adj.(形容词)

1. 主要的
2. 全力的，尽力的
3. 最重要的，重要的
4. 有力的
5. 完全的，充分的
6. 尽量的
7. 相当大的
8. 关键的，压轴的
9. 主导的
10. 相近的，相接的
11. 辽阔的

n.(名词)

1. 干线， 输电干线
2. 总管道， 污水总管道，主管道
3. 主要部分
4. 体力，力量
5. 要点
6. 大陆，本土
7. 总管
8. 大海，海洋
9. 水源，煤气源，电源
10. 供应系统
11. 下水道系统
12. 美因河（德国南部河流）

adv.(副词)

1. 非常，极端

v.(动词)

1. 把注射进静脉
2. 把…路加宽，把…加宽为大路

adj.(形容词)

1. [A]主要的,最重要的 of greater size, importance, or influence than others; chief

n.(名词)

1. [P](水、煤气等的)总管道,(电力、铁路等的)干线 the chief pipe supplying water or gas, or a chief wire carrying electricity, into a building from outside

Noun:

1. any very large body of (salt) water

2. a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage

Adjective:

1. most important element;

   "the chief aim of living"
   "the main doors were of solid glass"
   "the principal rivers of America"
   "the principal example"
   "policemen were primary targets"
   "the master bedroom"
   "a master switch"
   

2. (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence;

   "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb"
   

3. of force; of the greatest possible intensity;

   "by main strength"
   

1.主要的;最重要的
Themain thing is the most important one of several similar things in a particular situation.

e.g. ...one of themain tourist areas of Amsterdam...
阿姆斯特丹的主要旅游区之一
e.g. Mymain concern now is to protect the children...
我现在最关心的就是要保护好孩子们。

2.大体上;基本上
If you say that something is truein the main, you mean that it is generally true, although there may be exceptions.

e.g. Tourists are, in themain, sympathetic people...
大体说来，游客们都富有同情心。
e.g. In themain, children are taboo in the workplace.
工作场所基本上禁止儿童进入。

3.(室内煤气、自来水或污水的)总管道，主管道
Themains are the pipes which supply gas or water to buildings, or which take sewage away from them.

main

e.g. ...the water supply from the mains...
总管道的自来水供应
e.g. The capital has been without mains water since Wednesday night.
从周三晚上开始，首都就停水了。

4.电力线;电源
The mains are the wires which supply electricity to buildings, or the place where the wires end inside the building.

e.g. ...amplifiers which plug into the mains...
接通电源的扩音器
e.g. Make sure plugs are disconnected from the mains...
确保插头与电源断开。

1. main的翻译

1. 主要的：3 B 常识运用逻辑推理前后照应 上段叙述的作者帮助家里干活,而本段说的at JM's Restaurant所做的才是他头一个真正意义的(real)工作,他没有惯例性的(usual),主要的(main)和特定的(particular)的工作.

2. 电源：二.标准配置: (1)发射...[摘要]...(11)不论是总电源(main),共线(COM)或是继电器之常开/常闭接点都可自由路接. 二.标准配置: (1)发射...

3. 主线：这样的球员可以使用子母线的组合,以Kelvar线或聚酯线(polyester) 为上下的主线(main),而以尼龙线为横线(cross). 这类超耐用的主线(通常先断的都是主线)可以增加寿命,而较柔软的尼龙横线可提供一点球感. 建议使用子母线. 啪,

4. 主：调光和开/关由两线I2C串行接口控制,17种电流源可用作main, SUB, RGB, CAM和AUX LED驱动器,内部的软起动限制了浪涌电流,开路/短路LED保护,短路/热保护,自动电荷泵模式开关,主(main)和副(SUB)显示器有256种亮度,

用作定语～+ n.

1. Their main business was cattle-raising.
   他们的主要工作是饲养牲畜。
2. You must remember the main thing.
   你一定要记住最主要的事情。
3. We can sum up the main point of the lesson in three sentences.
   我们可以用三句话来概括本课要点。
4. The teacher sketched out the main point of the article.
   老师扼要地叙述了文章的要点。
5. We avoided the enemy's main forces and struck at his weak spots.
   我们避开敌人主力,打击他们的弱点。
6. It's time to serve up the main course.
   该上主菜了。
7. Food supplies were scheduled to be a main item on the agenda.
   食物供应被列为议事日程上的一个主要项目。
8. One main idea possessed her.
   一个主要的想法支配着她。
9. In a fierce argument, it is often difficult to keep hold of one's main point.
   在激烈的辩论中,一个人很难把握住自己的主要论点使之不走样。
10. Keep the background colours dark so that the main figure will show more clearly.
    背景的色调要暗,这样主要人物就会更突出了。
11. Reading this book, we can identify with the main character.
    读这本书的时候,我们会对主人公产生共鸣。
12. What are the main rivers of your country?
    你们国家的主要河流有哪些?
13. These bungalows are detached from the main building.
    这些平房和主楼是不相连的。
14. This room was joined on the main house last year.
    去年我们把这间屋和堂屋连接起来。
15. Tell the children to look out when they cross the main street.
    告诉孩子们过大马路时要当心。
16. The woodwork sticks out from the main wall.
    主墙上装的木器探出墙面。
17. Once we were on the main road, the car really opened up.
    我们上了主路后,汽车才开起来。
18. We shopped all the main shops.
    我们为了购物把主要的商店都逛遍了。
19. This key opens the main entrance.
    用这把钥匙可进入大门。
20. Next, they started to structure the main canal.
    然后他们开始修建主渠。
21. Let out the main sail, let's make use of this wind!
    主帆打开,让我们乘风前进!
22. She is one of the main writers of her period.
    她是她那个时期最重要的作家之一。
23. This guide book points out the main facts of early American history.
    这本导游手册讲述了美洲早期的重要史实。
24. Who is acting the part of the main hero in the play?
    谁在扮演剧中的主要角色?
25. They sang on for hours after the main party broke up.
    在聚会上多数人散去后,他们接着唱了几个小时。
26. While the main party of climbers remained at base camp, two men were sent up to the top of the mountain.
    大部分人员留在大本营,而派两个人先爬上山顶。

1. Water is supplied from the mains.
   水是从总管道来的。
2. Water flushed through the mains.
   水在总管道中奔流。
3. The main of the house needs repairing.
   这房子的排水管需要修理。
4. There was a block in the main and the water couldn't flow away.
   总管道内有阻塞物,水不能流走。
5. The workmen dug a large hole, mended the main, and then filled the hole in again .
   工人们挖了个大洞,修补好总管道,然后又把洞填平。

in the main

主要 mostly

• The island..was separated from the main by a channel.

  出自：C. Thirlwall

• To set so rich a main On the nice hazard of one doubtful hour.

  出自：1 Henry IV,Shakespeare

• Recreations..must consequently be..used as things on the by and not as the main.

  出自：G. Towerson

• She also gave a main stroke against Cecchino.

  出自：H. Foulis

• It is main foolish of me to talk to you thus.

  出自：W. Godwin

The teacher asked me to note down the main points of the speech.

老师要求我把演说的要点记下来。

The speech was most disappointing,it skirted round all the main questions.

这篇演讲非常令人失望,它回避了所有主要的问题。

By defeating their main competitor this firm has cornered the wheat market.

这家公司击败了主要的竞争对手而垄断了整个小麦市场。

The main road was flooded so we had to go round by narrow country lanes.

公路干线遭水淹没，我们只得择乡间小径绕行。

The main of their investments was lost in the war.

他们的大部分投资在战争中损失了。

Is that the street that runs parallel to the main?

是那条与主街道平行的街道吗?

I turned the gas off at the mains before I went out.

我出门之前，把煤气的总阀关掉了。

When the water pipe burst she had the intelligence to turn off the water at the main.

水管裂开时,她很有头脑,连忙把总水门关上了。

My new house is not yet connected to the mains.

我的新房子还没接上水、 电、 煤气呢。

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。

a leaking gas main

漏气的煤气总管

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。

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。

mains drainage

排水系统

The service here is, in the main, reliable.

这里的服务基本上是可靠的。

...one of the main tourist areas of Amsterdam...

阿姆斯特丹的主要旅游区之一

My main concern now is to protect the children...

我现在最关心的就是要保护好孩子们。

Tourists are, in the main, sympathetic people...

大体说来，游客们都富有同情心。

In the main, children are taboo in the workplace.

工作场所基本上禁止儿童进入。

...the water supply from the mains...

总管道的自来水供应

The capital has been without mains water since Wednesday night.

从周三晚上开始，首都就停水了。

...amplifiers which plug into the mains...

接通电源的扩音器

Make sure plugs are disconnected from the mains...

确保插头与电源断开。

adj.(形容词)

1. main的基本意思是“主要的”“最重要的”,指某事或某物是整体中最主要或最明显的,或在大小、潜力或重要性方面优于同类事物的。
2. main在句中只用作定语。
3. main没有比较级和最高级形式。

n.(名词)

1. main用作名词时意思是(水、煤气等的)“总管道”,电力、铁路等的“干线”等,多用于复数形式。

adj.(形容词)

main, capital, chief, principal

这组词均可表示“首要的”“重要的”。其区别在于:

1.capital, principal和chief既可修饰人,也可修饰物, main多修饰物,很少修饰人。例如:

He acted the principal hero in the play.他在那出戏中演主角。

It is allowed that pronunciation is one of the principal things in English.大家都认为发音是英语的一个重要方面。

We must focus on our sales force as the chief means of improving trade. 我们必须集中精力把广开销路作为促进贸易的主要手段来抓。

The chief cadres in charge should bear greater responsibility. 主要负责干部要多承担一些责任。

The annex has been built on to the main building.主楼配建有附属的建筑物。

2.capital指“一流的”,但不是“第一的”; chief指物时是“最重要的”,指人时是“职位最高的”; main和principal既可指“一流的”,也可指“第一的”。例如:

The trade union chief comrade boiled over when the men voted against him.那位工会首领在工人投他反对票时大发雷霆。

chief，principal，main，major，leading，capital，foremost，primary

这些形容词均含有“首要的，主要的”之意。

chief指人时，表同类中职位最高，权力最大；指物时，表同类中最重要，价值最高。

principal用于人时，指地位优于其他人；用于物时，指该物在大小、重要性等方面优于他物。

main通常只用于物。指在一定范围内，某物的重要性、体积或力量等超过其它物。

major指同其他人或其它物、问题等相比较，显得更加重要和突出。

leading侧重指具有影响力或凝聚力。从而有主导和引导的作用。

capital着重指因重要性、意义、优越或重大而名列同类之首。

foremost侧重指在行进或发展过程中居首位。

primary通常不用于人。用于物时，指在重要性方面占第一位。

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的mgen，意为力量，权力；最初源自原始日耳曼语的maginam，意为力量。