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majority majority ★★★★☆/məʤɒ̱rɪti, AM -ʤɔ͟ːr-/1[N-SING-COLL	单数集合名词]多数；大多数 The majority of people or things in a group is more than half of them.   [usu sing]  [v-link PHR]The majority of my patients come to me from out of town...大多数来找我看病的患者都是外省人。The vast majority of our cheeses are made with pasteurised milk...我们生产的绝大部分奶酪都是用巴氏消毒过的牛奶制成的。As a fuel it is preferred by top chefs and is used in the majority of British homes...这种燃料得到了顶级大厨的青睐，并得以在英国大多数家庭里广泛使用。Still, a majority continue to support the treaty.大多数人依然支持这份条约。If a group is in a majority or in the majority, they form more than half of a larger group.占多数；拥有多数；过半数Surveys indicate that supporters of the treaty are still in the majority.调查表明，该条约的支持者仍然占大多数。2[N-COUNT	可数名词]多数票；超过对方的票数 A majority is the difference between the number of votes or seats in parliament or legislature that the winner gets in an election, and the number of votes or seats that the next person or party gets.   [usu with supp]Members of parliament approved the move by a majority of ninety-nine...议员以99张的多数票批准了这项动议。According to most opinion polls, he is set to win a clear majority...从大多数民意调查的结果来看，他很有可能以绝对多数票胜出。The Trust's annual meeting has decided by a narrow majority to ban deer hunting.国民托管组织的年度会议以微弱的多数票决定禁止猎鹿。3[ADJ	形容词](观点、决定、体制等)多数人支持的，多数人拥护的 Majority is used to describe opinions, decisions, and systems of government that are supported by more than half the people involved.   [ADJ n]...her continuing disagreement with the majority view...她与大多数人的观点依旧不一致A majority vote of 75% is required from shareholders for the plan to go ahead.这项计划若要实施，必须获得股东 75%的多数票。4[N-UNCOUNT	不可数名词]法定成年年龄(英国和美国大多数州规定为18周岁) Majority is the state of legally being an adult. In Britain and most states in the United States, people reach their majority at the age of eighteen.   [oft with poss]The age of majority in Romania is eighteen...罗马尼亚的法定成年年龄为18周岁。Once you reach your majority, you may do what you damned well please.等你成年后，就可以随心所欲了。5See also:absolute majority；moral  majority；   majorityma‧jor‧i‧ty /məˈdʒɒrəti $ məˈdʒɔː-, məˈdʒɑː-/ ●●● S2 W1 AWL noun (plural majorities)  Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1most people or things [singular] most of the people or things in a group  OPP  minoritymajority of The majority of workers find it quite hard to live on the amount of money they earn.great/vast/overwhelming majority of something (=almost all of a group) In the vast majority of cases the disease is fatal.be in the majority (=form the largest group) In this city, Muslims are in the majority. →silent majorityGRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?• You use a plural verb with  the majority of, when it is followed by a plural noun: · The majority of patients are women.• You use a plural verb with the majority on its own, when you are considering members of a group as individual people: · He sees several patients a day. The majority are women.• You usually use a singular verb with majority, when considering people as a single group: · The majority is unwilling to listen to the views of the minority. In British English, you can also use a plural verb in this meaning.Grammar guide ‒ NOUNS2most votes [countable] if one person or group wins a majority in an election, they win more votes than other people or groupsmajority of 50/100 etc He won by a majority of 500. The Labour Party won a huge majority at the last general election.clear/overall/absolute majority (=a situation in which one party wins more votes in an election than all the other parties) The party won an absolute majority in Portugal in 1987.small/narrow majority The government gained only a narrow majority, with 151 votes against 144.Labour/Conservative etc majority The Labour majority was reduced to just 15 seats at the last election.3majority vote/decision/verdict etc a vote or decision in which more people vote for something than vote against it:  The committee takes decisions by majority vote. The jury found him guilty by a majority verdict.4majority stake/shareholding etc when one person or group owns a bigger share of a company than other people or groups and so is able to control what happens to the company:  Alex Golding held a majority shareholding in Golding plc.5becoming an adult [uncountable] British English law the age when someone legally becomes an adult  OPP  minorityreach majority/the age of majority He became a partner in the family firm on reaching his majority.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2verbshave/hold a majority· The Democratic party has a majority in the Senate.win a majority· The Conservative Party won a large majority.secure a majority (=win a majority)· They failed to secure a majority.get/gain/receive a majority· If no one gets an overall majority, the vote is repeated.command a majority (=have a majority)· They were one seat short of being able to command a majority in parliament.increase a majority (=get more votes than you had before)· Labour increased its majority in the area.lose a majority· The Republicans lost their narrow majority in Congress at the midterm elections.retain a majority formal (=keep a majority)· They were able to retain an absolute majority of seats.defend a majority (=try not to lose it)· He is defending a majority of 400 against his Labour opponent.overturn a majority (=win a majority that previously belonged to someone else)· She hoped to overturn a Tory majority of 2,221.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + majoritya large majority· Parliament voted by a large majority in favour of the ban.a huge majority (=a very big majority)· Gone are the days of huge majorities and easy victories.a small majority· Their small majority made them worried about winning the next election.a slim/narrow majority (=a very small majority)· The proposal was passed by a slim majority.an overall majority (=more votes than anyone else)· What happens if no candidate receives an overall majority?an overwhelming majority (=a large majority)· The resolution was passed by an overwhelming majority.an absolute/outright/clear majority (=a majority that has been won by more than half the votes)· There was no party with an absolute majority in the House of Commons.a simple majority (=a majority that has been won by most of the votes)· A simple majority of the people at the meeting were in favour of the changes.a two-thirds/2:1/three to one etc majority· A two-thirds majority in both Houses of Congress is needed to overturn a presidential veto.a Labour/Democratic/Tory etc majority· Republican majorities were elected in both Houses of Congress that year.a parliamentary majority (=one that has enough seats in parliament to control it)· Labour increased its parliamentary majority.majority + NOUNa majority vote· The majority vote carries the resolution.the majority party (=the party with the most seats in a parliament)· At that time, Labour was the majority party in Parliament.majority support (=votes or support given by the most number of people)· a solution that will command majority support in the House

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Collins	majority ★★★★☆ /məʤɒ̱rɪti, AM -ʤɔ͟ːr-/ 1 [N-SING-COLL 单数集合名词]多数；大多数 The majority of people or things in a group is more than half of them. [usu sing] [v-link PHR] The majority of my patients come to me from out of town... 大多数来找我看病的患者都是外省人。 The vast majority of our cheeses are made with pasteurised milk... 我们生产的绝大部分奶酪都是用巴氏消毒过的牛奶制成的。 As a fuel it is preferred by top chefs and is used in the majority of British homes... 这种燃料得到了顶级大厨的青睐，并得以在英国大多数家庭里广泛使用。 Still, a majority continue to support the treaty. 大多数人依然支持这份条约。 If a group is in a majority or in the majority, they form more than half of a larger group.占多数；拥有多数；过半数 Surveys indicate that supporters of the treaty are still in the majority. 调查表明，该条约的支持者仍然占大多数。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]多数票；超过对方的票数 A majority is the difference between the number of votes or seats in parliament or legislature that the winner gets in an election, and the number of votes or seats that the next person or party gets. [usu with supp] Members of parliament approved the move by a majority of ninety-nine... 议员以99张的多数票批准了这项动议。 According to most opinion polls, he is set to win a clear majority... 从大多数民意调查的结果来看，他很有可能以绝对多数票胜出。 The Trust's annual meeting has decided by a narrow majority to ban deer hunting. 国民托管组织的年度会议以微弱的多数票决定禁止猎鹿。 3 [ADJ 形容词](观点、决定、体制等)多数人支持的，多数人拥护的 Majority is used to describe opinions, decisions, and systems of government that are supported by more than half the people involved. [ADJ n] ...her continuing disagreement with the majority view... 她与大多数人的观点依旧不一致 A majority vote of 75% is required from shareholders for the plan to go ahead. 这项计划若要实施，必须获得股东 75%的多数票。 4 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]法定成年年龄(英国和美国大多数州规定为18周岁) Majority is the state of legally being an adult. In Britain and most states in the United States, people reach their majority at the age of eighteen. [oft with poss] The age of majority in Romania is eighteen... 罗马尼亚的法定成年年龄为18周岁。 Once you reach your majority, you may do what you damned well please. 等你成年后，就可以随心所欲了。 5 See also:absolute majority ；moral majority ；
Oxford	ma·jor·ity ★ AWL / məˈdʒɒrəti ; NAmE məˈdʒɔːrəti ; məˈdʒɑːrəti / noun ( plural ma·jor·ities ) 1 ★ [singular + singular or plural verb ] majority(of sb/sth) the largest part of a group of people or things 大部份；大多数 ◆ The majority of people interviewed prefer TV to radio. 大多数接受采访的人都喜欢看电视多于听收音机。 ◆ The majority was/were in favour of banning smoking . 大多数人支持禁烟。 ◆ This treatment is not available in the vast majorityof hospitals. 绝大部份医院都不提供这种治疗。 ◆ a majority decision (= one that is decided by what most people want) 根据大多数人的意见作出的决定 ◆ In the nursing profession, women are in a/the majority. 女性在护理行业中占大多数。 OPP minority ☞see also moral majority , the silent majority 2 ★ [countable ] ( BrE) the number of votes by which one political party wins an election; the number of votes by which one side in a discussion, etc. wins （获胜的）票数；多数票 ◆ She was elected by/with a majorityof 749. 她以 749 票的多数票当选。 ◆ a clear (= large)majority 明显多数票 majority(over sb) ◆ They had a large majority over their nearest rivals. 他们所得的票数远远超出名次仅次于他们的对手。 ◆ The government does not have an overall majority (= more members than all the other parties added together). 政府没有获得绝对多数票。 ◆ The resolution was carried by a huge majority. 这项决议以大多数票赞成而获得通过。 ☞ collocationsat vote ☞see also absolute majority 3 ★ [countable ] ( NAmE) the difference between the number of votes given to the candidate who wins the election and the total number of votes of all the other candidates 超出其余各方票数总和的票数 ☞see also plurality 4 [uncountable ] ( law 律 ) the age at which you are legally considered to be an adult 成年的法定年龄 majority majorities ma·jor·ity / məˈdʒɒrəti ; NAmE məˈdʒɔːrəti ; məˈdʒɑːrəti /
LDC	majorityma‧jor‧i‧ty /məˈdʒɒrəti $ məˈdʒɔː-, məˈdʒɑː-/ ●●● S2 W1 AWL noun (plural majorities) Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1most people or things [singular] most of the people or things in a group OPP minoritymajority of The majority of workers find it quite hard to live on the amount of money they earn.great/vast/overwhelming majority of something (=almost all of a group) In the vast majority of cases the disease is fatal.be in the majority (=form the largest group) In this city, Muslims are in the majority. → silent majority GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?• You use a plural verb with the majority of, when it is followed by a plural noun: · The majority of patients are women.• You use a plural verb with the majority on its own, when you are considering members of a group as individual people: · He sees several patients a day. The majority are women.• You usually use a singular verb with majority, when considering people as a single group: · The majority is unwilling to listen to the views of the minority. In British English, you can also use a plural verb in this meaning.Grammar guide ‒ NOUNS2most votes [countable] if one person or group wins a majority in an election, they win more votes than other people or groupsmajority of 50/100 etc He won by a majority of 500. The Labour Party won a huge majority at the last general election.clear/overall/absolute majority (=a situation in which one party wins more votes in an election than all the other parties) The party won an absolute majority in Portugal in 1987.small/narrow majority The government gained only a narrow majority, with 151 votes against 144.Labour/Conservative etc majority The Labour majority was reduced to just 15 seats at the last election.3majority vote/decision/verdict etc a vote or decision in which more people vote for something than vote against it: The committee takes decisions by majority vote. The jury found him guilty by a majority verdict.4majority stake/shareholding etc when one person or group owns a bigger share of a company than other people or groups and so is able to control what happens to the company: Alex Golding held a majority shareholding in Golding plc.5becoming an adult [uncountable] British English law the age when someone legally becomes an adult OPP minorityreach majority/the age of majority He became a partner in the family firm on reaching his majority.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2verbshave/hold a majority· The Democratic party has a majority in the Senate.win a majority· The Conservative Party won a large majority.secure a majority (=win a majority)· They failed to secure a majority.get/gain/receive a majority· If no one gets an overall majority, the vote is repeated.command a majority (=have a majority)· They were one seat short of being able to command a majority in parliament.increase a majority (=get more votes than you had before)· Labour increased its majority in the area.lose a majority· The Republicans lost their narrow majority in Congress at the midterm elections.retain a majority formal (=keep a majority)· They were able to retain an absolute majority of seats.defend a majority (=try not to lose it)· He is defending a majority of 400 against his Labour opponent.overturn a majority (=win a majority that previously belonged to someone else)· She hoped to overturn a Tory majority of 2,221.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + majoritya large majority· Parliament voted by a large majority in favour of the ban.a huge majority (=a very big majority)· Gone are the days of huge majorities and easy victories.a small majority· Their small majority made them worried about winning the next election.a slim/narrow majority (=a very small majority)· The proposal was passed by a slim majority.an overall majority (=more votes than anyone else)· What happens if no candidate receives an overall majority?an overwhelming majority (=a large majority)· The resolution was passed by an overwhelming majority.an absolute/outright/clear majority (=a majority that has been won by more than half the votes)· There was no party with an absolute majority in the House of Commons.a simple majority (=a majority that has been won by most of the votes)· A simple majority of the people at the meeting were in favour of the changes.a two-thirds/2:1/three to one etc majority· A two-thirds majority in both Houses of Congress is needed to overturn a presidential veto.a Labour/Democratic/Tory etc majority· Republican majorities were elected in both Houses of Congress that year.a parliamentary majority (=one that has enough seats in parliament to control it)· Labour increased its parliamentary majority.majority + NOUNa majority vote· The majority vote carries the resolution.the majority party (=the party with the most seats in a parliament)· At that time, Labour was the majority party in Parliament.majority support (=votes or support given by the most number of people)· a solution that will command majority support in the House
WDF	majority [məˈdʒɒrəti] CET4CET6TEM4考研TOEFLIELTS n1086 40198 9867 682 6560 8676 14413 NOUN1486 990237 Spoken: 37177708 多数(60%)，大多数(37%)，多数派(2%)，多数党(1%) n.多数；成年

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