| 词汇 | preponderantly |
| 释义 | preponderantly adverb formaluk /prɪˈpɒn.dər.ənt.li/ us /prɪˈpɑːn.dɚ.ənt.li/ mostly or mainly: 占主导地位地；占绝大多数地；显着地 Industry is still a preponderantly male environment.工业界仍是男人一统天下。 Synonym predominantly Very important or urgent all-important at all costsidiom be a matter of life and/or deathidiom cardinally chief imperative last last but not leastidiom leading life-altering life-and-death overriding primary prime principally prior prized seminal tectonic weighty Examples of preponderantlypreponderantly What was once preponderantly a manufacturing city became a servicing city. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is, however, one danger that they might avoid: that of being preponderantly negative. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that the line which has been drawn is preponderantly improper. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not say that it is preponderantly or overwhelmingly a factor, but it is one to be considered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The line is drawn at a point which makes some people eligible, or preponderantly eligible, and others preponderantly ineligible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is preponderantly the view of the industry itself. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There may be problems with the interpretation of "preponderantly urban". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Crime at present is unfortunately preponderantly an activity of the young. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Apart from the use of the word "preponderantly", the only fair procedure would be to compare the business mileage with private mileage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Here again, it is the preponderantly working class areas which suffer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, we are bound to draw a distinction somewhere between those ships preponderantly in use in coastal, or in effect internal, transport, and ocean-going ships. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our bookmakers depend preponderantly on horseracing for their business. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The population of 23½ millions is preponderantly urban. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The weight of authoritative professional opinion is preponderantly in favour of it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They say that a car should be used "preponderantly" for business purposes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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