英汉词典

main 基本解释

• n. 主要部分，要点；体力；总管道
• adj. 主要的，最重要的；全力的
• n. (Main)人名；(德)迈因；(西)马因；(英、法)梅因

main 词态变化

main 中文词源

来自古英语maegen,能力，力量，强壮，来自PIE*magh,使有能力，赋予力量，词源同machine,magic,might.引申词义主要的，最重要的。原词义见短语might and main,尽全力。拼写比较dainty,fain,rain.

main 英文词源

main

main: [OE] Main goes back to prehistoric Germanic *mag- ‘be able, have power’ (source also of English may and might, and distantly related to machine). From it was descended Old English mægen ‘strength’. This now survives as a noun only in the expression with might and main, but it was also used attributively in Old English to mean ‘of large size, great’, and by the 13th century (helped along partly by the related Old Norse megenn or megn ‘strong’) it was being used as an adjective in its own right. At first it still meant just ‘large’, but by the 15th century its modern sense ‘chief’ had evolved.
=> may, might

main (n.)

Old English mægen (n.) "power, bodily strength, force, efficacy," from Proto-Germanic *maginam "power," suffixed form of PIE root *magh- (1) "be able, have power" (see may (v.)). Original sense preserved in phrase with might and main. Meaning "principal channel in a utility system" is first recorded 1727 in main drain. Used since 1540s for "continuous stretch of land or water;" in nautical jargon used loosely for "the ocean," but in Spanish Main the word is short for mainland and refers to the coast between Panama and Orinoco (as contrasted to the islands of the West Indies).

main (adj.)

early 13c., "large, bulky, strong," from Old English mægen- "power, strength, force," used in compounds (such as mægensibb "great love," mægenbyrðen "heavy burden;" see main (n.)), probably also from or influenced by Old Norse megenn (adj.) "strong, powerful." Sense of "chief" is c. 1400. Main course in the meal sense attested from 1829. Main man "favorite male friend; hero" is from 1967, U.S. black slang.

main 词组搭配

main 英文释义

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

main 同义词解析

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。

main 双语例句

1. The study links the main living area to the kitchen.

书房把主要的生活区与厨房连在一起。

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2. They used a lorry to ram the main gate.

他们用卡车猛撞大门。

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3. Premature birth is the main cause of perinatal mortality.

早产是临产死亡的主要原因。

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4. On South Main Street, a huge brick building looms into view.

在南大街上，一座巨大的砖砌建筑赫然出现在人们的视线中。

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5. The main characteristic of the strike has been its longevity.

这次罢工的主要特点是持续时间长。

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main 实用场景例句

Be careful crossing the main road .

过大马路时小心点儿。

牛津词典

the main course (= of a meal)

主菜

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We have our main meal at lunchtime.

我们的正餐是午饭。

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Reception is in the main building.

接待处在主楼。

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Poor housing and unemployment are the main problems.

住房条件差和失业是主要问题。

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The main thing is to stay calm.

最重要的是要保持冷静。

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a leaking gas main

漏气的煤气总管

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The house is not yet connected to the mains.

这房子还没有通水电。

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The electricity supply has been cut off at the mains .

电的供应在电源处被切断。

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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。

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mains gas/water/electricity

煤气 / 水 / 电供应系统

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The shaver will run off batteries or mains.

这个剃须刀可用电池或电源驱动。

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mains drainage

排水系统

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The service here is, in the main, reliable.

这里的服务基本上是可靠的。

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

阿姆斯特丹的主要旅游区之一

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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。

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

大体说来，游客们都富有同情心。

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In the main, children are taboo in the workplace.

工作场所基本上禁止儿童进入。

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

总管道的自来水供应

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The capital has been without mains water since Wednesday night.

从周三晚上开始，首都就停水了。

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

接通电源的扩音器

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Make sure plugs are disconnected from the mains...

确保插头与电源断开。

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