in the main

English derives in the main from the common Germanic stock.

英语主要源于日耳曼语系.

Reviews are distilled from articles previously published in the main column.

述评是从先前刊登在主要专栏的文章中提炼出来的。

Tourists are, in the main, sympathetic people.

大体说来，游客们都富有同情心。

His supporters gathered in the main square.

他的支持者聚集在主广场上。

In the main, I agree with Edward.

我基本上同意爱德华的意见.

She has in the main gathered her medical experience from practice.

她主要是从实践中积累了医疗经验.

Put this letter in the main file.

将这函件放入文卷总档中.

He owns the butcher's in the main street.

他在大街上开了一家肉铺。

to propose a motion (= to be the main speaker in favour of a motion)

提出动议

Let's take the devious route home to avoid the crowds in the main roads.

为了避免大街上的拥挤,我们还是绕道回家去吧.

In the main rooms red-hot radiators were left exposed.

在主室里，炽热的散热器暴露在外。

Who will be the main beneficiary of the cuts in income tax?

削减所得税的主要受益者将是谁？

In the main, children are taboo in the workplace.

工作场所基本上禁止儿童进入。

The negotiators were in broad agreement on the main issues.

谈判代表们在主要问题上的意见大致相同。

a group of words that is not a sentence but adds information to the main part of a sentence, for example when it rang in She answered the phone when it rang.

从句；从属分句

Young people often congregate in the main square in the evenings.

年轻人傍晚时经常聚集在大广场上。

But in the main it must have occurred during this stage.

不过,基本上,这一过渡一定是在这个阶段上发生的.

Hand symbols in the main body of the text cross-refer the reader to the appendices.

正文中的手形符号是提示读者参见附录.

All the students were asked to assemble in the main hall.

全体学生获通知到大礼堂集合。

They heard footsteps in the main room, beyond a door.

他们听见门外的大厅里有脚步声。