[N-SING 单数名词]少数； 少数派 If you talk about a minority of people or things in a larger group, you are referring to a number of them that forms less than half of the larger group, usually much less than half.
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Local authority nursery provision covers only a tiny minority of working mothers...
当地政府提供的保育服务只有少数上班族母亲才能够享受到。
These children are only a small minority.
这些孩子只是很少的一部分。
...minority shareholders.
少数股东
If people are in a minority or in the minority, they belong to a group of people or things that form less than half of a larger group.属于少数派；占少数
Even in the 1960s, politically active students and academics were in a minority...
即使在20世纪60年代，热衷于政治的学生与大学教师也是少数。
In the past conservatives have been in the minority.
过去保守派一直占少数。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]少数民族；少数群体 A minority is a group of people of the same race, culture, or religion who live in a place where most of the people around them are of a different race, culture, or religion.
...the region's ethnic minorities...
这个地区的少数民族
Students have called for greater numbers of women and minorities on the faculty...
学生要求聘请更多女教师和少数民族族裔的老师。
A final settlement must respect minority rights.
最终的解决方案必须尊重少数群体的权利。
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mi·nor·ity★AWL/maɪˈnɒrəti; NAmEmaɪˈnɔːrəti/noun(pluralmi·nor·ities)1★[singular + singular or plural verb ]the smaller part of a group; less than half of the people or things in a large group 少数；少数派；少数人◆Only a small minority of students is/are interested in politics these days.目前，只有极少数学生对政治感兴趣。◆minority shareholders in the bank银行的小股东OPP
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2★[countable ]a small group within a community or country that is different because of race, religion, language, etc. 少数派；少数民族；少数群体◆the rights of ethnic/racial minorities少数民族╱族裔的权利◆minority languages少数民族语言◆a large German-speaking minority in the east of the country在国家东部一个人口众多的讲德语的少数民族◆( NAmE) The school is 95 per cent minority (= 95 per cent of children are not white Americans but from different groups).这所学校里 95% 的学生来自少数族裔。◆( NAmE) minority neighborhoods (= where no or few white people live)有色种族聚居区☞collocationsat
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3[uncountable ]( law 律) the state of being under the age at which you are legally an adult 未成年IDIOMS★be in a/the miˈnorityto form much less than half of a large group 占少数；成为少数派be in a minority of ˈone( often humorous) to be the only person to have a particular opinion or to vote a particular way 是唯一持不同意见者；是唯一投此票者minorityminoritiesmi·nor·ity/maɪˈnɒrəti; NAmEmaɪˈnɔːrəti/
1[singular] a small group of people or things within a much larger groupOPP majority: Gaelic is still spoken in Ireland by a minority.minority of Only a minority of people supported these new laws.small/tiny/substantial/significant minority Gay men are a small but significant minority.minority report (=a report by a minority of a group who do not agree with the others)GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?• In this meaning, minority is usually followed by a singular verb: · A small minority refuses to cooperate.• In British English, you can also use a plural verb: · A small minority refuse to cooperate.Grammar guide ‒ NOUNS2[countable usually plural]a)a group of people of a different race, religion etc from most other people in that country: People from ethnic minorities often face prejudice. the very large Russian minorities in Ukraine and Moldova children from minority groups the teaching of minority languages in schoolsminority leader/businessman/student etc American English a school with a high proportion of minority studentsb)American English someone who belongs to a group like this: Businesses are under pressure to hire minorities and women.3be in the/a minority to form less than half of a group: Boys are very much in the minority at the dance class.4be in a minority of one to be the only person in a group who has a particular opinion5[uncountable] law the period of time when someone is below the age at which they become legally responsible for their actionsCOLLOCATIONSadjectivesa small minority· She is one of a small minority of women working in engineering.a tiny minority· Only a tiny minority of the population actually commit crimes.a large minority· A large minority of women feel happier when their husbands leave them.a substantial/sizeable minority (=a large minority)· A sizeable minority of people sleep less than five hours a night without problems.a significant minority (=a large and fairly important minority)· A significant minority of older people have difficulty in caring for themselves.verbsbe in a minority· Male students are in a minority in this class.represent a minority· Old people still only represent a minority of the population.form a minority (also constitute a minority formal)· This type of cell forms a minority of the cells in the nervous system.affect a minority· The side effects only affect a minority of people who take the drug.minority + NOUNa minority group· It’s ridiculous to refer to women as a minority group.a minority interest· Jazz is a minority interest, but it is still an important part of musical studies.a minority opinion/view· This is a minority view among scientists.a minority stake (=a number of shares in a company, equalling less than half the total number)· IBM has bought a minority stake in the computer company.a minority shareholder (=someone who owns less than half the shares in a company)· A minority shareholder with 10% of voting rights refused to accept the plan.
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minorities[778]
少数(70%)，少数民族(28%)，未成年(2%)
n.少数民族；少数派；未成年
adj.少数的；属于少数派的
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