wéi zhǔ

Translation

  • to rely mainly on
  • to attach most importance to

Synonyms

Examples

  • 迈克当选为主席。
    Mike was elected chairperson.
  • 一般来说,中国人以米饭为主要的食物;大部分的西方人以快餐为主要的
    Normally speaking, Chinese people consider rice to be an important food; the majority of Westerners consider fast food to be an important food.
  • 我们日本人以米饭为主食。
    We Japanese live on rice.
  • 今天老师以「中国人的文化」为主题。
    Today the teacher took "Chinese culture" as a topic.
  • 在英国,以珍稀物种为主题的公园变得越来越受人们的欢迎。
    In England, parks taking rare breeds of animals as their theme are becoming increasingly popular with people.
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