| 单词 | main |
| 释义 | main 1. adj. & n. --adj 1. chief in size, importance, extent, etc.; principal (the main part; the main point). 2. exerted to the full (by main force). --n 1. a principal channel, duct, etc., for water, sewage, etc. (water main). 2. (usu. in pl.; prec. by the) a the central distribution network for electricity, gas, water, etc. b a domestic electricity supply as distinct from batteries. 3. archaic or poet. a the ocean or oceans (the Spanish Main). b the mainland. Phrases and idioms in the main for the most part. main brace Naut. the brace attached to the main yard. the main chance one's own interests. main course 1. the chief course of a meal. 2. Naut. the mainsail. main deck Naut. 1. the deck below the spar-deck in a man-of-war. 2. the upper deck between the poop and the forecastle in a merchantman. main line 1. a chief railway line. 2. sl. a principal vein, esp. as a site for a drug injection (cf. MAINLINE). 3. US a chief road or street. main stem US colloq. = main street. main street the principal street of a town. Main Street US materialistic philosophy (after Sinclair Lewis's novel, 1920). main yard Naut. the yard on which the mainsail is extended. with might and main with all one's force. Etymology: ME, partly f. ON megenn, megn (adj.), partly f. OE m{aelig}gen- f. Gmc: (n.) orig. = physical force 2. n. 1. (in the game of hazard) a number (5, 6, 7, 8, or 9) called by a player before dice are thrown. 2. a match between fighting-cocks. Etymology: 16th c.: prob. orig. main chance: see MAIN(1) |
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