The main criterion is value for money.(主要的標準是錢要用得劃算。)

Her main interests are music and gardening.(她的主要愛好是音樂和園藝。)

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

Reception is in the main building.(接待處在主樓。)

This makes an excellent hot main dish.(這就是一道絕好的熱主菜。)

The hotel is just off the main square.(旅館就在主廣場附近。)

Ghana's main export is cocoa.(加納的主要出口產品是可可。)

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

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

Our main export is rice.(我們主要出口大米。)

問路

A：Excuse me, can you tell me where Main Street is?
對不起，你能告訴我主街在哪里嗎？

B：Turn left at the second light and then go straight for two blocks.
在第二個路燈處左拐，然后直走兩個街區。

A：Is it far?
它很遠嗎？

B：No. It's only a five-minute walk. You can’t miss it.
不，走路只需五分鐘。你不會錯過的。

main的反義詞

A：Thanks a lot.
太感謝了。

B：You're welcome.
沒什么。

No and Not-(不是和不)

A：Hi, Mary. How've things been?
你好，瑪麗。你過得怎樣？

B：I haven't heard anything about your English investigation for weeks.What're you studying now?
我有好幾個星期沒聽到有關你研究英語的情況了。 你正在學習什么？

A：Now it's negative-"no"and"not", to be specific. There's nothing particularily unusual about "no"and"not", is there?
現在正在學否定詞--"No"和"Not"。對于"No"和"Not"沒有什么特別要注意的地方，是嗎？

B：Not a lot, really.
的確沒有什么。

A：The main thing seems to be that "not" is used with verbs, and "no" everywhere else.
看來主要點在于"Not"和動詞連用，而在其他地方用"No"。

Asking Directions-(問路)

main是什么意思

A：Excuse me. Could you tell me how to get downtown?
對不起。您可以告訴我到市中心商業區如何走嗎？

B：Yes, of course. Areyou familiar with the streets here?
當然可以。您熟悉這里的街道嗎？

main什么意思

A：NO, I'm from out of town.
不，我是從外地來的。

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，讓我想一想，哪一條是最近的路？我告訴您。順這條街走到下一條橫馬路時向右轉，再過六條馬路 然后向左轉再過三條馬路。那兒有一個很大的交叉路口你不會錯過的。從交叉路口向南過三條或四條馬路就是主要的商業區。

A：Thanks a lot. Oh, one more thing. Are there any buses running this time of night?
多謝。哦，還有一件事。在晚上這個時候這兒還有沒有公共汽車行駛？

main的意思

B：No. They stop at eleven p.m.
沒有，晚上十一點就停止了。

用作名詞(n.)

主要 mostly

main

1. in the main : 大體上；

main

用作形容詞(adj.)

Their main business was cattle-raising.
他們的主要工作是飼養牲畜。You must remember the main thing.
你一定要記住最主要的事情。We can sum up the main point of the lesson in three sentences.
我們可以用三句話來概括本課要點。The teacher sketched out the main point of the article.
老師扼要地敘述了文章的要點。We avoided the enemy's main forces and struck at his weak spots.
我們避開敵人主力,打擊他們的弱點。It's time to serve up the main course.
該上主菜了。Food supplies were scheduled to be a main item on the agenda.
食物供應被列為議事日程上的一個主要項目。One main idea possessed her.
一個主要的想法支配著她。In a fierce argument, it is often difficult to keep hold of one's main point.
在激烈的辯論中,一個人很難把握住自己的主要論點使之不走樣。Keep the background colours dark so that the main figure will show more clearly.
背景的色調要暗,這樣主要人物就會更突出了。Reading this book, we can identify with the main character.
讀這本書的時候,我們會對主人公產生共鳴。What are the main rivers of your country?
你們國家的主要河流有哪些?These bungalows are detached from the main building.
這些平房和主樓是不相連的。This room was joined on the main house last year.
去年我們把這間屋和堂屋連接起來。Tell the children to look out when they cross the main street.
告訴孩子們過大馬路時要當心。The woodwork sticks out from the main wall.
主墻上裝的木器探出墻面。Once we were on the main road, the car really opened up.
我們上了主路后,汽車才開起來。We shopped all the main shops.
我們為了購物把主要的商店都逛遍了。This key opens the main entrance.
用這把鑰匙可進入大門。Next, they started to structure the main canal.
然后他們開始修建主渠。Let out the main sail, let's make use of this wind!
主帆打開,讓我們乘風前進!She is one of the main writers of her period.
她是她那個時期最重要的作家之一。This guide book points out the main facts of early American history.
這本導游手冊講述了美洲早期的重要史實。Who is acting the part of the main hero in the play?
誰在扮演劇中的主要角色?They sang on for hours after the main party broke up.
在聚會上多數人散去后,他們接著唱了幾個小時。While the main party of climbers remained at base camp, two men were sent up to the top of the mountain.
大部分人員留在大本營,而派兩個人先爬上山頂。

用作名詞(n.)

Water is supplied from the mains.
水是從總管道來的。Water flushed through the mains.
水在總管道中奔流。The main of the house needs repairing.
這房子的排水管需要修理。There was a block in the main and the water couldn't flow away.
總管道內有阻塞物,水不能流走。The workmen dug a large hole, mended the main, and then filled the hole in again .
工人們挖了個大洞,修補好總管道,然后又把洞填平。

用作形容詞 (adj.)

～+名詞

the main building主樓the main business主要工作the main canal主渠the main course主菜the main entrance大門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主要項目the main objective宗旨the main picture(電影的)正片the main point主要論點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大馬路the main strength全力the main thing主要事情the main wall主墻the main work主要著作the main writers最重要的作家

用作名詞 (n.)

動詞+～

break out into mains開辟總管道dredge the main疏通總管道fix main鋪設(水、煤氣等的)總管道form main形成總管道hit main擊中(水、煤氣等的)總管道lay main安裝(水、煤氣等的)總管道relay main重新鋪設(水、煤氣等的)總管道resume main恢復總管道

形容詞+～

alternate main備用總管道blocked main堵塞的(水、煤氣等的)總管道burst main破裂的(水、煤氣等的)總管道secret mains秘密總管道

名詞+～

drain main排水管道exhaust main排氣管道feed main供給管道gas main煤氣管道steam main蒸汽管道

介詞+～

through main通過管道

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