main
美 [me?n] 
英 [me?n]
- n.總管；電源；（建筑物的）污水總管道；水源
- adj.主要的；最重要的
- v.〈美俚〉把(海洛因等)注射進靜脈
- 網(wǎng)絡主函數(shù)；頁面主體；主頁
詞形變化
復數(shù)：mains 反義詞
同義詞
英漢雙解
1. | [obn] 主要的；最重要的being the largest or most important of its kind |
| Be careful crossing the main road . 過大馬路時小心點兒。 |
| the main course(= of a meal) 主菜 |
| We have our main meal at lunchtime. 我們的正餐是午飯。 |
| Reception is in the main building. 接待處在主樓。 |
| Poor housing and unemployment are the main problems. 住房條件差和失業(yè)是主要問題。 |
| The main thing is to stay calm. 最重要的是要保持冷靜。 |
1. | [c] （通往建筑物的）主管道，總管，輸電干線a large pipe that carries water or gas to a building; a large cable that carries electricity to a building |
| a leaking gas main 漏氣的煤氣總管 |
2. | （建筑物的）污水總管道a large pipe that carries waste/water and sewage (= human waste, etc.) away from a building |
3. | [u][pl] 水源；煤氣源；電源；（水、煤氣、電等的）供應系統(tǒng)；下水道系統(tǒng)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. 這房子還沒有通水電。 |
| The electricity supply has been cut off at the mains . 電的供應在電源處被切斷了。 |
| Plug the transformer into the mains(= the place on a wall where electricity is brought into a room) . 將變壓器插入電源。 |
| mains gas/water/electricity 煤氣╱水╱電供應系統(tǒng) |
| The shaver will run off batteries or mains. 這個剃須刀可用電池或電源驅(qū)動。 |
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習慣用語
in the main
大體上；基本上used to say that a statement is true in most cases
| The service here is, in the main, reliable. 這里的服務基本上是可靠的。 |
英漢解釋
adj. | |
n. | 4. 【航】同“mainsail. water from the main” |
v. | |
英英解釋
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.
中國被看做是崛起的敵手、不公平競爭對象，也是為數(shù)不多的在大街小巷里談論的外交話題之一。
The main performances of these traditions are the popularity, unity and fight spirit and close to actual politics.
這些傳統(tǒng)主要是大眾化傳統(tǒng)、團結(jié)戰(zhàn)斗傳統(tǒng)和貼近現(xiàn)實政治的傳統(tǒng)。
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，據(jù)生產(chǎn)者稱，是歐洲和中國出口需求的劇減。
One of the main advantages of an IP PBX is the fact that it employs converged data and voice networks.
IPPBX主要的優(yōu)勢之一就是它使用合并的數(shù)據(jù)與話音網(wǎng)絡。
The main content of this article is to predict the fatigue life of the body.
本文的主要內(nèi)容是預測車身骨架結(jié)構(gòu)的疲勞壽命。
Walk east along the waterfront then cross back over the main thoroughfare up to the intersection of Fuzhou and Jiangxi Roads.
沿著碼頭區(qū)向東，穿過主街，來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.
他們認為，此次下調(diào)利率幅度不大，屬于微調(diào)，主要影響將反映在那些持謹慎態(tài)度的購房者身上。
Police believe she was the main target of the attack -- the first shooting of a member of Congress in more than 30 years.
警方認為她是這起槍擊案的主要目標。這是近30年來第一次發(fā)生在國會議員身上的槍擊案。
In response, officials have been trying to recast TARP as aid for Main Street rather than Wall Street.
對此，美國政府一直試圖改寫不良資產(chǎn)剝離計劃，以幫助街上的失業(yè)人群，而不是華爾街的白領們。
At present the company mainly to produce a wireless camera for the main project.
目前公司主要以生產(chǎn)無線攝像頭為主營項目。
Mr Soufan's main aim is to help Americans understand the enemy that has preoccupied them for over a decade.
Soufan第一意圖旨在幫助美國人了解侵略他們幾十年的敵人，但他同時也在澄清問題。
Let's call it a day. I'm very tired and I think we have covered the main points of the meeting already.
我們今天就到此為止。我很累，而且我認為，我們已經(jīng)處理了這次會議的主要問題。
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.
考慮到提供就業(yè)機會是中國政府的主要目標這一，在中國政府看來，如此迅速的擴張可能看起來是個好消息。
He persists in thinking that this time of experiment failure is main since prepare deficiency cause.
他堅持認為這次試驗的失敗主要原因由于準備不足。
No desert for me, thanks. It was as much as I could do to finish the main course.
謝謝，別給我甜食了。我吃完這道主菜就不錯了。
On this basis, the main feature is summed up in his choice of biography's hero: diverse and innovating while restoring the old.
在此基礎上，總結(jié)出錢謙益傳主選擇的主要特點：多元性和復古基礎上的創(chuàng)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.
調(diào)整主壓力的允許范圍，這時準備好的沖桿壓力應在允許范圍內(nèi)。
You can leveling the ground to determine the main thing is to work out laying of the floor, the door will hamper the switch.
您可以通過地面找平的方法來確定，最主要的是計算出地板鋪設后，是否會妨礙門的開關。
And the reliance on the U. S. dollar as the main international currency doesn't seem to have worked out well.
以美元作為主要國際貨幣的做法似乎也未取得預期效果。
Hung along the main activities of a year, the Red, 4th Front Army of the Red line road, the ultimate rendezvous in Gansu.
主要活動是沿著當年紅一，紅二，紅四方面軍路線行進，最終在甘肅會師。
The negotiators were in broad agreement on the main issues.
談判代表們在主要問題上的意見大致相同。
The main problem is not that there is a multitude of small advertisers.
這種現(xiàn)象的主要原因不在于有大量的小廣告戶。
The final chapter crystallizes all the main issues.
最后一章澄清了所有的主要問題。
The main problem remains the lack of financial security.
主要問題仍是經(jīng)濟上沒有保障。
Now, I sum them up in 3 main points.
下面，我將其歸納為三點。
Don't stray from the main point of the question.
不要離開問題的主要之點。
One may well ask where the main difficulties lie.
有人可能會問：主要困難究竟在什么地方。
The main purpose of industry is to create wealth.
工業(yè)的主要宗旨是創(chuàng)造財富。
The web and flanges of the main girders were fabricated from ASTM A441 steel.
主梁的腹板和翼緣用ASTMA441鋼制造。
They drove down a narrow track that branched off from the main road.
他們駛入一條從干道分叉的小狹路。
A notice of the general meeting is going round the school teacher, please sign and return it to the main office.
大會通知將在學校教師中傳閱，請簽名后送回校辦公室。
The boys and girls danced behind him in a gigantic swirling mass as they headed toward Main Street.
男女孩子們也都一窩蜂跳著舞跟在他后面，朝著大街的方向走去。
It was one of the main arteries which conveyed the traffic of the City to the north and west.
那是市區(qū)通向西北的一條交通大動脈。
The committee have been circling round the main question throughout the meeting.
委員會開會時始終圍繞著主要問題。
This chapter provides the main background for the electromagnetic theory used in this book.
本章闡述本書所用的電磁場理論的主要基礎。
In the main, the 1950s were years of fun, and A Branch a place of infectious laughter.
50年代基本上是發(fā)生許多有趣的事情的年代，A處是容易引起富有感染力的笑聲的地方。
The main purpose is to escape from traditional musical sonorities into a new world of tonal experience.
主要的目的是要逃脫傳統(tǒng)的音樂聲響，進入一個嶄新的音調(diào)實踐的世界。
He got clear of the other craft at the quayside and found the main channel out of the harbor, marked by buoys.
他躲開碼頭邊上的船只，根據(jù)浮標找到了駛離港口的主航道。
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，并且確信是大氣中痕量3He的主要來源。
The main property changes occurring during dehydrochlorination are: hydrogen chloride evolution, coloration, and embrittlement.
脫氯化氫降解過程中的主要性能變化是：釋出氯化氫，變色和變脆。
Having concealed the main circumstance of my sex from him, I had a vast advantage.
我向他始終不肯說出我的性別，我就占了很大的便宜了。
The main topic of conversation was the likely outcome of the election.
談話的主題是選舉可能產(chǎn)生的結(jié)果。
The main difficulty in the direct application of the Galerkin and Ray-leigh-Ritz methods is the choice of the global functions.
在直接采用蓋勒金和雷利--里茨方法時，最主要的困難在于如何選取整體函數(shù)。
Just jot down the main ideas [points] of what he says.
把他講話的大意記下來就行了。
The demand-and-supply-curve framework is the main geometric tool that will be used in analyzing trade policy options.
供求曲線的結(jié)構(gòu)是用于分析貿(mào)易政策選擇的主要幾何圖形工具。
He had a string of easy wins and they gave him a main bout.
他輕而易舉地贏過一連串比賽，所以他們讓他打一場壓軸賽。
Both the main statement and corollary have natural generalizations that can be bought at the same price.
主命題和系都有自然的推廣，這些推廣是用相同代價得到的。
The main problem posed by the book, however, is its extremely awkward style.
不過這本書的主要問題在于它的文體非常佶屈聱牙。
When we later walked down the main street of the village, we were followed by a silent procession of children.
后來，當我們沿著村里的大街行走時，后面跟著一長列默默無語的孩子。
The main task, after all, must be to trace the story of the majority.
我們的主要任務畢竟應該在敘述多數(shù)派的歷史。
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?
你會因著主耶穌的一句話而堅定不移地放棄一切，放棄家庭來順服主嗎？
The main outcome was the frequency of OSAS, defined as an apnea-hypopnea index of at least 10 episodes per hour.
對照組為通過藥物治療血壓得到控制的患者。研究的主要終點是OSAS的頻率，用每小時至少發(fā)作10次的呼吸暫停低通氣指數(shù)作為衡量指標。
Among readers who took issue with Playworks' approach, the main concern was that children needed more time, not less, to be free of adults.
在那些對Playworks的方法有疑問的讀者中，主要的問題是孩子們沒有大人看護的時間會更多，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.
讓我們一起來看看局勢如何發(fā)展，當然我所要考慮的是保持競技狀態(tài)，保證自己在隊中的位置。
As I emerged into the main baking area I began to appreciate why these artisanal bakeries are such an integral part of restaurant life.
進入主要的烘焙區(qū)域，我開始意識到，為何這些傳統(tǒng)手工作坊面包店是餐廳不可或缺的一部分。
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未來10年雄心勃勃的增長戰(zhàn)略的核心，也是該公司4個“主要”投資中心之一。
I knew you were one of the main drivers behind the enterprise acquisitions, and that you had zero expertise in consumer devices.
我知道你是當初商業(yè)收購的主要幕后推動者之一，而且你對消費類產(chǎn)品的經(jīng)驗一無所知。
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標，看緊格雷格。
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（奢侈品行業(yè)喜歡稱為“品牌屋”）把獲得地位的三條主要途徑重新組合在一起，譜寫出一曲新的交響樂。
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.
雖然水療設施會是度假設施的主要元素，但亦要有其它具吸引力的設施方有利經(jīng)營。
The problem was that the practice really distracted from the main goal: a shared understanding of the system.
問題是，該實踐確實偏離了主要目的：對系統(tǒng)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.
負責調(diào)查伊拉克重建計劃欺詐案件的美國官員斯圖爾特·鮑恩稱，造成這種情況的主要原因是貪污腐敗。
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.
如果世界上的主要鋼鐵生產(chǎn)商仍喜歡基準體系，那么它就會繼續(xù)存在下去，至少在未來三年左右會是如此。
This means that 11 hours out of every 24, the main radio station at Serena is unable to operate at its proper capacity.
這就意味著每天24小時中有11個小時沒電，設在塞里那的無線電通訊總站因此不能發(fā)揮應有的作用。
Hematuria is one of the main symptoms, which is often recurrent, refractory protracted illness.
血尿是其主要癥狀之一，常反復發(fā)作，病情遷延難愈。
Maintaining the commonweal nature of the state-run main medical and health care system is an important aspect of human rights protection.
堅持國家主體醫(yī)療衛(wèi)生事業(yè)的公益福利性是社會人權保障的重要內(nèi)容。
MIMO radar is a new radar technique developed recently, and one of the main research directions for the next generation radar.
MIMO雷達是最近年來出現(xiàn)的一項新的雷達技術，也是下一代雷達發(fā)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.
他說，這里的人們都有著不同的背景和經(jīng)歷，但是所有人都因為兩大挑戰(zhàn)而緊張焦慮。
Kay : Yes , that was one of the main issues discussed at the conference .
凱：不錯，那是會議上討論的一個主要事項。
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嗎？為了你的健康，或去看看好嗎？。
There were many trucks and some carts going through on streets and converging on the main road.
街上駛著許多卡車和馬車，都在向公路集合。
She abstracted the main points from the argument.
她把論證概括成要點。
The good news is that the Main Street Historical District is now a fact.
好消息：“梅因大街歷史區(qū)”現(xiàn)在已成定局。
The accident jammed the main road for three hours.
事故使那條主道堵了3個小時。
The report revolved in the main around Europe.
這個報告探討的主要是歐洲各處的問題。
The main attraction at Giverny is Monet's garden.
吉維尼主要的景點是莫奈花園。
The annex has been built on to the main building.
主樓旁邊添造了它的附屬建筑物。
"Main Street" took the small town apart.
《大街》剖析了那個小鎮(zhèn)。
The main road branches off to the right.
大路向右邊分叉。
The spur branches away here from the main line.
這條支線在這里與主干線分岔。（=branchoff）
