| 单词 | largely |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔ADD〕Doctors believe that vitamin supplements are largely unnecessary. 医生认为维生素补充剂大多是不必要的。朗文写作活用〔AREA〕The Midwest is largely farming country. 中西部主要是农业区。朗文写作活用〔Aterian〕Of or relating to a northern African Paleolithic culture, largely Mousterian but using tanged points and leaf-shaped spearheads.阿梯尔文化的：北非一种旧石器时代文化的或与之有关的，主要属于莫斯特时代，但使用柄舌和叶片状矛头美国传统〔CAUSE〕Inflation was largely responsible for the economic crisis. 通货膨胀是引起经济危机的主要原因。朗文写作活用〔COMMON〕Thanks to the widespread availability of antibiotics diseases such as typhoid have largely been eradicated. 多亏抗生素的普及，伤寒等疾病在很大程度上已经消灭了。朗文写作活用〔Caucasian〕The disease is largely associated with Caucasians.这种病主要与白种人有关。韦氏高阶〔DESIGN〕The success of the product was largely due to good design. 这一产品的成功主要归功于出色的设计。朗文写作活用〔DHEA〕An androgenic steroid hormone secreted largely by the adrenal cortex and found in human urine.脱氢表雄酮：大部分由肾上腺皮质分泌的雄性激素类固醇，存在于人类尿液中美国传统〔DRUG〕The agency's efforts to reduce the flow of illegal drugs into the United States has largely failed. 这家专门机构想要减少毒品流入美国的努力大部分都失败了。朗文写作活用〔FLAT/NOT FLAT〕The mainland of Greece is mountainous and largely infertile. 希腊大陆地区多山，土地大多贫瘠。朗文写作活用〔Fulani〕A member of a pastoral, largely Moslem people inhabiting parts of West Africa from northern Nigeria to Mali and the Atlantic coast.富拉尼人：一个居住在从尼日利亚北部到马里的西部非洲和大西洋沿岸地区的游牧民族中的一员，大多为穆斯林美国传统〔GUESS〕At the beginning, the police investigation was largely based on guesswork. 开始的时候，警方的调查主要依据猜测。朗文写作活用〔Gran Chaco〕A lowland plain of central South America divided among Paraguay, Bolivia, and Argentina. The arid plain is largely uninhabited.格兰查科：南美洲中部的一低地平原，分属巴拉圭、玻利维亚和阿根廷。此贫瘠平原大部分地区无人居住美国传统〔MAIN〕The report says that drug use is largely responsible for the 40% rise in the city's homicide rate. 该报告称吸毒是导致该市杀人犯罪率增加40%的主要因素。朗文写作活用〔MOST〕The surface of Mercury seems to consist largely of dust. 水星的表面似乎大部分由尘埃构成。朗文写作活用〔PART〕The new jobs would largely be unskilled and a high proportion would be in inner city areas. 新职位大都不需要技术，而且大部分都在市中心贫民区。朗文写作活用〔SPEAK〕Anglo-Saxon stories and poems were part of a largely oral culture. 盎格鲁一撒克逊民族的传说故事和诗歌是一个以口头传播为主的文化的组成部分。朗文写作活用〔SPY〕Police attempts to infiltrate neo-Nazi groups have been largely unsuccessful. 警方潜入新纳粹组织的行动基本上没有成功。朗文写作活用〔SUITABLE〕The success of a relationship depends largely on how compatible two people are and how well they communicate. 一段关系是否成功，很大程度上取决于两个人之间是否能和谐共处，好好地沟通。朗文写作活用〔THINK〕His outlook on life is largely a result of his strict education. 他的人生观很大程度上受到他的严格教育的影响。朗文写作活用〔USE〕The firm recognized that the potential of their databases went largely untapped. 这家公司承认他们资料库的潜力大部分尚未得到开发。朗文写作活用〔VARIOUS/OF DIFFERENT KINDS〕The film is largely a mixture of music, dance, and comedy. 这部影片主要是集音乐、舞蹈与喜剧于一身。朗文写作活用〔abdicate〕The government has largely abdicated its responsibility in dealing with housing needs.该政府在很大程度上推卸了满足住房需求的责任。朗文当代〔affair〕The president's popularity remained largely unaffected by the whole affair.总统的支持率基本上并未因整个事件而受到影响。麦克米伦高阶〔agriculture〕Agriculture is still largely based on traditional methods in some countries.一些国家的农业仍然主要依靠传统耕作手段。剑桥高阶〔autobiographical〕Her first novel was largely autobiographical.她的第一部小说很大程度上带有自传性质。麦克米伦高阶〔avoidable〕The tragedy is that the conflict was largely avoidable.悲剧在于冲突本来在很大程度上是可以避免的。麦克米伦高阶〔base〕The prosecution's case is based largely on evidence from ex-members of the gang.检察机构的起诉主要以该团伙以前的成员提供的证据为根据。麦克米伦高阶〔big〕Exchange is largely controlled by big banks.货币兑换业务主要由大银行控制。外研社新世纪〔big〕Exchange is largely controlled by big banks.货币兑换业务主要由大银行控制。柯林斯高阶〔build of〕The library was built largely of American material.这座图书馆主要用美国材料建成。21世纪英汉〔cay〕A small, low island composed largely of coral or sand.珊瑚礁：主要由珊瑚或沙子构成的低小岛屿美国传统〔ceremonial〕Up to now the post of president has been largely ceremonial.迄今为止总统这一职务主要是礼仪性的。外研社新世纪〔charisma〕His success is largely due to his charisma.他的成功主要归因于他超凡的个人魅力。韦氏高阶〔charitable〕His later years were devoted largely to charitable work.他晚年主要致力于慈善工作。牛津高阶〔circumstantial〕The case against McCarthy is based largely on circumstantial evidence.对麦卡锡的起诉案主要是以间接证据为依据的。朗文当代〔circumstantial〕The case against him was largely circumstantial.对他不利的案情大多为间接推测的。牛津高阶〔composed〕Bones are largely composed of calcium.骨头的主要组成成分是钙。牛津搭配〔compose〕The audience was composed largely of young people.观众中大部分都是年轻人。剑桥高阶〔concentrate〕Power is largely concentrated in the hands of a small elite.权力主要集中在少数精英人物的手里。牛津高阶〔concur〕The committee largely concurred with these views.委员会大致上同意这些观点。朗文当代〔confine〕Yoko had largely confined her activities to the world of big business.洋子主要是做大生意。柯林斯高阶〔connotation〕Advertising works largely by connotation, by attempting to associate the product with ideas such as 'coolness' and 'status'.广告主要通过暗示起作用, 即试图把产品和诸如“酷”、“地位”等概念联系起来。外研社新世纪〔consist〕Their diet consists largely of vegetables.他们的日常饮食以蔬菜为主。牛津高阶〔construct〕His reputation as an eccentric is largely a media construct.他行为古怪的名声多半源于媒体的杜撰。剑桥高阶〔cosmetic〕Alterations to the original building have been largely cosmetic.对原建筑的改建大都是表面文章。麦克米伦高阶〔cottage industry〕Bookbinding is largely a cottage industry.图书装订业大体上算是家庭手工业。外研社新世纪〔cottage industry〕Bookbinding is largely a cottage industry.装订业主要是一种家庭手工业。柯林斯高阶〔creation〕The company was largely the creation of one woman.这家公司基本上是由一个女人创建起来的。韦氏高阶〔dependent〕The results you get from weight training are largely dependent upon how you use those weights and what type of exercise programme you follow.举重训练的效果在很大程度上取决于如何使用那些举重器械以及遵照何种锻炼方案。柯林斯高阶〔dependent〕The treatment of infertility is largely dependent on the ability of couples to pay.不育症治疗很大程度上取决于夫妇们的支付能力。外研社新世纪〔dependent〕The treatment of infertility is largely dependent on the ability of couples to pay.对不孕不育的治疗很大程度上视乎夫妇的经济能力。柯林斯高阶〔depend〕What the products will look like will depend largely on what customers want.这些产品将来的外形主要取决于顾客的需要。麦克米伦高阶〔desert〕A region of permanent cold that is largely or entirely devoid of life.冰原：长久寒冷，几乎没有生命的区域美国传统〔determine〕Social status is largely determined by the occupation of the main breadwinner.社会地位很大程度上是由家里经济支柱的职业决定的。柯林斯高阶〔disappointingly〕The recession is largely blamed for the disappointing response to the appeal.对此呼吁的反应令人失望，主要归咎于经济衰退。柯林斯高阶〔discredit〕These theories are now largely discredited among linguists.这些理论现已大多受到语言学家的质疑。牛津高阶〔discredit〕Those reports have since been largely discredited by the NTSB.后来, 那些报告大部分被美国国家运输安全委员会证实为假。外研社新世纪〔distribution〕Bees are largely responsible for the distribution of pollen.蜜蜂主要负责花粉的传播。麦克米伦高阶〔dot matrix〕Dot matrix printers have been largely replaced with laser printers.点阵式打印机已基本被激光打印机取代。韦氏高阶〔do〕Their conversation had been largely to do with work.他们的谈话大部分是有关工作的。朗文当代〔due〕The country's economic problems are largely due to the weakness of the recovery.该国的经济问题很大程度上是因为复苏乏力。柯林斯高阶〔emasculate〕Since Japan's defeat, the military has remained largely emasculated.自日本战败后，日本军队遭到大幅削减。柯林斯高阶〔enthusiastic〕Film critics are largely enthusiastic about the thriller.电影评论家普遍对这部恐怖电影非常感兴趣。牛津搭配〔ephemeral〕Fame in the world of rock and pop is largely ephemeral.在摇滚和流行音乐界，名声大多转瞬即逝。剑桥高阶〔evidence〕The evidence against him was largely circumstantial.不利于他的证据大多是间接的旁证。英汉大词典〔evidence〕The legal profession is still a largely male world, as evidenced by the small number of women judges.法律界在很大程度上仍然是男人的世界，这一点从女法官的人数屈指可数即可得到证实。牛津高阶〔expend〕He expended largely.他挥金如土。21世纪英汉〔exploratory〕The Prime Minister's talks with the leaders of the Democratic Party were largely exploratory.首相与民主党领袖们的谈话在很大程度上是试探性的。柯林斯高阶〔factitious〕The excitement was largely factitious and confined to the media.这番热闹景象不过是媒体人为营造出来的而已。剑桥高阶〔factor〕The movie's success is largely due to its feel-good factor (= its ability to make people feel happy).这部影片取得成功在很大程度上是由于它给人以虚幻的满足。剑桥高阶〔farcical〕The inquest has been largely farcical anyway.不管怎么说,这场传讯基本上是场闹剧。英汉大词典〔farming〕Their economy is still largely based on manufacturing, farming, and tourism.他们的经营仍然大部分仰赖制造业、农业及观光事业。文馨英汉〔fate〕And yesterday the Zoo's fate was sealed, largely due to two months of ever-dwindling entrance figures.昨日，伦敦动物园面临着关闭的命运，主要因为两个月来游客数量持续下滑。柯林斯高阶〔favourable〕His proposals met with a largely favourable response.他的提议得到了广泛支持。牛津搭配〔forbear〕Protesters largely forbore from stone-throwing and vandalism.大多数抗议者克制住了, 没有投掷石块和蓄意破坏。外研社新世纪〔forbear〕Protesters largely forbore from stone-throwing and vandalism.抗议者绝大多数没有投掷石头和蓄意破坏。柯林斯高阶〔formless〕A series of largely formless images rushed across the screen.一连串相当混乱的影像在屏幕上闪过。柯林斯高阶〔form〕Her character was largely formed by the loss of her family in the war.她的性格在很大程度上是由于在战争中失去亲人而养成的。麦克米伦高阶〔forward〕Velazquez's work from that time forward was confined largely to portraits of the royal family.委拉斯开兹的作品从那时起大多局限于皇室成员画像。柯林斯高阶〔founder〕The talks have foundered, largely because of the reluctance of some members of the government to do a deal with criminals.会谈失败了, 这很大程度上是因为某些政府成员不愿与罪犯做交易。外研社新世纪〔function〕Decreased petrol mileage is largely a function of today's bigger engines.汽车每消耗一升汽油所行驶的里程数的减少在很大程度上是现在的汽车发动机排量更大的结果。麦克米伦高阶〔function〕The degree of drought is largely a function of temperature and drainage.干旱程度很大程度上取决于气温和排水。朗文当代〔gas〕Jupiter is a gas giant, made largely of liquid hydrogen so it's actually very light.木星是一颗主要由液氢组成的气态巨行星, 因此实际上很轻。外研社新世纪〔govern〕Sexual impulses are largely governed by endocrine and other biological factors.性冲动在很大程度上受到内分泌和其他生物学因素的支配。外研社新世纪〔guesswork〕Long-term forecasts were largely a matter of guesswork.远期预测在很大程度上是一种猜测。牛津搭配〔history〕Throughout history the achievements of women have been largely ignored.历史上妇女的成就被大大忽略了。朗文当代〔homeotherm〕An organism, such as a mammal or bird, having a body temperature that is constant and largely independent of the temperature of its surroundings; an endotherm.恒温动物：一种体温恒常且不受外界温度影响的生物体，象哺乳动物或鸟；恒温动物美国传统〔ignorance〕Thousands of people are failing to make the most of their pension investments, largely through ignorance.主要由于不知情, 成千上万的人都未能充分利用他们的养老金投资。外研社新世纪〔ineffective〕The policy has been largely ineffective in cutting crime.该政策在减少犯罪方面基本没什么作用。麦克米伦高阶〔infiltrate〕Police attempts to infiltrate neo-Nazi groups were largely unsuccessful.警方想打入新纳粹团体的行动基本上不成功。朗文当代〔input〕The power input will come largely from hydroelectricity.电力输入主要来自水力发电。剑桥高阶〔insensible〕I think he's largely insensible to other people's distress.我觉得他对别人的苦恼大多无动于衷。剑桥高阶〔irrelevant〕These issues are largely irrelevant and distract us from attending to the real questions.这些问题大体上无关紧要，却转移了我们对真正问题的注意力。牛津搭配〔largely〕He is largely responsible for the problem.他对这个问题负主要责任。韦氏高阶〔largely〕I largely work with people who already are motivated.我大多和积极主动的人一起工作。柯林斯高阶〔largely〕It is largely a matter of taste.这主要是各有所好的问题。英汉大词典〔largely〕It was largely a matter of trial and error.这主要是个反复实验的问题。牛津高阶〔largely〕Our success is largely due to your efforts.我们的成功主要是靠你们的努力。麦克米伦高阶〔largely〕Retail sales dipped 6/10ths of a percent last month, largely because Americans were buying fewer cars.上月零售额下降了千分之六，主要是因为美国人买汽车少了。柯林斯高阶〔largely〕The economy is based largely on farming.该地经济主要依靠农业。韦氏高阶〔largely〕The family moved from a largely rural community to the city.这家人从一个以农村社区为主的地方搬到了城市。麦克米伦高阶〔largely〕The fund is largely financed through government borrowing.该基金主要通过政府借款筹集资金。外研社新世纪〔largely〕The fund is largely financed through government borrowing.该基金大致上由政府借款支持。柯林斯高阶〔largely〕Their weapons have been largely stones.一直以来，他们的武器主要是石头。柯林斯高阶〔largely〕Their weapons have been largely stones.他们的武器大半是石头。外研社新世纪〔largely〕We were there largely because of the girls.我们主要是因为那些女孩才待在那儿的。外研社新世纪〔loss〕I'd had no experience of organizing anything of that sort. I think I was largely a dead loss.筹办那类活动我毫无经验。我看我基本是个废物。柯林斯高阶〔loss〕I'd had no experience of organizing anything of that sort. I think I was largely a dead loss.筹办那类活动我毫无经验。我觉得自己当时基本上就是个废物。外研社新世纪〔male〕Motor-racing has largely been a male preserve . (=something that only men have been involved with) 赛车基本上是男人的专利。朗文当代〔marital status〕How well off you are in old age is largely determined by race, sex, and marital status.老年生活的幸福程度在很大程度上取决于种族、性别以及婚姻状况。柯林斯高阶〔meaningless〕These songs are largely meaningless.这些歌大部分无何意义。文馨英汉〔misreading〕The government largely misread the mood of the electorate.政府在很大程度上没有弄清楚全体选民的情绪。柯林斯高阶〔music〕The ability to appreciate music is largely learnt.音乐鉴赏能力主要靠后天学习。牛津搭配〔offset〕The carbon emissions are largely offset by planting trees.植树可以在很大程度上抵消碳排放。牛津搭配〔orchestrate〕Their victory was largely a result of their brilliantly orchestrated election campaign.他们的胜利主要归功于他们的选举活动策划得非常成功。剑桥高阶〔outside〕The city is largely cut off from the outside world.这座城市与外界基本上隔绝了。朗文当代〔outweigh〕The advantages of this deal largely outweigh the disadvantages.这笔交易的利远远大于弊。柯林斯高阶〔pass〕His resignation passed largely unnoticed.他悄悄地辞了职。朗文当代〔phonolite〕A light-colored volcanic rock composed largely of feldspars.响石，响岩：大部分由长岩组成的淡色的火山岩美国传统〔populate〕The island is populated largely by sheep.这个岛的主要生物是绵羊。牛津高阶〔posture〕Any calls for a new UN resolution are largely political posturing.任何要求联合国出台新决议的呼吁在很大程度上都只是一种虚伪的政治姿态。柯林斯高阶〔posturing〕Any calls for a new UN resolution are largely political posturing.任何要求联合国出台新决议的呼吁在很大程度上都只是一种政治姿态而已。外研社新世纪〔preference〕It's largely a matter of personal preference.这主要是个人偏好问题。外研社新世纪〔preservation〕The conduct of foreign policy is largely the preserve of the president.外交政策事宜主要由总统专门负责。柯林斯高阶〔preserve〕The making of foreign policy is largely the preserve of the president.外交政策的制定主要由总统负责。外研社新世纪〔production〕They believed that power largely derives from ownership of the means of production.他们相信权力主要来自对生产资料的所有权。牛津搭配〔proselyte〕The efforts of early missionaries to proselyte Minnesota Indians were largely unproductive.使明尼苏达印第安人改宗的早期传教士的努力多半没有结果。21世纪英汉〔protectionist〕GATT member countries have largely agreed to replace expensive and inefficient protectionist policies with a competitive free market system for world trade.关贸总协定的成员国已大体上同意在全球贸易中用竞争性的自由市场体制取代代价高且效率低的保护主义政策。柯林斯高阶〔qualify〕I welcome the positive approach – perhaps I should qualify that by saying ‘the largely positive approach' – adopted by the government.我欢迎政府采取的建设性的做法，或许我应该说“基本上是建设性的做法”来限定一下。麦克米伦高阶〔range〕The grizzly bear's range is largely limited to the northwestern parts of North America.灰熊的生长区主要局限于北美洲的西北部。韦氏高阶〔reason〕The reason these cars are so expensive is that they are largely built by hand.这些汽车如此昂贵的原因是由于它们大部分是由手工制作的。麦克米伦高阶〔recreational drug〕Society largely turns a blind eye to recreational drug use.社会基本上对消遣性毒品的吸食现象视而不见。柯林斯高阶〔region〕This bird is largely confined to the southern regions of the country.这种鸟主要生活于该国的南部地区。牛津搭配〔remembrance〕He wrote largely from remembrance.他主要凭记忆写作。英汉大词典〔replace〕Paper bags have been largely replaced by plastic bags.纸袋已基本被塑料袋所取代了。韦氏高阶〔restrict〕The authors largely restrict their attention to three issues.这些作家将注意力主要集中在三件事上。牛津搭配〔rigidity〕The function of bones is largely to give rigidity.骨的功能主要在于强固。英汉大词典〔salamander〕Metallurgy A mass of solidified material, largely metallic, left in a blast-furnace hearth.【冶金学】 高温火炉中剩余的团状固化物质，大多为金属美国传统〔secular〕We live in a largely secular society.我们生活在一个主流世俗化的社会里。牛津搭配〔self-cancelling〕The concept of fighting for export orders has become largely self-cancelling.为出口订单竞争的观念已基本上自动消失了。英汉大词典〔seminomad〕One of a people whose living habits are largely nomadic but who plant some crops at a base point.半游牧民：生活习惯是四处游牧但也在基地种植一些作物的民族之一员美国传统〔solitary〕Mathematical research is a largely solitary pursuit.数学研究很大程度上是个人独自进行的研究。麦克米伦高阶〔spare〕Northern Somalia was largely spared from the famine.索马里北部的大部分地区逃过了这场饥荒。柯林斯高阶〔spare〕The storm largely spared Houston and surrounding districts.暴风雨基本未危害到休斯敦及其周边地区。牛津搭配〔spent〕Liberal Party by the 1930s was largely a spent force.到 20 世纪 30 年代自由党基本上已经失势。朗文当代〔spite〕English became the official language for business in spite of the fact that the population was largely Chinese.虽然当地居民主要是中国人，英语却成了商业上正式使用的语言。牛津高阶〔staffer〕The Sky News TV station is largely run by ex-BBC news staffers.空中新闻电视台主要是由原英国广播公司的新闻工作人员运作的。柯林斯高阶〔stony meteorite〕Any of various common meteorites consisting largely of silicate minerals and classified as achondrites or anachondrites.石质陨石：各种普通陨石之一，主要成分是硅酸盐矿物，归类为无球粒陨石美国传统〔stooge〕The latter had for decades acted largely as a stooge for the party leaders.后者几十年来大半时间都在为该党领导人当走狗。柯林斯高阶〔symbolic〕It was a largely symbolic gesture from a government trying to win support.这在很大程度上是一个希望赢得支持的政府所作出的象征性姿态。朗文当代〔symbolic〕The move today was largely symbolic.今天的行动很大程度上是象征性的。外研社新世纪〔sympathetic〕Russian newspapers are largely sympathetic to the president.俄罗斯报章大都支持总统。牛津高阶〔thick-skinned〕Largely unaffected by the needs and feelings of other people; insensitive.不敏感的：基本不受他人的要求和感情影响的；不敏感的美国传统〔tourism〕The island's economy is largely dependent on tourism.该岛的经济主要依靠旅游业。牛津搭配〔toward〕Efforts toward peace have been largely unsuccessful.为和平所付出的努力多半没有成功。韦氏高阶〔unaccountable〕Doctors still remain largely unaccountable to the public.医生们在很多事情上对民众依然没有说明义务。朗文当代〔unacknowledged〕He had a powerful and largely unacknowledged effect on the outcome of the election.他对这次选举结果有种巨大的但在很大程度上未被公认的影响。韦氏高阶〔unacknowledged〕Her contribution to the research went largely unacknowledged.她对这项研究的贡献大都被忽略了。牛津高阶〔unaffected〕The city appears to be largely unaffected.这座城市似乎没受到什么影响。英汉大词典〔unaffected〕The north remained largely unaffected by the drought.北部基本没有受到干旱影响。朗文当代〔undefined〕The rules are still largely undefined.这些规定基本上仍未被阐明。韦氏高阶〔unknown〕These sites remain largely unknown to the British public.这些场所基本上一直不为英国公众所知。牛津搭配〔unmet〕The demand for affordable housing is largely unmet.提供负担得起的住房这一要求在很大程度上没有满足。剑桥高阶〔unrecognized〕Until comparatively recently, dyslexia remained largely unrecognised.诵读困难症一直没有引起太多的注意, 这种情形直到最近才有所改观。外研社新世纪〔unregulated〕Wages have been largely unregulated.工资基本上没有受到监管。外研社新世纪〔unremarked〕Their arrival went largely unremarked.他们的到来未曾引起多大关注。麦克米伦高阶〔unreported〕The violence has gone largely unreported.这种暴力行径大多没人举报。外研社新世纪〔untapped〕The oil reserves in this area remain largely untapped.这一地区的石油资源大多还未得到开发。麦克米伦高阶〔voluntarily〕It has been largely through the voluntary sector that the needs of victims have been met.受害者的需要主要是通过志愿组织予以满足的。柯林斯高阶〔walk〕The production code has largely dissolved,partly because some producers have walked around it.这条生产规则基本上失效了,部分原因是由于一些生产者不照它办。 英汉大词典〔waste〕All the well-meant, sincere advice is largely wasted on him.他对所有善意、真挚的建议基本都无动于衷。柯林斯高阶〔way〕As is the way with these gatherings, the declarations were largely drafted before the delegations arrived.就像通常的这种集会一样，宣言内容在代表团到达之前就差不多拟好了。柯林斯高阶〔way〕As is the way with these gatherings, the declarations were largely drafted before the delegations arrived.这些集会就是这样, 宣言大部分在各代表团抵达之前就起草完毕了。外研社新世纪〔wood〕The secondary xylem of trees and shrubs, lying beneath the bark and consisting largely of cellulose and lignin.木质：位于树皮下的树和灌木的次木质部，主要由纤维质和木质构成美国传统〔word〕The book became a worldwide best-seller, largely by word of mouth.麦克米伦高阶Although the central government has some vestigial (= a small amount of) authority, power has largely passed to the individual states.虽然中央政府还残存了一点儿权威，但是权力基本上都已经下放到了各个州里。剑桥国际He expends largely. 他挥金如土。译典通His fortune will largely depend on the legal fallout from the scandal in New York.他的命运很大程度上取决于纽约丑闻造成的法律影响。剑桥国际His mysterious and brutal murder went largely unreported by the press.他神秘而残忍的谋杀几乎未被新闻界报道过。剑桥国际I would say that maleness is purely biological, whereas masculinity is based largely on upbringing and social conditioning.我认为男性纯粹是生物学（现象），而男子气质很大程度上取决于教养及社会环境。剑桥国际In the past, navigation depended largely on the position of the stars.过去，航行在很大程度上依靠星星的位置。剑桥国际Japan's economy has been supported largely by external demand.日本经济在很大程度上依靠国外需求。牛津商务She said social class in America was largely decided by celebrity.她说在美国社会阶层主要是由名声决定的。剑桥国际The U.S. State Department corresponds largely to the British Foreign Office. 美国的国务院大体上与英国的外交部相当。译典通The audience was composed largely of young people.听众群主要是由年轻人构成。剑桥国际The country's industry is largely controlled by the multinationals.这国家的工业在很大程度上被众多跨国公司控制着。牛津商务The decolonization of Africa by white Europeans was largely welcomed by the indigenous people.欧洲白人取消对非洲的殖民地化，受到当地人民的热烈欢迎。剑桥国际The first half of the second act is largely wordless.第2幕的前半场大部分是沉默。剑桥国际The increase in input costs was largely due to the rise in oil prices.投入成本的增加主要源于石油价格的上涨。牛津商务The power input will come largely from hydroelectricity.电力输入主要来自水力发电。剑桥国际The profession is largely self-regulating.这一行业主要依靠自身调节。牛津商务The property market remains largely inactive, but activity could be increased by a reduction in interest rates.房地产市场仍很不活跃，但降低利率可能增加其活跃性。剑桥国际The research is largely self-financing.这项研究的经费主要是靠自筹。牛津商务The west of the city was largely unaffected by the bombing.西城区大体上没有受到轰炸的破坏。剑桥国际Their victory was largely a result of their brilliantly orchestrated election campaign.他们胜利的主要原因是独具匠心地策划了竞选活动。剑桥国际These documents are largely irrelevant to the present investigation.这些文件与目前的调查大都不相干。剑桥国际These new measures are largely a government PR exercise and will do little to reduce crime.这些新的措施很大程度上是政府的公关练习，对于降低犯罪几乎没有用处。剑桥国际Until recently the civil war had been largely ignored by the outside world.直到近来内战一直几乎被外面的世界忽略。剑桥国际When Knight became leader, the council was run by a clique of officers largely unaccountable to the elected members.当奈特成为领导后,市政会由对民选成员不必负责的官员小集团把持。剑桥国际 |
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