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main
9 ENTRIES FOUND:
Learner's definition of MAIN
always used before a noun
: most important : chief, principal主要的；首要的；最重要的
- the main idea/point中心思想；要点
- the main goal/purpose主要目标/目的
- Speed is the main advantage of this approach.这种方法最主要的优点是速度。
- The company's main office is located in New York.公司总部位于纽约。
- the novel's main character小说的主人公
- driving down the main road/highway沿着主干道/公路干线行驶
- the main gate/entrance大门；主要入口
- This dish can be served as a main course or appetizer.这道菜当主菜或开胃菜都可以。
- And now for the main event of the evening!今晚的重头戏现在开始！
— mainly
adverb- The reviews have been mainly [=mostly] positive.评论大部分都是正面的。
- a plant found mainly [=chiefly] in coastal regions一种主要分布在沿海地区的植物
- I don't like the plan, mainly because I think it's too expensive.我不喜欢这个计划，主要是因为我觉得它费用太高。
- The problems have been mainly minor ones. [=most of the problems have been minor ones]这些问题大多是小问题。
- They depend mainly on/upon fish for food.他们主要以鱼为食。
2 main /ˈmeɪn/ noun
plural mains
2 main
/ˈmeɪn/
noun
plural mains
Learner's definition of MAIN
1
[count] : the largest pipe in a system of connected pipes主管道；总管道
- a gas main煤气总管
- a water main总水管
2
the mains British
a : the system of pipes or wires for electricity, gas, or water（电、气、水的）供应系统 — often used as mains before another noun常以mains用于另一名词前
- My radio runs either off batteries or off the mains.我的收音机既可使用电池，也可外接电源。
- We haven't had any mains water/electricity since the storm.自暴风雨后，我们就停水/电了。
b : the place where electricity, gas, or water enters a building or room（电、气、水的）总闸；电（或气、水）源
- Turn off the water at the mains.关上水的总闸。
in the main
: in general — used to say that a statement is true in most cases or at most times（用于说明某一陈述在大多数情况下或大多数时候是真实的）总体上，基本上
- The workers are in the main very capable. [=most of the workers are very capable]工人们总体来说都很能干。
- The weather has in the main been quite good. [=has been quite good most of the time]天气总体来说很不错。
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Noun My radio runs either off batteries or off the mains. Turn off the water at the mains. Adjective Speed is the main advantage of this approach. The company's main office is located in New York. driving down the main road This dish can be served as a main course or appetizer. And now for the main event of the evening! See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Simon Parkin, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2022 Consists of the installation of a new sanitary sewer main and laterals on the west side of Spencer between Robert Ave and the Fairview Park corporation limit on Spencer Road as well as new curbs and the resurfacing of all of Spencer Road. Linda Gandee, cleveland, 8 Aug. 2022 The issue began Saturday morning when a break in the 120-inch water transmission main was found, affecting the drinking of water of nearly 935,000 Michigan residents. Sarah Raza, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2022 The plane burst a gas line, and the Fire Department arrived just as a gas main exploded in the home of Lt. Col. Charles A. Meyer. Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2022 Serve one slider per guest as an appetizer or two as a main. Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 5 June 2022 The rocket hit a gas main, and the blast reverberated through the city. James Verini, New York Times, 19 May 2022 Games will be played at six gyms in Shelbyville — Collins High School main, Collins High School auxiliary, Marnel Moorman School, West Middle School, Shelby Christian Church and First Baptist Church. Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 16 June 2022 The broken main was reported just after 3:45 p.m. in an industrial area near Sherman and Lovelock streets, west of Morena Boulevard and north of Friars Road, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2022 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2022 Despite the speculation, Wilde reiterated that Otis and Daisy are her main focus. Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2022 Such plans may be announced in time, but for now, the royal family’s main focus is paying their respects to Her Majesty. Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 8 Sep. 2022 Nor are drug cartel hitmen — the biggest culprits of Mexico's violence — the main focus of pretrial detention, Rosales said. Mark Stevenson, ajc, 4 Sep. 2022 Orion Amphitheater, which is bringing stars like Stevie Nicks and Jack White to the city, is the main focus. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 3 Sep. 2022 The main focus was always on this couple and their inability to communicate. Marta Balaga, Variety, 3 Sep. 2022 Liz Truss’s main focus is on taxation, but Brexit looms Truss, who is ahead in the polls and is all but assured of a move to 10 Downing Street, has not published a detailed policy plan. Sofia Lotto Persio, Quartz, 2 Sep. 2022 Mulcahy said the Orange administration is working toward placing a safety forces levy on the ballot in November 2023, and that’s her main focus at this point. Ed Wittenberg, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2022 See More
Noun
Sixteen months later, on March 9th, at around eight in the morning, Gardner arrived at her office on the fourth floor of the library’s seventeen-story main tower to begin a string of Zoom meetings. Simon Parkin, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2022 Consists of the installation of a new sanitary sewer main and laterals on the west side of Spencer between Robert Ave and the Fairview Park corporation limit on Spencer Road as well as new curbs and the resurfacing of all of Spencer Road. Linda Gandee, cleveland, 8 Aug. 2022 The issue began Saturday morning when a break in the 120-inch water transmission main was found, affecting the drinking of water of nearly 935,000 Michigan residents. Sarah Raza, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2022 The plane burst a gas line, and the Fire Department arrived just as a gas main exploded in the home of Lt. Col. Charles A. Meyer. Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2022 Serve one slider per guest as an appetizer or two as a main. Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 5 June 2022 The rocket hit a gas main, and the blast reverberated through the city. James Verini, New York Times, 19 May 2022 Games will be played at six gyms in Shelbyville — Collins High School main, Collins High School auxiliary, Marnel Moorman School, West Middle School, Shelby Christian Church and First Baptist Church. Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 16 June 2022 The broken main was reported just after 3:45 p.m. in an industrial area near Sherman and Lovelock streets, west of Morena Boulevard and north of Friars Road, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2022 Adjective
Capturing that horror, and giving a very unheroic cinematic vision of war, was one of the main goals for director Edward Berger in his new, German-language adaption of All Quiet on the Western Front. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2022 Despite the speculation, Wilde reiterated that Otis and Daisy are her main focus. Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2022 Such plans may be announced in time, but for now, the royal family’s main focus is paying their respects to Her Majesty. Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 8 Sep. 2022 Nor are drug cartel hitmen — the biggest culprits of Mexico's violence — the main focus of pretrial detention, Rosales said. Mark Stevenson, ajc, 4 Sep. 2022 Orion Amphitheater, which is bringing stars like Stevie Nicks and Jack White to the city, is the main focus. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 3 Sep. 2022 The main focus was always on this couple and their inability to communicate. Marta Balaga, Variety, 3 Sep. 2022 Liz Truss’s main focus is on taxation, but Brexit looms Truss, who is ahead in the polls and is all but assured of a move to 10 Downing Street, has not published a detailed policy plan. Sofia Lotto Persio, Quartz, 2 Sep. 2022 Mulcahy said the Orange administration is working toward placing a safety forces levy on the ballot in November 2023, and that’s her main focus at this point. Ed Wittenberg, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
in sense 1, from Middle English, from Old English mǣgen; akin to Old High German magan strength, Old English magan to be able; in other senses, from main entry 2 or by shortening — more at may entry 1
Adjective
Middle English, from Old English mǣgen-, from mǣgen strength
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of main was before the 12th century Phrases Containing main
noun¹
noun²
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