用作形容词(adj.)

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。

用作名词(n.)

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 intelpgence 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。

用作形容词(adj.)用作定语～+ n.

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 supppes 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 cpmbers 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 suppped 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

adj.(形容词)

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。

main在句中只用作定语。

main没有比较级和最高级形式。

n.(名词)

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。

用作形容词(adj.)

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。

用作名词(n.)

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 intelpgence 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。

用作形容词(adj.)用作定语～+ n.

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 supppes 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 cpmbers 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 suppped 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

【近义词】

adj.
• chief
• foremost
• primary
n.
• cable
• channel
• duct
• line
• pipe

【反义词】

adj.
• secondary
• trivial