, importance, or influence than others; chief

n.(名词)

1. [P](水、煤气等的)总管道,(电力、铁路等的)干线 the chief pipe supplying water or gas, or a chief wire carrying electricity, into a building from outside

英英释义

main[ mein ]

• n.
  • 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
• adj.
  • most important element

    "the main doors were of solid glass"

    同义词：chief(a)primary(a)principal(a)

  • (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence

    "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb"

    同义词：independent

  • of force; of the greatest possible intensity

    "by main strength"

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• the main building主楼
• the main business主要工作
• the main canal主渠
• the main course主菜
• the main entrance大门
• the main figure主要人物
• the main forces主力
• the main hero主角
• the main idea主要的想法
• the main item主要项目
• the main objective宗旨
• the main picture(电影的)正片
• the main point主要论点
• the main purpose主要目的
• the main river主要河流
• the main road主干道
• the main sail主帆
• the main shops主要的商店
• the main street大马路
• the main strength全力
• the main thing主要事情
• the main wall主墙
• the main work主要著作
• the main writers最重要的作家

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• break out into mains开辟总管道
• dredge the main疏通总管道
• fix main铺设(水、煤气等的)总管道
• form main形成总管道
• hit main击中(水、煤气等的)总管道
• lay main安装(水、煤气等的)总管道
• relay main重新铺设(水、煤气等的)总管道
• resume main恢复总管道

形容词+～

• alternate main备用总管道
• blocked main堵塞的(水、煤气等的)总管道
• burst main破裂的(水、煤气等的)总管道
• secret mains秘密总管道

名词+～

• drain main排水管道
• exhaust main排气管道
• feed main供给管道
• gas main煤气管道
• steam main蒸汽管道

介词+～

• through main通过管道

词组短语

main products主要产品

main body主体，主要部分；主船体；机身

main reason主要原因

main content主要内容

main effect主效应

main task主任务

in the main基本上

main purpose主要目的

main part主要部分，主体；主要零件

main idea主要意思，主旨

main feature主要特征；主要特点；主景；功能特点

main force主力；主力军；主力部队

main line干线；[俚]大静脉

main material[经]主要材料

main point主点，主穴；大纲

main structure主要结构

main street大街

main character主要人物；主要角色

main shaft n. 主轴；总轴

main circuit主电路；主回路；昼路

更多收起词组短语

同近义词辨析

principal, leading, primary, foremost, capital, major, chief, main

这组词都有“首要的，主要的”的意思，其区别是：

principal用于人时，指地位优于其他人；用于物时，指该物在大小、重要性等方面优于他物。

leading侧重指具有影响力或凝聚力。从而有主导和引导的作用。

primary通常不用于人。用于物时，指在重要性方面占第一位。

foremost侧重指在行进或发展过程中居首位。

capital着重指因重要性、意义、优越或重大而名列同类之首。

major指同其他人或其它物、问题等相比较，显得更加重要和突出。

chief拽人时，表同类中职位最高，权力最大；指物时，表同类中最重要，价值最高。

main通常只用于物。指在一定范围内，某物的重要性、体积或力量等超过其它物。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. 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。

用作名词(n.)

1. 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。
2. Is that the street that runs parallel to the main?
   是那条与主街道平行的街道吗?
3. 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。
4. When the water pipe burst she had the intelligence to turn off the water at the main.
   水管裂开时,她很有头脑,连忙把总水门关上了。
5. My new house is not yet connected to the mains.
   我的新房子还没接上水、 电、 煤气呢。

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