largely

adv.

1. 在很大程度上；多半；主要地
   to a great extent; mostly or mainly
   1. the manager who is largely responsible for the team's victory
      对该队获胜起主要作用的教练
   2. It was largely a matter of trial and error.
      这主要是个反复实验的问题。
   3. 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。

1. ADV-GRADED 大致上；总体上；一般地说
   You use largely to say that a statement is not completely true but is mostly true.
   1. The fund is largely financed through government borrowing...
      该基金大致上由政府借款支持。
   2. I largely work with people who already are motivated...
      我大多和积极主动的人一起工作。
   3. Their weapons have been largely stones.
      一直以来，他们的武器主要是石头。
2. ADV （用于说明原因）主要地
   Largely is used to introduce the main reason for a particular event or situation.
   1. 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。
   2. The French empire had expanded largely through military conquest.
      法兰西帝国的扩张主要靠军事征服。

1. Exchange is largely controlled by big banks.
   货币兑换业务主要由大银行控制。
2. 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。
3. Bookbinding is largely a cottage industry.
   装订业主要是一种家庭手工业。
4. 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。
5. The recession is largely blamed for the disappointing response to the appeal.
   对此呼吁的反应令人失望，主要归咎于经济衰退。
6. The country's economic problems are largely due to the weakness of the recovery
   该国的经济问题很大程度上是因为复苏乏力。
7. The Prime Minister's talks with the leaders of the Democratic Party were largely exploratory.
   首相与民主党领袖们的谈话在很大程度上是试探性的。
8. The fund has been used largely to finance the construction of federal prisons
   该基金大部分用于了资助联邦监狱的建造。
9. Protesters largely forbore from stone-throwing and vandalism.
   抗议者绝大多数没有投掷石头和蓄意破坏。
10. The talks have foundered, largely because of the reluctance of some members of the government to do a deal with criminals.
    对话已经破裂了，原因主要是因为一些政府成员不愿意和犯罪分子达成协议。
11. Its present economic ills on the home front are largely the result of overspending
    它目前国内方面的经济弊病主要源自支出过度。
12. The problems of the poor are largely invisible.
    穷人的问题大多不受重视。
13. The fund is largely financed through government borrowing
    该基金大致上由政府借款支持。
14. I largely work with people who already are motivated
    我大多和积极主动的人一起工作。
15. Their weapons have been largely stones.
    一直以来，他们的武器主要是石头。
16. 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。
17. The French empire had expanded largely through military conquest.
    法兰西帝国的扩张主要靠军事征服。
18. They largely misread the mood of the electorate.
    他们很大程度上误读了选民的意图。
19. 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。
20. The judgments expressed are largely what is called received opinion.
    这些看法大部分都是所谓的大家普遍接受的观点。
21. Society largely turns a blind eye to recreational drug use.
    社会基本上对消遣性毒品的吸食现象视而不见。
22. 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。
23. The latter had for decades acted largely as a stooge for the party leaders.
    后者几十年来大半时间都在为该党领导人当走狗。
24. House prices are easily upset by factors which have nothing to do with property as such. The fall in prices in the South-East results largely from the high rate of interest on mortgages
    房价很容易受与地产本身无关的因素所影响。东南部房价的下跌很大程度上是由于抵押贷款利率的上涨所引起的。
25. The move today was largely symbolic.
    今天的举动在很大程度上只是象征性的。
26. His tough brand of social democracy was largely successful in holding the country together.
    他别具一格的强硬的社会民主主义在很大程度上成功地使该国团结在一起。
27. It is a part of Britain as yet largely unaccustomed to tourists.
    英国的这一块地方还很不为游客所熟悉。
28. It has been largely through the voluntary sector that the needs of victims have been met.
    受害者的需要主要是通过志愿组织予以满足的。
29. All the well-meant, sincere advice is largely wasted on him.
    他对所有善意、真挚的建议基本都无动于衷。
30. 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。

  largely chiefly greatly mostly【导航词义：主要地】

  largely adv. 主要地，大部分

〔辨析〕指范围或程度上占大半地。

  chiefly adv. 主要地

〔辨析〕指作为非常重要的成分但并非全部地。

  greatly adv. 〈正式〉大大地，非常

〔辨析〕主要用于强化程度，不修饰形容词，通常用于动词或分词前。

  mostly adv. 大部分，多半

〔辨析〕指数量等方面占多半。

adv

1. in large part
   1. These accounts are largely inactive

   Synonym:    mostlyfor the most part

2. on a large scale
   1. the sketch was so largely drawn that you could see it from the back row