
英:/'ˈməʊstli/ 美:/'ˈmoʊstli/
通常
高中,CET4,CET6,考研,商务英语
adv. 主要地;通常;多半地
In the smaller towns, it's mostly very quiet at nights.
在小村庄里 晚上通常很安静
The people at the concert were mostly older people.
音乐会上的人主要是老年人
We mostly eat lunch in the company cafeteria.
我们通常在公司食堂吃午餐。
She mostly spends her time with friends and family.
她通常与朋友和家人在一起。
On the weekends, I mostly play computer games at home.
周末,我通常在家里玩电脑游戏。
Our clients are mostly young business people.
我们的客户大多是年轻的商界人士。
There are some biographical parts in the book, but it’s mostly fiction.
这本书里有一些传记的部分,但大部分是虚构的。
The retail industry in this area is mostly comprised of small and medium sized businesses.
该地区的零售行业主要由中小型企业组成。
I got a new job, but it’s mostly just menial work for now.
我找到了一份新工作,但目前大部分工作都是些琐事。
Innovation these days is mostly derivative because there's nothing new under the sun.
如今的创新大多是衍生出来的,因为世界上实在也没有什么新东西可创造了。
Mine was good! But, I mostly stayed in and just relaxed.
我的周末也过得很好!但是,我大部分时间都待在家里休息。
Me? I mostly listen to pop and R\u0026B songs. I'm a huge fan of Sia.
我?我主要听流行歌和R\u0026B。我是Sia的超级粉丝。
It doesn’t really have much sauce: mostly just fresh juice from the clams.
蛤蜊面几乎没有酱,主要都是来自蛤蜊的原汁。
It was mostly about the sales figures from last year and the marketing budget.
主要是关于去年的销量数据和营销预算。
I mostly lift weights, but I also run.
我主要是举重,但也跑步。
Cars are mostly metal.
汽车大多是金属制成的。
The early stuff is mostly unlistenable.
早期的东西通常都是很难听的。
She's nearly 90 and mostly keeps to her room.
她快90岁了,大部分时间都待在房间里。
I am working with mostly highly motivated people.
我正与大多都积极性很高的人们共事。
Back then, women on TV were mostly seen as eye candy.
那时候,电视中的女性大多都被看作花瓶。
adv.|mainly/basically/largely/usually/generally/primarily;主要地;通常;多半地
mostly 是一个副词,其核心含义是“主要地;通常;多半;大部分情况下”。它用于描述某事物在整体中占据最大比例或最常发生的情况,强调主体部分或通常状态。
以下是其详细解释与用法:
表示“大部分”或“主要部分”:
The audience wasmostly teenagers. (观众大部分是青少年。) The dish ismostly made of vegetables. (这道菜主要由蔬菜制成。)
表示“通常”或“在多数情况下”:
Hemostly works from home. (他通常在家工作。) The weather here ismostly sunny. (这里的天气多半是晴朗的。)
与“mainly”的区别:
The group consistsmainly of experts. (这个小组主要由专家组成。 - 强调专家的核心地位) The group consistsmostly of experts. (这个小组大部分是专家。 - 强调专家占人数的多数)
位置:
总结来说,“mostly”的核心在于指出某事物的主体构成、常态或高频率发生的部分,意味着“虽非全部,但占了绝大多数或通常如此”。
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单词mostly 的详细解析如下:
Cars are mostly made of metal.(汽车大部分由金属制成。)
He works mostly in the London office.(他通常在伦敦办事处工作。)
She’s nearly 90 and mostly keeps to her room.(她快90岁了,大部分时间待在房间里。)
The members of the club are mostly young people.(俱乐部成员主要是年轻人。)
辨析:
She uses her car mostly for driving to work.(她的车主要用于上下班。)
Revenue grew by 18%, mostly due to the opening of 33 new stores.(收入增长18%,主要因新开33家门店。)
The weather here is mostly warm.(这里天气通常温暖。)
Pollution mostly affects our health.(污染通常影响健康。)
Her paintings are mostly abstract, but some show realism.(她的画作多为抽象派,但也有写实风格。)
Careless driving is mostly caused by distraction.(危险驾驶主要由分心导致。)
通过以上解析,可全面掌握mostly 的语义、用法及文化关联。如需更多例句或搭配,可参考《牛津高阶词典》或剑桥英语语料库。
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