adv.(副词)

1. 主要地
2. 大量地
3. 大部分
4. 在很大程度上
5. 广泛地
6. 多半
7. 大半地
8. 慷慨地
9. 很多
10. 主要
11. 大致
12. 基本
13. 差不多
14. 许多

adv.(副词)

1. 在很大程度上,大半地,主要地 to a great degree;mostly;mainly

Adverb:

1. in large part; mainly or chiefly;

   "These accounts are largely inactive"
   

2. on a large scale;

   "the sketch was so largely drawn that you could see it from the back row"
   

1.大致上；总体上；一般地说
You uselargely to say that a statement is not completely true but is mostly true.

e.g. The fund islargely financed through government borrowing...
该基金大致上由政府借款支持。
e.g. Ilargely work with people who already are motivated...
我大多和积极主动的人一起工作。

2.（用于说明原因）主要地
largely is used to introduce the main reason for a particular event or situation.

e.g. 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。
e.g. The French empire had expandedlargely through military conquest.
法兰西帝国的扩张主要靠军事征服。

1. 很大程度上：├chiefly主要的 | └largely很大程度上 | l Wish you soon recovery.尽快康复

2. 主要地：5.townsfolk 城镇居民;市民 | 6.largely 主要地 | 7.live off 靠...过日子,依赖...生活

3. 大部分,基本上：item 条,条款 |largely 大部分,基本上 | laser 激光 last 迟到,晚期的,持续

4. largely是什么意思

4. 在很大程度上：largely 在很大程度上 | comic 喜剧的 | universal 普遍的

The farming area is centered largely in the south.

农业区大部分集中在南方。

His eight sons largely inherited his fortune.

他的八个儿子继承了他的大部分遗产。

We'll be dealing largely with the same themes, but from different angles.

我们将从不同的角度主要地研究这一课题。

However, in the East, there were many solar deities, including the Greek Helios, who was largely displaced by Apollo.

然而，在东方，有很多太阳神，包括希腊的太阳神，主要地是以阿波罗来命名。

the manager who is largely responsible for the team's victory

对该队获胜起主要作用的教练

It was largely a matter of trial and error.

这主要是个反复实验的问题。

He resigned largely because of the stories in the press.

他的辞职多半是因为新闻界的一些报道。

The fund is largely financed through government borrowing...

该基金大致上由政府借款支持。

I largely work with people who already are motivated...

我大多和积极主动的人一起工作。

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。

The French empire had expanded largely through military conquest.

法兰西帝国的扩张主要靠军事征服。

The style in these two books largely overlaps.

这两本书的文体有许多处是一致的.

The achievement of one's purpose depends largely on one's perseverance.

一个人的志愿的实现大部分靠他的毅力.

Their conclusions were largely founded on guesswork.

他们的结论大部份基于猜测.

This country is largely desert.

这个国家大半都是沙漠.

The paper is largely circulated in the rural regions.

这家报纸主要在农村地区发行.

Longterm forecasts were largely a matter of guesswork.

远期预测在很大程度上是一种猜测.

American humor is founded largely on hyperbole.

美式幽默主要以夸张为基础.

Officers were drawn largely from the top echelons of society.

这些官员大都来自社会上层.

the manager who is largely responsible for the team's victory

对该队获胜起主要作用的教练

The election broadcast consisted largely of talking heads.

有关选举的电视广播主要播放发言者的特写镜头。

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。

The problems of the poor are largely invisible.

穷人的问题大多不受重视。

The area is largely uninhabited.

这个地区的大部分荒无人烟。

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。

The move today was largely symbolic.

今天的举动在很大程度上只是象征性的。

He finds himself heading a rump party largely out of tune with his own views.

他发现自己领导的这个残存的党派和自己的观点大多不符。

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。

Up to now the post of president has been largely ceremonial.

到目前为止，总统一职在很大程度上只是礼仪性的。

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。

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。

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。

1. This country is largely desert.
   这个国家大半都是沙漠。
2. His success is largely due to his own hard work.
   他的成功主要是靠他自己的努力。
3. Our country exported largely corn.
   我国大规模出口玉米。

～+名词

• largely%20desert">largely desert大多是沙漠

动词+～

• largely">export largely大规模出口

• For so young a man he had read largely.

  出自：E. M. Forster

• Constructed largely of glass and blistered white paint, Waikiki faced the sea boldly.

  出自：E. Bowen

• In my experience the more responsible posts in the army are largely filled by certifiable lunatics.

  出自：E. Waugh

mainly，chiefly，greatly，largely，mostly，primarily，principally，generally

这些副词均可表示“主要地、大量地”之意。

mainly指主要部分，突出在一系列事物中的相对重要性。

chiefly侧重某人或某物在众多的人或物中占主要和显著地位。

greatly通常强调程度的高。

largely着重范围或分量大大超过别的成分。

mostly强调数量占多半，近乎全部。

primarily侧重基本地，首要地。

principally侧重居首要地位。

generally通常强调普遍性。