main是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 larger, more important, or having more influence than others of the same type -- 主要的；最重要的；最大的

  • The main thing is not to worry. 最重要的是不要擔心。

  • One of the main reasons I came to England was to study the language. 我到英格蘭的主要原因之一是學習語言。

  • You'll find the main points of my proposal in the report. 你們可以在這份報告中看到我計劃的要點。

  • Our main aim/objective is to improve the company's productivity. 我們的主要目的是提高公司的生產力。

  • The main problem is a lack of resources. 主要問題是缺乏資金。

  • My main concern about moving to San Fransisco is the cost of housing. 我對移居三藩市的主要擔憂是房價。

• 1 a large pipe that carries water or gas, or a wire carrying electricity, from one place to another, to which a house can be connected -- （輸送水、煤氣的）主管道，總管；（輸送電力的）幹線

  • a gas main 煤氣總管

  • The severe cold caused a water main to burst and flood the street. 嚴寒導致總水管爆裂，街道被淹。

  • The house isn't on the mains. 這座房子尚未接上管道系統。

  • They bought a house with no mains supply. 他們買了一座沒有接上水電的房子。

  • mains electricity 供電系統的電力

  • Switch off the electricity at the mains before starting work. 工作前要先關閉總電源。

• 2 generally or mostly -- 大體上；基本上

  • Her friends are teachers in the main. 她的朋友基本上都是老師。