main的经典引文是：The island..was separated from the main by a channel.出自：C. Thirlwall。main的词语用法是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的读音是英[meɪn]；美[meɪn]。
一、详尽释义点此查看main的详细内容
二、词典解释
1.主要的;最重要的
Themain thing is the most important one of several similar things in a particular situation.
e.g. ...one of themain tourist areas of Amsterdam...
阿姆斯特丹的主要旅游区之一
e.g. Mymain concern now is to protect the children...
我现在最关心的就是要保护好孩子们。
2.大体上;基本上
If you say that something is truein the main, you mean that it is generally true, although there may be exceptions.
e.g. Tourists are, in themain, sympathetic people...
大体说来，游客们都富有同情心。
e.g. In themain, children are taboo in the workplace.
工作场所基本上禁止儿童进入。
3.(室内煤气、自来水或污水的)总管道，主管道
Themains are the pipes which supply gas or water to buildings, or which take sewage away from them.
main
e.g. ...the water supply from the mains...
总管道的自来水供应
e.g. The capital has been without mains water since Wednesday night.
从周三晚上开始，首都就停水了。
4.电力线;电源
The mains are the wires which supply electricity to buildings, or the place where the wires end inside the building.
e.g. ...amplifiers which plug into the mains...
接通电源的扩音器
e.g. Make sure plugs are disconnected from the mains...
确保插头与电源断开。
三、网络解释
1. main的翻译
1. 主要的：3 B 常识运用逻辑推理前后照应 上段叙述的作者帮助家里干活,而本段说的at JM's Restaurant所做的才是他头一个真正意义的(real)工作,他没有惯例性的(usual),主要的(main)和特定的(particular)的工作.
2. 电源：二.标准配置: (1)发射...[摘要]...(11)不论是总电源(MAIN),共线(COM)或是继电器之常开/常闭接点都可自由路接. 二.标准配置: (1)发射...
3. 主线：这样的球员可以使用子母线的组合,以Kelvar线或聚酯线(polyester) 为上下的主线(main),而以尼龙线为横线(cross). 这类超耐用的主线(通常先断的都是主线)可以增加寿命,而较柔软的尼龙横线可提供一点球感. 建议使用子母线. 啪,
4. 主：调光和开/关由两线I2C串行接口控制,17种电流源可用作MAIN, SUB, RGB, CAM和AUX LED驱动器,内部的软起动限制了浪涌电流,开路/短路LED保护,短路/热保护,自动电荷泵模式开关,主(MAIN)和副(SUB)显示器有256种亮度,
四、例句
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。
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 intelligence 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。
五、词汇搭配
六、情景对话
问路
A：Excuse me, can you tell me whereMain 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：Themain 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. Themain 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。
七、词语用法
main的相关近义词
chief、foremost、primary、cable、channel、duct、line、pipe
main的相关反义词
main的相关临近词
Maine、maim、Maini、Mainz、Maind、Maina、Maing、Maino、Mainon、Mainot、Mainza、Mainow