principally

US [ˈprɪnsəp(ə)li]
UK ['prɪnsəp(ə)li]
  • adv.主要地
  • Web大抵；主要的；首要地

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principally
adv.
1.
主要地mainly
The book is aimed principally at beginners.
这本书主要是为初学者编写的。
No new power stations have been built, principally because of the cost.
没有新建的发电站，主要是因为经费问题。

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1.
enough to sober her spirits even under the prospect of a ball given principally for her gratification.
尽管舞会主要是为她举办的，她也打不起精神。
jǐn guǎn wǔ huì zhǔ yào shì wèi tā jǔ bàn de , tā yě dǎ bù qǐ jīng shén 。
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2.
He said the increases in carbon dioxide have been caused, principally, by the burning of coal for electric power in India and China.
他说，增加的二氧化碳已经造成，主要是由燃烧煤的电力在印度和中国。
tā shuō , zēng jiā de èr yǎng huà tàn yǐ jīng zào chéng , zhǔ yào shì yóu rán shāo méi de diàn lì zài yìn dù hé zhōng guó 。
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3.
I think this was principally due to the fact that much of it was not created from an old standing army, but out of the people themselves.
我想这主要是由于它不是从旧常备军产生的，而是从人民中产生的。
wǒ xiǎng zhè zhǔ yào shì yóu yú tā bú shì cóng jiù cháng bèi jūn chǎn shēng de , ér shì cóng rén mín zhōng chǎn shēng de 。
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4.
Hurst, principally occupied in playing with her bracelets and rings, joined now and then in her brother's conversation with Miss Bennet.
赫斯脱太太聚精会神地在玩弄自己的手镯和指环，偶而也在她弟弟跟班纳特小姐的对话中插几句嘴。
hè sī tuō tài tài jù jīng huì shén de zài wán nòng zì jǐ de shǒu zhuó hé zhǐ huán , ǒu ér yě zài tā dì dì gēn bān nà tè xiǎo jiě de duì huà zhōng chā jǐ jù zuǐ 。
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5.
"My ambitions are principally for you" , said Madame Merle, looking up at him with a certain courage.
“我的野心主要是为了你，”梅尔夫人说，似乎问心无愧地抬起头来看着他。
" wǒ de yě xīn zhǔ yào shì wèi le nǐ , " méi ěr fū rén shuō , sì hū wèn xīn wú kuì de tái qǐ tóu lái kàn zhe tā 。
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6.
For over a year, since August 2007, central bankers, principally Mr Bernanke, have been trying to make this toxic debt liquid.
自2007年8月以来的一年时间里，以伯南克为主要代表的央行一直致力于有毒债务的清偿。
zì èr líng líng qī nián bā yuè yǐ lái de yī nián shí jiān lǐ , yǐ bó nán kè wéi zhǔ yào dài biǎo de yāng háng yì zhí zhì lì yú yǒu dú zhài wù de qīng cháng 。
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7.
Shewhart control charts are easy to construct and are principally suitable for the monitoring of a group of results.
休哈特控制图是很容易构造，并主要为一组的监测结果适当。
xiū hā tè kòng zhì tú shì hěn róng yì gòu zào , bìng zhǔ yào wéi yī zǔ de jiān cè jié guǒ shì dàng 。
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The only time UK viewers were able to see a programme which was principally about Syria was the BBC4 series Syrian School.
英国的电视观众唯一能看到的主要关于利比亚形势的节目是BBC4的系列节目“利比亚的学校”。
yīng guó de diàn shì guān zhòng wéi yī néng kàn dào de zhǔ yào guān yú lì bǐ yà xíng shì de jié mù shì BBC sì de xì liè jié mù " lì bǐ yà de xué xiào " 。
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9.
I confess that it is principally because of this that I mount the podium today, that the question of socialism might finally be settled.
我承认我今天站在这个讲坛主要是因为社会主义的问题最终要被决定。
wǒ chéng rèn wǒ jīn tiān zhàn zài zhè ge jiǎng tán zhǔ yào shì yīn wèi shè huì zhǔ yì de wèn tí zuì zhōng yào bèi jué dìng 。
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10.
A pair of adhesive patches used to conceal a woman's nipples and worn principally by Exotic dancers or striptease performers.
乳头贴布主要由脱衣舞女或脱衣舞表演者戴的用来遮掩妇女乳头的一对可粘贴的布
rǔ tóu tiē bù zhǔ yào yóu tuō yī wǔ nǚ huò tuō yī wǔ biǎo yǎn zhě dài de yòng lái zhē yǎn fù nǚ rǔ tóu de yí duì kě zhān tiē de bù
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