chiefly

chiefly

美 [ˈtʃifli]  英 [ˈtʃiːfli]

  • adv.主要地;首要地
  • adj.领袖(般)的
  • 网络主要的;多半;多半的

同义词

英汉双解

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。

英汉解释

adv.
1.
第一,首先;主要
adj.
1.
领袖(般)的

英英解释

adv.

例句

The facts of the burglary at the vicarage came to us chiefly through the medium of the vicar and his wife.

牧师家里失窃消息主要通过牧师夫人传到我们这儿

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.

主要由于夏天太阳空中位置较高同时更加直接照射地球一部分

Ms. Bair said the FDIC has the resources to implement the plan, although it would be overseen chiefly by Treasury.

表示FDIC实施计划资源计划主要财政部负责

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.

吸引德帕迪约似乎俄罗斯13%单一所得税试图逃避法国税收

A fine, powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a grain, especially wheat, used chiefly in baking.

面粉一种研磨谷物筛选粉末获得精细粉状食物尤指小麦主要用于面包

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.

布兰上校主要作用在于听取詹尔斯太太预言精神状态不住这些预言影响

Chiefly responsible are fundamental economic shifts that may be beyond the power of any US government to seriously influence.

经济根本转变可能超出任何美国政府实力首先带来巨大影响

He was more rational, and once more he was chiefly interested in the land of little sticks and the cache by the river Dease.

脑子变得清醒开始首要关心起来棍子狄斯地窖

While he regards himself primarily as a poet, his fame chiefly rests upon his novels, especially upon the Wessex novels.

虽然一向认为诗人但是主要小说创作成名特别是威塞克斯系列小说

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.

这些大部分拉丁然而印刷影响主要感觉现代语言

He is often seen as the godfather of celebrity culture, in that from the outset he was noted chiefly for being Oscar Wilde.

经常看作名人文化教父开始主要奥斯卡•王尔德闻名

The sold land was chiefly that of official land, and the selling restored land to its original state of belonging to the people.

主要官田恢复有的形态规模不大

Most countries have got at least somewhere on this, chiefly in what might be called i-government: the provision of information.

许多国家方面至少一些进展主要称为信息政府(i-government)信息提供方面

We go on journeys chiefly to be free of all obstacles and of all inconveniences, to leave ourselves behind, much more to get rid of others.

我们旅行主要就是释放障碍不便我们自己放大尽可能摆脱他们

What chiefly surprised me was that he never read the same book twice.

吃惊同一小说从来不会第二

Fraternity: a chiefly social organization of men students at a college or university , usually designated by Greek letters .

大学生联谊会大学男生主要社会组织通常希腊字母命名

There are caps (chiefly men's) and one pair of lacy, embroidered mules of the kind favoured by Venetian courtesans.

各式各样帽子主要男式),深受威尼斯交际花喜爱花边刺绣拖鞋

In rising through the ranks, Kim Jong-il's skills were chiefly used as a propagandist, a field in which he could indulge his love of cinema.

地位不断上升过程金正日技能主要宣传方面这个领域对于电影热爱能够得到满足

All of these people have claimed at the time that what they chiefly wanted was to make friends with me.

所有这些当时声称主要目的就是朋友

He thought chiefly of the interests of his own.

主要考虑自己利益

So that it is chiefly a question of making sure he opens account with your bank when the time comes.

他们时机成熟是否银行帐户成为主要问题

The 100 billion stars of this galaxy are chiefly located in two spiral arms that extend from the nucleus.

这个星系所属1000亿恒星主要分布核心伸展出来

The district, for which Edward was invited to stand, being composed chiefly of fishermen, was intensely radical.

爱德华代表地区主要渔民组成非常激进

They were chiefly veterans who enlisted in this corps, having the benefit of working at their trades when they were off duty.

这些大部分行伍出身他们卫队方便下班以后可以副业

He remembered them dimly, because they were spent chiefly in sleep or stupor.

因为睡梦昏晕渡过

Important chiefly for its nuts, the tree also produces wood used for shipping crates, boats, and charcoal, and a gum similar to gum arabic.

主要收获坚果木材用于板条箱烧炭造船树胶阿拉伯树胶用途相似

This may be due to a lower recombination and a faster electron transport with the introduction of graphene chiefly.

可能主要由于引入石墨产生较低重新组合更快电子传送缘由

In narrow sense, it is a chiefly social organization of men students at a college or university, usually designated by Greek letters.

狭义来说主要学院大学里男生主要社会组织通常希腊字母命名

The so-called " lead" in a pencil is not lead at all, but chiefly a different form of carbon called graphite.

铅笔所谓并不是”,主要一种不同形态称为石墨

However, three months went by and sales had not reached the expected goals, chiefly because S.

但是三个过去了销售没有达到预期目标主要因为S

The author finds at least some cheer in recent breakthroughs in alternative sources of energy, chiefly solar and wind.

作者发现少许替代能源突破主要太阳能风能

As you know , that dictionary was written chiefly for Chinese students .

正如知道字典主要中国学生编写

In a moderately quick tempo, usually considered to be slightly slower than allegro but faster than andante . Used chiefly as a direction.

速度通常认为快板主要用作演奏演唱指示

This article chiefly studies CYPC's development strategy, and suggests a reasonable positioning of the Company's development strategy.

本文主要研究长江电力发展战略公司发展战略进行科学定位

The US has finished top of the medals table at the last three Olympics, thanks chiefly to the dominance of its athletes and swimmers.

美国过去奥运会奖牌结束由于他们田径运动员游泳优势

I imagine your cousin brought you down with him chiefly for the sake of having somebody at his disposal.

表兄带来身边主要就是为了个人摆布

The horizon of life is broadened chiefly by the enlargement off the heart.

生活地平线随着心灵开阔宽广

Both figures are on a parent basis, chiefly reflecting the company's operations in its home country of South Korea.

数据都是基于韩国公司数据主要反应三星电子韩国运营情况

It is a general stimulant to the system, but especially to the urinary organs, and is chiefly used in kidney and liver disorders.

一个普遍激励制度尤其是泌尿器官主要用于肾脏肝脏疾病

The involvement of Corel for a time assisted the project, chiefly by employing Julliard and others to work on it.

Corel公司参与一段时间协助项目主要用人莉亚其他工作

Chiefly the mold of a man's fortunate is in his own hands, no matter he is clever or silly.

一个不管是否聪明命运主要自己创造

A prehistoric monument of a class found chiefly in the British Isles and northern France, consisting of a single tall, upright megalith.

纪念物一种史前遗留下来纪念碑主要存在不列颠群岛法国北部构成

In most countries Lenovo sells chiefly to big businesses and governments, with which good long-term relations are crucial.

联想大多数国家主要电脑销售公司政府这种业务良好长期关系至关重要

These other questioners saw to it that he was in constant slight pain , but it was not chiefly pain that they relied on.

这些拷问总是使不断一些小苦头但是他们主要不是依靠这个

That dictionary, you know, is compiled chiefly for Chinese students.

字典知道主要中国学生