单词chiefly
adv.: 主要地；首要地
adj.: 领袖(般)的
网络: 主要的；多半；多半的
主要地；首要地:
not completely, but as a most important part
首领的
领袖(般)的
多半,大部,大都
第一,首先;主要
adv.primarilymainlyessentiallymostlypredominantly
The facts of the burglary at the vicarage came to us chiefly through the medium of the vicar and his wife.
牧师家里失窃的消息主要是通过牧师和他的夫人才传到我们这儿来的。
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.
这主要是由于夏天太阳在空中的位置较高，同时更加直接地照射着地球的那一部分。
Ms. Bair said the FDIC has the resources to implement the plan, although it would be overseen chiefly by Treasury.
她表示，FDIC有实施该计划所需的资源，但这项计划将主要由财政部负责。
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.
但最吸引德帕迪约的似乎是俄罗斯13%的单一所得税率，因他试图逃避法国的高税收。
A fine, powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a grain, especially wheat, used chiefly in baking.
面粉一种经研磨谷物并筛选其粉末而获得的精细粉状食物，尤指小麦，主要用于烤面包
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.
布兰顶上校的主要作用在于听取詹尔斯太太的预言，他的精神状态敌不住这些预言的影响。
Chiefly responsible are fundamental economic shifts that may be beyond the power of any US government to seriously influence.
经济上的根本转变，这可能是超出了任何一届美国政府的实力，首先会带来巨大影响。
He was more rational, and once more he was chiefly interested in the land of little sticks and the cache by the river Dease.
他的脑子变得清醒了，他又开始首要的关心起来“小棍子地”和狄斯河边的地窖了。
While he regards himself primarily as a poet, his fame chiefly rests upon his novels, especially upon the Wessex novels.
虽然他一向自认为是诗人，但是他主要因小说创作而成名，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.
这些书大部分都是拉丁语的，然而印刷术的影响主要地被感觉到还是在现代语言中。