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English

1. to rely mainly on
2. primarily; mainly
3. to attach most importance to

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 表示將前面嘅對象視為最主要嘅嘢

Examples

• 以紅色為主

  to use red as the main colour

• 香港經濟唔再以農業或者工業為主。

  Hong Kong's economy is no longer mainly based on agriculture or industry.

• 邁克當選為主席。

  Mike was elected chairperson.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 她被任命為主席。

  She was appointed chairperson.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 我們選她為主席。

  We elected her chairperson.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 我们日本人以米饭为主食。

  We Japanese live on rice.

  Tatoeba · xiuqin CC BY

• 大部分日本人都以米饭为主食。

  Most Japanese live on rice.

  Tatoeba · ydcok CC BY

• 今天咱们以「英国历史」為主题。

  Let's take 'English history' as a topic today.

  Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY