main

The main criterion is value for money.(主要的标准是钱要用得划算。)

Her main interests are music and gardening.(她的主要爱好是音乐和园艺。)

The main thing is to stay calm.(最重要的是要保持冷静。)

Reception is in the main building.(接待处在主楼。)

This makes an excellent hot main dish.(这就是一道绝好的热主菜。)

The hotel is just off the main square.(旅馆就在主广场附近。)

Ghana's main export is cocoa.(加纳的主要出口产品是可可。)

The main drain was blocked.(主下水道被堵住了。)

What's the main disadvantage ?(主要的不利条件是什么？)

Our main export is rice.(我们主要出口大米。)

问路

A：Excuse me, can you tell me where Main Street is?
对不起，你能告诉我主街在哪里吗？

B：Turn left at the second light and then go straight for two blocks.
在第二个路灯处左拐，然后直走两个街区。

A：Is it far?
它很远吗？

B：No. It's only a five-minute walk. You can’t miss it.
不，走路只需五分钟。你不会错过的。

main的反义词

A：Thanks a lot.
太感谢了。

B：You're welcome.
没什么。

No and Not-(不是和不)

A：Hi, Mary. How've things been?
你好，玛丽。你过得怎样？

B：I haven't heard anything about your English investigation for weeks.What're you studying now?
我有好几个星期没听到有关你研究英语的情况了。 你正在学习什么？

A：Now it's negative-"no"and"not", to be specific. There's nothing particularily unusual about "no"and"not", is there?
现在正在学否定词--"No"和"Not"。对于"No"和"Not"没有什么特别要注意的地方，是吗？

B：Not a lot, really.
的确没有什么。

A：The main thing seems to be that "not" is used with verbs, and "no" everywhere else.
看来主要点在于"Not"和动词连用，而在其他地方用"No"。

Asking Directions-(问路)

main是什么意思

A：Excuse me. Could you tell me how to get downtown?
对不起。您可以告诉我到市中心商业区如何走吗？

B：Yes, of course. Areyou familiar with the streets here?
当然可以。您熟悉这里的街道吗？

main什么意思

A：NO, I'm from out of town.
不，我是从外地来的。

B：Well, let me see. What would be the quickest way? I'll tell you. Go to the end of This block, turn right, and walk six blocks. Then turn left for three blocks.There's a Big intersection there.You can't miss it. The main business section is three or four blocks south of the intersection.
哦，让我想一想，哪一条是最近的路？我告诉您。顺这条街走到下一条横马路时向右转，再过六条马路 然后向左转再过三条马路。那儿有一个很大的交叉路口你不会错过的。从交叉路口向南过三条或四条马路就是主要的商业区。

A：Thanks a lot. Oh, one more thing. Are there any buses running this time of night?
多谢。哦，还有一件事。在晚上这个时候这儿还有没有公共汽车行驶？

main的意思

B：No. They stop at eleven p.m.
没有，晚上十一点就停止了。

用作名词(n.)

主要 mostly

main

1. in the main : 大体上；

main

用作形容词(adj.)

Their main business was cattle-raising.
他们的主要工作是饲养牲畜。You must remember the main thing.
你一定要记住最主要的事情。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。The teacher sketched out the main point of the article.
老师扼要地叙述了文章的要点。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。It's time to serve up the main course.
该上主菜了。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。One main idea possessed her.
一个主要的想法支配着她。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。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。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。What are the main rivers of your country?
你们国家的主要河流有哪些?These bungalows are detached from the main building.
这些平房和主楼是不相连的。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。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。The woodwork sticks out from the main wall.
主墙上装的木器探出墙面。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。We shopped all the main shops.
我们为了购物把主要的商店都逛遍了。This key opens the main entrance.
用这把钥匙可进入大门。Next, they started to structure the main canal.
然后他们开始修建主渠。Let out the main sail, let's make use of this wind!
主帆打开,让我们乘风前进!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。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。Who is acting the part of the main hero in the play?
谁在扮演剧中的主要角色?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。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。

用作名词(n.)

Water is supplied from the mains.
水是从总管道来的。Water flushed through the mains.
水在总管道中奔流。The main of the house needs repairing.
这房子的排水管需要修理。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。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。

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

the main building主楼the main business主要工作the main canal主渠the main course主菜the main entrance大门the main figure主要人物the main forces主力the main hero主角the main idea主要的想法the main item主要项目the main objective宗旨the main picture(电影的)正片the main point主要论点the main purpose主要目的the main river主要河流the main road主干道the main sail主帆the main shops主要的商店the main street大马路the main strength全力the main thing主要事情the main wall主墙the main work主要著作the main writers最重要的作家

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

break out into mains开辟总管道dredge the main疏通总管道fix main铺设(水、煤气等的)总管道form main形成总管道hit main击中(水、煤气等的)总管道lay main安装(水、煤气等的)总管道relay main重新铺设(水、煤气等的)总管道resume main恢复总管道

形容词+～

alternate main备用总管道blocked main堵塞的(水、煤气等的)总管道burst main破裂的(水、煤气等的)总管道secret mains秘密总管道

名词+～

drain main排水管道exhaust main排气管道feed main供给管道gas main煤气管道steam main蒸汽管道

介词+～

through main通过管道

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