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largely

英 [ˈlɑːdʒli]

美 [ˈlɑːrdʒli]

adv.  在很大程度上; 多半; 主要地

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1323 / COCA.1679

同义词辨析

largelychieflygreatlymostly【导航词义:主要地】

largelyadv. 主要地,大部分
〔辨析〕
指范围或程度上占大半地。
〔例证〕
This small country is largely located in the desert.
这个小国家大部分地区位于沙漠中。
Her success was largely due to luck.
她的成功主要靠运气。
chieflyadv. 主要地
〔辨析〕
指作为非常重要的成分但并非全部地。
〔例证〕
Air consists chiefly of nitrogen.
空气主要由氮气组成。
Cattle feed chiefly on grass.
牛主要以草为食。
greatlyadv. 〈正式〉大大地,非常
〔辨析〕
主要用于强化程度,不修饰形容词,通常用于动词或分词前。
〔例证〕
the greatly increased risk
大大增加的风险
He was greatly hurt.
他深受伤害。
I was greatly moved by his kindness.
他的善良令我极为感动。
mostlyadv. 大部分,多半
〔辨析〕
指数量等方面占多半。
〔例证〕
The members of the party are mostly workers.
该党的成员大部分为工人。
The men at the party were mostly fairly young.
参加聚会的男子大都非常年轻。
We mostly go out on Saturdays.
我们星期六一般不在家。

牛津词典

    adv.

    • 在很大程度上;多半;主要地
      to a great extent; mostly or mainly
      1. the manager who is largely responsible for the team's victory
        对该队获胜起主要作用的教练
      2. It was largely a matter of trial and error.
        这主要是个反复实验的问题。
      3. He resigned largely because of the stories in the press.
        他的辞职多半是因为新闻界的一些报道。

    柯林斯词典

    • ADV-GRADED 大致上;总体上;一般地说
      You uselargelyto say that a statement is not completely true but is mostly true.
      1. The fund is largely financed through government borrowing...
        该基金大致上由政府借款支持。
      2. I largely work with people who already are motivated...
        我大多和积极主动的人一起工作。
      3. Their weapons have been largely stones.
        一直以来,他们的武器主要是石头。
    • ADV (用于说明原因)主要地
      Largelyis used to introduce the main reason for a particular event or situation.
      1. Retail sales dipped 6/10ths of a percent last month, largely because Americans were buying fewer cars...
        上月零售额下降了千分之六,主要是因为美国人买汽车少了。
      2. The French empire had expanded largely through military conquest.
        法兰西帝国的扩张主要靠军事征服。

    英英释义

    adv

    • in large part
      1. These accounts are largely inactive
      Synonym:mostlyfor the most part
    • on a large scale
      1. the sketch was so largely drawn that you could see it from the back row

    双语例句

    • The fund has been used largely to finance the construction of federal prisons
      该基金大部分用于了资助联邦监狱的建造。
    • The latter had for decades acted largely as a stooge for the party leaders.
      后者几十年来大半时间都在为该党领导人当走狗。
    • Their weapons have been largely stones.
      一直以来,他们的武器主要是石头。
    • I largely work with people who already are motivated
      我大多和积极主动的人一起工作。
    • The country's economic problems are largely due to the weakness of the recovery
      该国的经济问题很大程度上是因为复苏乏力。
    • His tough brand of social democracy was largely successful in holding the country together.
      他别具一格的强硬的社会民主主义在很大程度上成功地使该国团结在一起。
    • The Prime Minister's talks with the leaders of the Democratic Party were largely exploratory.
      首相与民主党领袖们的谈话在很大程度上是试探性的。
    • They largely misread the mood of the electorate.
      他们很大程度上误读了选民的意图。
    • Protesters largely forbore from stone-throwing and vandalism.
      抗议者绝大多数没有投掷石头和蓄意破坏。
    • Society largely turns a blind eye to recreational drug use.
      社会基本上对消遣性毒品的吸食现象视而不见。