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。

Be careful crossing the main road .

过大马路时小心点儿。

the main course (= of a meal)

主菜

We have our main meal at lunchtime.

我们的正餐是午饭。

Reception is in the main building.

接待处在主楼。

Poor housing and unemployment are the main problems.

住房条件差和失业是主要问题。

The main thing is to stay calm.

最重要的是要保持冷静。

a leaking gas main

漏气的煤气总管

The house is not yet connected to the mains.

这房子还没有通水电。

The electricity supply has been cut off at the mains .

电的供应在电源处被切断。

Plug the transformer into the mains (= the place on a wall where electricity is brought into a room) .

将变压器插入电源。

mains gas/water/electricity

煤气 / 水 / 电供应系统

The shaver will run off batteries or mains.

这个剃须刀可用电池或电源驱动。

mains drainage

排水系统

The service here is, in the main, reliable.

这里的服务基本上是可靠的。

...one of the main tourist areas of Amsterdam...

阿姆斯特丹的主要旅游区之一

My main concern now is to protect the children...

我现在最关心的就是要保护好孩子们。

Tourists are, in the main, sympathetic people...

大体说来，游客们都富有同情心。

In the main, children are taboo in the workplace.

工作场所基本上禁止儿童进入。

...the water supply from the mains...

总管道的自来水供应

The capital has been without mains water since Wednesday night.

从周三晚上开始，首都就停水了。

...amplifiers which plug into the mains...

接通电源的扩音器

Make sure plugs are disconnected from the mains...

确保插头与电源断开。

用作定语～+ n.

1. Their main business was cattle-raising.
   他们的主要工作是饲养牲畜。
2. You must remember the main thing.
   你一定要记住最主要的事情。
3. 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。
4. The teacher sketched out the main point of the article.
   老师扼要地叙述了文章的要点。
5. 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。
6. It's time to serve up the main course.
   该上主菜了。
7. Food supplies 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。
8. One main idea possessed her.
   一个主要的想法支配着她。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. What are the main rivers of your country?
    你们国家的主要河流有哪些?
13. These bungalows are detached from the main building.
    这些平房和主楼是不相连的。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. The woodwork sticks out from the main wall.
    主墙上装的木器探出墙面。
17. 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。
18. We shopped all the main shops.
    我们为了购物把主要的商店都逛遍了。
19. This key opens the main entrance.
    用这把钥匙可进入大门。
20. Next, they started to structure the main canal.
    然后他们开始修建主渠。
21. Let out the main sail, let's make use of this wind!
    主帆打开,让我们乘风前进!
22. 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。
23. 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。
24. Who is acting the part of the main hero in the play?
    谁在扮演剧中的主要角色?
25. 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。
26. While the main party of climbers remained at base camp, two men were sent up to the top of the mountain.
    大部分人员留在大本营,而派两个人先爬上山顶。

1. Water is supplied from the mains.
   水是从总管道来的。
2. Water flushed through the mains.
   水在总管道中奔流。
3. The main of the house needs repairing.
   这房子的排水管需要修理。
4. 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。
5. 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。

in the main

主要 mostly

～+名词

• main%20building">the main building主楼
• main%20business">the main business主要工作
• main%20canal">the main canal主渠
• main%20course">the main course主菜
• main%20entrance">the main entrance大门
• main%20figure">the main figure主要人物
• main%20forces">the main forces主力
• main%20hero">the main hero主角
• main%20idea">the main idea主要的想法
• main%20item">the main item主要项目
• main%20objective">the main objective宗旨
• main%20picture">the main picture(电影的)正片
• main%20point">the main point主要论点
• main%20purpose">the main purpose主要目的
• main%20river">the main river主要河流
• main%20road">the main road主干道
• main%20sail">the main sail主帆
• main%20shops">the main shops主要的商店
• main%20street">the main street大马路
• main%20strength">the main strength全力
• main%20thing">the main thing主要事情
• main%20wall">the main wall主墙
• main%20work">the main work主要著作
• main%20writers">the main writers最重要的作家

动词+～

• mains">break out into mains开辟总管道
• main">dredge the main疏通总管道
• main">fix main铺设(水、煤气等的)总管道
• main">form main形成总管道
• main">hit main击中(水、煤气等的)总管道
• main">lay main安装(水、煤气等的)总管道
• main">relay main重新铺设(水、煤气等的)总管道
• main">resume main恢复总管道

形容词+～

• main">alternate main备用总管道
• main">blocked main堵塞的(水、煤气等的)总管道
• main">burst main破裂的(水、煤气等的)总管道
• mains">secret mains秘密总管道

名词+～

• main">drain main排水管道
• main">exhaust main排气管道
• main">feed main供给管道
• main">gas main煤气管道
• main">steam main蒸汽管道

介词+～

• main">through main通过管道

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

  出自：C. Thirlwall

• To set so rich a main On the nice hazard of one doubtful hour.

  出自：1 Henry IV,Shakespeare

• Recreations..must consequently be..used as things on the by and not as the main.

  出自：G. Towerson

• She also gave a main stroke against Cecchino.

  出自：H. Foulis

• It is main foolish of me to talk to you thus.

  出自：W. Godwin

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。