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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pri·ma·ri·ly /ˈpraɪmərəli $ praɪˈmerəli/ ●●○ W3 AWL adverb  MAINmainly 主要地 The advertisement is aimed primarily at children. 这则广告的对象主要是儿童。
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primarilyLanguage is primarily a system of signs.Neither did governing bodies regard their role as primarily concerned with monitoring the curriculum.Private law primarily concerns the rights and obligations of citizens against and towards one another.Diarrhoea was treated symptomatically, usually coincidentally by morphine given primarily for pain.One is raised primarily for the purpose of foie gras, the succulent swollen liver of the goose.They told him that their plan, at the time, was to recruit primarily from medical and dental schools.The company expects the early versions of the chip will go into low-end desktop computers primarily sold outside the United States.This paper is devoted primarily to harmonization of legal rights and duties arising under international transactions.The bond and currency markets, trading primarily via phone, operated throughout the day, but sluggishly.At my last job I worked primarily with immigrants.
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primarily W3 AC /ˈpraɪmərəli $ praɪˈmerəli/ adverb
mainly:
    The advertisement is aimed primarily at children.


🔑 pri·mar·ily AW BrE /praɪˈmerəli/ 🔊, also /ˈpraɪmərəli/ 🔊NAmE /praɪˈmerəli/ 🔊 adverbmainly 主要地;根本地 SYN chiefly a course designed primarily for specialists主要为专业人员开设的课程The problem is not primarily a financial one. 这个问题基本上不是财政问题。🔊🔊