main
美 [meɪn] 
英 [meɪn]
- n.总管；电源；（建筑物的）污水总管道；水源
- adj.主要的；最重要的
- v.〈美俚〉把(海洛因等)注射进静脉
- 网络主函数；页面主体；主页
词形变化
复数：mains 反义词
同义词
英汉双解
1. | [obn] 主要的；最重要的being the largest or most important of its kind |
| Be careful crossing the main road . 过大马路时小心点儿。 |
| the main course(= of a meal) 主菜 |
| We have our main meal at lunchtime. 我们的正餐是午饭。 |
| Reception is in the main building. 接待处在主楼。 |
| Poor housing and unemployment are the main problems. 住房条件差和失业是主要问题。 |
| The main thing is to stay calm. 最重要的是要保持冷静。 |
1. | [c] （通往建筑物的）主管道，总管，输电干线a large pipe that carries water or gas to a building; a large cable that carries electricity to a building |
| a leaking gas main 漏气的煤气总管 |
2. | （建筑物的）污水总管道a large pipe that carries waste/water and sewage (= human waste, etc.) away from a building |
3. | [u][pl] 水源；煤气源；电源；（水、煤气、电等的）供应系统；下水道系统the place where the supply of water, gas or electricity to a building or an area starts; the system of providing gas, water and electricity to a building or of carrying it away from a building |
| The house is not yet connected to the mains. 这房子还没有通水电。 |
| The electricity supply has been cut off at the mains . 电的供应在电源处被切断了。 |
| Plug the transformer into the mains(= the place on a wall where electricity is brought into a room) . 将变压器插入电源。 |
| mains gas/water/electricity 煤气╱水╱电供应系统 |
| The shaver will run off batteries or mains. 这个剃须刀可用电池或电源驱动。 |
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习惯用语
in the main
大体上；基本上used to say that a statement is true in most cases
| The service here is, in the main, reliable. 这里的服务基本上是可靠的。 |
英汉解释
adj. | |
n. | 4. 【航】同“mainsail. water from the main” |
v. | |
英英解释
例句
China is seen as the rising rival and an unfair competitor and is one of the few foreign-policy topics with great relevance on Main Street.
中国被看做是崛起的敌手、不公平竞争对象，也是为数不多的在大街小巷里谈论的外交话题之一。
The main performances of these traditions are the popularity, unity and fight spirit and close to actual politics.
这些传统主要是大众化传统、团结战斗传统和贴近现实政治的传统。
One of the main reasons was a sharp decline in new export orders, with manufacturers blaming slacker demand in Europe and China.
主要原因之一，据生产者称，是欧洲和中国出口需求的剧减。
One of the main advantages of an IP PBX is the fact that it employs converged data and voice networks.
IPPBX主要的优势之一就是它使用合并的数据与话音网络。
The main content of this article is to predict the fatigue life of the body.
本文的主要内容是预测车身骨架结构的疲劳寿命。
Walk east along the waterfront then cross back over the main thoroughfare up to the intersection of Fuzhou and Jiangxi Roads.
沿着码头区向东，穿过主街，来到福州路和江西路的路口。
In their view, the modest rate cut , a fine- tuning, the main impact will be reflected in the cautious attitude of those home buyers who.
他们认为，此次下调利率幅度不大，属于微调，主要影响将反映在那些持谨慎态度的购房者身上。
Police believe she was the main target of the attack -- the first shooting of a member of Congress in more than 30 years.
警方认为她是这起枪击案的主要目标。这是近30年来第一次发生在国会议员身上的枪击案。
In response, officials have been trying to recast TARP as aid for Main Street rather than Wall Street.
对此，美国政府一直试图改写不良资产剥离计划，以帮助街上的失业人群，而不是华尔街的白领们。
At present the company mainly to produce a wireless camera for the main project.
目前公司主要以生产无线摄像头为主营项目。
Mr Soufan's main aim is to help Americans understand the enemy that has preoccupied them for over a decade.
Soufan第一意图旨在帮助美国人了解侵略他们几十年的敌人，但他同时也在澄清问题。
Let's call it a day. I'm very tired and I think we have covered the main points of the meeting already.
我们今天就到此为止。我很累，而且我认为，我们已经处理了这次会议的主要问题。
Given that one of the Chinese government's main goals is to provide jobs, such a rapid expansion might seem to be welcome news in Beijing.
考虑到提供就业机会是中国政府的主要目标这一，在中国政府看来，如此迅速的扩张可能看起来是个好消息。
He persists in thinking that this time of experiment failure is main since prepare deficiency cause.
他坚持认为这次试验的失败主要原因由于准备不足。
No desert for me, thanks. It was as much as I could do to finish the main course.
谢谢，别给我甜食了。我吃完这道主菜就不错了。
On this basis, the main feature is summed up in his choice of biography's hero: diverse and innovating while restoring the old.
在此基础上，总结出钱谦益传主选择的主要特点：多元性和复古基础上的创新；
Adjust the tolerance limits of the main pressure in such a way that the pressure of the prepared punch lies within the tolerance limits.
调整主压力的允许范围，这时准备好的冲杆压力应在允许范围内。
You can leveling the ground to determine the main thing is to work out laying of the floor, the door will hamper the switch.
您可以通过地面找平的方法来确定，最主要的是计算出地板铺设后，是否会妨碍门的开关。
And the reliance on the U. S. dollar as the main international currency doesn't seem to have worked out well.
以美元作为主要国际货币的做法似乎也未取得预期效果。
Hung along the main activities of a year, the Red, 4th Front Army of the Red line road, the ultimate rendezvous in Gansu.
主要活动是沿着当年红一，红二，红四方面军路线行进，最终在甘肃会师。
The negotiators were in broad agreement on the main issues.
谈判代表们在主要问题上的意见大致相同。
The main problem is not that there is a multitude of small advertisers.
这种现象的主要原因不在于有大量的小广告户。
The final chapter crystallizes all the main issues.
最后一章澄清了所有的主要问题。
The main problem remains the lack of financial security.
主要问题仍是经济上没有保障。
Now, I sum them up in 3 main points.
下面，我将其归纳为三点。
Don't stray from the main point of the question.
不要离开问题的主要之点。
One may well ask where the main difficulties lie.
有人可能会问：主要困难究竟在什么地方。
The main purpose of industry is to create wealth.
工业的主要宗旨是创造财富。
The web and flanges of the main girders were fabricated from ASTM A441 steel.
主梁的腹板和翼缘用ASTMA441钢制造。
They drove down a narrow track that branched off from the main road.
他们驶入一条从干道分叉的小狭路。
A notice of the general meeting is going round the school teacher, please sign and return it to the main office.
大会通知将在学校教师中传阅，请签名后送回校办公室。
The boys and girls danced behind him in a gigantic swirling mass as they headed toward Main Street.
男女孩子们也都一窝蜂跳着舞跟在他后面，朝着大街的方向走去。
It was one of the main arteries which conveyed the traffic of the City to the north and west.
那是市区通向西北的一条交通大动脉。
The committee have been circling round the main question throughout the meeting.
委员会开会时始终围绕着主要问题。
This chapter provides the main background for the electromagnetic theory used in this book.
本章阐述本书所用的电磁场理论的主要基础。
In the main, the 1950s were years of fun, and A Branch a place of infectious laughter.
50年代基本上是发生许多有趣的事情的年代，A处是容易引起富有感染力的笑声的地方。
The main purpose is to escape from traditional musical sonorities into a new world of tonal experience.
主要的目的是要逃脱传统的音乐声响，进入一个崭新的音调实践的世界。
He got clear of the other craft at the quayside and found the main channel out of the harbor, marked by buoys.
他躲开码头边上的船只，根据浮标找到了驶离港口的主航道。
Tritium is radioactive and is believed to be the main source of the major traces of 3He found in the atmosphere.
氚是放射性的，并且确信是大气中痕量3He的主要来源。
The main property changes occurring during dehydrochlorination are: hydrogen chloride evolution, coloration, and embrittlement.
脱氯化氢降解过程中的主要性能变化是：释出氯化氢，变色和变脆。
Having concealed the main circumstance of my sex from him, I had a vast advantage.
我向他始终不肯说出我的性别，我就占了很大的便宜了。
The main topic of conversation was the likely outcome of the election.
谈话的主题是选举可能产生的结果。
The main difficulty in the direct application of the Galerkin and Ray-leigh-Ritz methods is the choice of the global functions.
在直接采用盖勒金和雷利--里茨方法时，最主要的困难在于如何选取整体函数。
Just jot down the main ideas [points] of what he says.
把他讲话的大意记下来就行了。
The demand-and-supply-curve framework is the main geometric tool that will be used in analyzing trade policy options.
供求曲线的结构是用于分析贸易政策选择的主要几何图形工具。
He had a string of easy wins and they gave him a main bout.
他轻而易举地赢过一连串比赛，所以他们让他打一场压轴赛。
Both the main statement and corollary have natural generalizations that can be bought at the same price.
主命题和系都有自然的推广，这些推广是用相同代价得到的。
The main problem posed by the book, however, is its extremely awkward style.
不过这本书的主要问题在于它的文体非常佶屈聱牙。
When we later walked down the main street of the village, we were followed by a silent procession of children.
后来，当我们沿着村里的大街行走时，后面跟着一长列默默无语的孩子。
The main task, after all, must be to trace the story of the majority.
我们的主要任务毕竟应该在叙述多数派的历史。
You will be the word of the Lord Jesus and steadfastly to give up everything for the family to give up the main submission to it?
你会因着主耶稣的一句话而坚定不移地放弃一切，放弃家庭来顺服主吗？
The main outcome was the frequency of OSAS, defined as an apnea-hypopnea index of at least 10 episodes per hour.
对照组为通过药物治疗血压得到控制的患者。研究的主要终点是OSAS的频率，用每小时至少发作10次的呼吸暂停低通气指数作为衡量指标。
Among readers who took issue with Playworks' approach, the main concern was that children needed more time, not less, to be free of adults.
在那些对Playworks的方法有疑问的读者中，主要的问题是孩子们没有大人看护的时间会更多，而不是更少。
We'll have to see how that unfolds. My main concern will be making sure I keep my place in the team.
让我们一起来看看局势如何发展，当然我所要考虑的是保持竞技状态，保证自己在队中的位置。
As I emerged into the main baking area I began to appreciate why these artisanal bakeries are such an integral part of restaurant life.
进入主要的烘焙区域，我开始意识到，为何这些传统手工作坊面包店是餐厅不可或缺的一部分。
Brazil is at the heart of BG's ambitious growth strategy for the next decade and is one of the company's four "main centres" of investment.
巴西是BG未来10年雄心勃勃的增长战略的核心，也是该公司4个“主要”投资中心之一。
I knew you were one of the main drivers behind the enterprise acquisitions, and that you had zero expertise in consumer devices.
我知道你是当初商业收购的主要幕后推动者之一，而且你对消费类产品的经验一无所知。
The main thing for Mandy was to focus on her goals and keep her eyes peeled for Greg.
曼迪最重要的事情是集中于她的目标，看紧格雷格。
The store (or "maison" , as the industry likes to call it) screamed out a new symphony of the three main forms of status.
那家商店（奢侈品行业喜欢称为“品牌屋”）把获得地位的三条主要途径重新组合在一起，谱写出一曲新的交响乐。
Whilst a spa would be a main element within the resort, it would have to have other attractions to be viable. The support facilities eg.
虽然水疗设施会是度假设施的主要元素，但亦要有其它具吸引力的设施方有利经营。
The problem was that the practice really distracted from the main goal: a shared understanding of the system.
问题是，该实践确实偏离了主要目的：对系统的共同理解。
A U. S. official who investigated fraud in the American reconstruction program here, Stuart Bowen, said the main reason is corruption.
负责调查伊拉克重建计划欺诈案件的美国官员斯图尔特·鲍恩称，造成这种情况的主要原因是贪污腐败。
If the main steel producers in the world still like the benchmark, then it will survive, at least for the next three years or so.
如果世界上的主要钢铁生产商仍喜欢基准体系，那么它就会继续存在下去，至少在未来三年左右会是如此。
This means that 11 hours out of every 24, the main radio station at Serena is unable to operate at its proper capacity.
这就意味着每天24小时中有11个小时没电，设在塞里那的无线电通讯总站因此不能发挥应有的作用。
Hematuria is one of the main symptoms, which is often recurrent, refractory protracted illness.
血尿是其主要症状之一，常反复发作，病情迁延难愈。
Maintaining the commonweal nature of the state-run main medical and health care system is an important aspect of human rights protection.
坚持国家主体医疗卫生事业的公益福利性是社会人权保障的重要内容。
MIMO radar is a new radar technique developed recently, and one of the main research directions for the next generation radar.
MIMO雷达是最近年来出现的一项新的雷达技术，也是下一代雷达发展的主要方向之一。
He said the people here come from different backgrounds and experiences, but all are stressed by two main challenges.
他说，这里的人们都有着不同的背景和经历，但是所有人都因为两大挑战而紧张焦虑。
Kay : Yes , that was one of the main issues discussed at the conference .
凯：不错，那是会议上讨论的一个主要事项。
Peter: I know more women who work out than men. What's the main reason you work out? For your health, or to look good?
什么是最主要的原因是你的工作了吗？为了你的健康，或去看看好吗？。
There were many trucks and some carts going through on streets and converging on the main road.
街上驶着许多卡车和马车，都在向公路集合。
She abstracted the main points from the argument.
她把论证概括成要点。
The good news is that the Main Street Historical District is now a fact.
好消息：“梅因大街历史区”现在已成定局。
The accident jammed the main road for three hours.
事故使那条主道堵了3个小时。
The report revolved in the main around Europe.
这个报告探讨的主要是欧洲各处的问题。
The main attraction at Giverny is Monet's garden.
吉维尼主要的景点是莫奈花园。
The annex has been built on to the main building.
主楼旁边添造了它的附属建筑物。
"Main Street" took the small town apart.
《大街》剖析了那个小镇。
The main road branches off to the right.
大路向右边分叉。
The spur branches away here from the main line.
这条支线在这里与主干线分岔。（=branchoff）
