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名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /meɪn/    美 /meɪn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A basket for gathering grapes. obsolete,rare
    — A main [hamper] Corbis vindemiatorius
  2. A hand or match in a game of dice. obsolete
    — That writing is but juſt like dice, / And lucky mains make people wiſe: / That jumbled words, if fortune throw 'em, / Shall, well as Dryden, form a poem; […]
  3. That which is chief or principal; the chief or main portion; the bulk, the greater part, gross.
    — Antiochus […] thought it a proper time for him to attempt the recovery of Syria; and Hermias his prime Miniſter preſſed hard for his going in perſon to this war, contrary to the Opinion of Epigenes his General; who thought it chiefly concerned him to ſuppreſs the Rebellion of Alexander and Molon in the East; and therefore adviſed him to march immediately in perſon with the main of his Army for the ſubduing of thoſe Rebels, before they ſhould gather greater ſtrength in the revolted Provinces againſt him.
  4. The largest throw in a match at dice; in the game of hazard, a number from one to nine called out by a person before the dice are thrown. obsolete
    — Euery man hath not beene brought vp in the knowledge of toungs. And it chanceth often to the reader, as it doth to diceplayers, that gaine more by the bye then by the maine.
  5. That which is chief or principal; the chief or main portion; the bulk, the greater part, gross.; The primary character that one plays in a video game in which one can play more than one character.
    — My WoW main has reached level cap and I’m on my way getting my first alt there as well.
  6. That which is chief or principal; the chief or main portion; the bulk, the greater part, gross.; A main account. Internet
    — His main got banned after his last post.
  7. A stake played for at dice. obsolete
    — [W]ere it good / To ſet the exact wealth of al our ſtates / Al at one caſt? to ſet ſo rich a maine / On the nice hazard of one doubtfull houre?
    Is it good / To bet all of our wealth / On one throw of the dice? To place so high a stake / On the risky hazard of one doubtful hour?
  8. A sporting contest or match, especially a cockfighting match. obsolete
    — My lord was hunting all day when the ſeaſon admitted; he frequented all the cockfights and fairs in the country, and would ride twenty miles to ſee a main fought, or two clowns break their heads at a cudgelling match; […]
  9. A large cable or pipe providing utility service to an area or a building, such as a water main or electric main.
    — There's a gas leak in the main outside the building.
  10. A banker's shovel for coins.
  11. Ellipsis of main course (“the principal dish of a meal”). abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis,informal
    — I had scampi and chips for my main and a slice of cheesecake for dessert.
  12. The high seas. poetic
    — Who ſhall him rew, that ſwimming in the maine, / Will die for thriſt, and water doth refuſe? / Refuſe ſuch fruitleſſe toile, and preſent pleaſures chuſe.
  13. The mainland. US,archaic,dialectal
    — In the year that followed of 1589, we gave the Spaniards no breath, but turned challengers, invaded the main of Spain. In which enterprize, although we failed of our end, which was to ſettle Don Antonio in the kingdom of Portugal, yet a man ſhall hardly meet with an action that doth better reveal the great ſecret of the power of Spain: […]
  14. Ellipsis of mainsail. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis
  15. Force, power, strength, violent effort. obsolete
    — For with ſuch puiſſance and impetuous maine / Thoſe Champions broke on them, that forſt the fly, / Like ſcattered Sheepe, whenas the Shepherds ſwaine / A Lyon and a Tigre doth eſpye, / With greedy pace forth ruſhing from the foreſt nye.
动词 v.
  1. Ellipsis of mainline (“to inject (a drug) directly into a vein”). abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis,slang,transitive
  2. To mainly play a specific character or side, or with specific equipment, during a game. transitive
    — He mains the same character as me in that game.
  3. To convert (a road) into a main or primary road. obsolete
    — When a rural district council considers that a highway in its district ought to become a main road by reason of its being a medium of communication between great towns, or a thoroughfare to a railway station, or otherwise, it may apply to the county council for an order "maining" the road under s. 15 of the Highways and Locomotives (Amendment) Act, 1878 (41 & 42 Vict. c. 77), as amended by s. 3 (viii.) of the Local Government Act, 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 41), and the county council may make an order accordingly.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal. not-comparable
    — The main office is actually one of the smaller rooms.
  2. Chief, most important, or principal in extent, size, or strength; consisting of the largest part. not-comparable
    — main timbers
  3. Full, sheer, undivided. archaic,not-comparable,usually
    — […] I shall never forget the diabolical sneer which writhed Rashleigh's wayward features, as I was forced from the apartment by the main strength of two of these youthful Titans.
  4. Big; angry. dialectal,not-comparable
  5. Belonging to or connected with the principal mast in a vessel. not-comparable
  6. Great in size or degree; important, powerful, strong, vast. not-comparable,obsolete
    — And now that Current with main Fury ran / (The Stop remov'd that did the Courſe defend) / Unto the full of Miſchief, that began / T' an univerſal Ruin to extend; […]
副词 adv.
  1. Exceedingly, extremely, greatly, mightily, very, very much. UK,dialectal
    — Suck[y]. A Draught of Ale, Friend, for I'm main dry. / Pen[elope]. Fie! fie! Niece! Is that Liquor for a young Lady? Don't disparage your Family and Breeding!

词形变化

more main comparative most main superlative mains present,singular,third-person maining participle,present mained participle,past mained past mains plural mains plural mains plural

词汇关系

衍生词
drain the main vein left main Main Arm main asteroid belt main battle tank main belt main bitch mainboard mainboom main building mainchain main chance main character main character syndrome main clause main contractor main course maincrop main curtain maindeck main deck main diagonal main dish main drag main drape main earth main event mainfall main frame mainframe main gear main group main group element main guard main house mainly main man main market main meal main memory main menu main page mainpiece mainpin main pot mainpriv main rag Main Ridge main road mainsail main sequence main-sequence mainshaft main sheet mainshock main signal mainspace mainspan mainstage main stage Main Standard Time mainstay mainstem mainstream main thing main verb main wheel nonmain on main Percy Main Upper Main Arm amain fire main for the main gas main Greta Main in the main main brace mainbrace mainer mainful mainland mainline main line mainmast mainplane mains mainsheet mainspring main street mainstreet maintop maintopmast main-truck mainyard midmain might and main Pelaw Main rising main Spanish Main water main

词源

词源 1
From Middle English mayn, main, maine, mæin, meyn, from main (noun) (see further at etymology 2); compare Old English mæġen (“strong, main, principal”) (used in combination) and Old Norse megn, megenn (“strong, main”).
The word is cognate with Old High German megīn (“strong, mighty”) (modern German Möge, Vermögen (“power, wealth”)), and also akin to Old English magan (“to be able to”). See also may.
词源 2
From Middle English mayn, main, maine, mæine, mæȝen, from Old English mæġen (“strength”), from Proto-Germanic *maginą (“strength, power, might”), *maginaz (“strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- (“be able”).
The word is cognate with Old High German magen, megin, Old Norse magn, megn, megin, Old Saxon megin. More recent senses are derived from the adjective.
词源 3
Uncertain; probably from the adjective main. Evidence is lacking for a derivation from French main (“hand”).
词源 4
Uncertain, possibly from French main (“hand”).
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