adj.主要的；最重要的
n.干线；总管道；[pl](水、煤、电)供应系统；大海
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。
用作名词 (n.)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。
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在句中只用作定语。
main没有比较级和最高级形式。
n.(名词)main用作名词时意思是(水、煤气等的)“总管道”,电力、铁路等的“干线”等,多用于复数形式。
n.领地；领域；范围
n.大陆；本土
vt.维持；维修；保养；坚持；断言
n.维修；维护；保持；生活费用；抚养费
