not completely, but as a most important part synonym primarily, mainly主要地;首要地 We are chiefly concerned with improving educational standards. 我们主要关心的是提高教育水平。 He's travelled widely, chiefly in Africa and Asia. 他游历了许多地方,主要在非洲和亚洲。
Extra ExamplesIt is for his goalscoring exploits that fans chiefly remember him. 球迷们主要记住的是他的进球功勋。 Most American firms borrowed chiefly from banks. 大多数美国公司主要从银行借款。 The dollar finished the day lower, chiefly because of expectations of a cut in US interest rates. 美元当日收盘走低,主要是因为市场预期美国将降息。 The following chapter is chiefly concerned with answering these questions. 下一章主要是回答这些问题。 The scientists cannot be held solely or even chiefly to blame. 责任不能完全甚至主要由科学家来承担。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryChiefly is used with these adjectives:- composed
- concerned
- interested
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