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major adj.较多的；主要的；严重的；(音乐)大调的n.成年人；主修（科目）；陆军少校；举足轻重者v.主修 (1) 那个城市聚集了全国大部分人口。(2) 民众教育是我们的主要目标之一。(3) 这首四重奏的曲子反映了现代音乐中一种主要的新趋向。(4) 我们已遇到重大的问题。(5) 安全处置核废料是个大问题。(6) 成年人要承担更多的责任,在处理人际关系中也要变得更急灵活。(7) 上尉是低于少校的一个官阶(8) 产油国被认为是世界上的重要国家之一。(9) 她在大学期间主修数学和物理。 A victory of 98 to 3 might well be called major. If you're a musician, you're probably also familiar with the difference between a minor scale and a major scale. A major scale sounds happy, while a minor one sounds sad. The discovery of life on another planet? Major. Getting into the college of your choice? Major. For everything else, there's "ordinary."

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英 ['meɪdʒə(r)] 美 ['meɪdʒər] (1) The city holds the major portion of the population in the country.(2) Popular education is one of our major objectives.(3) This quartet represents a major new trend in modern music.(4) We have encountered major problems.(5) The safe disposal of nuclear waste is a major problem.(6) Majors should take more responsibilities and be more intelligent in handling personal relations.(7) Captain is an inferior rank to major.(8) An oil-producing country is considered as one of the majors.(9) She majored in maths and physics at university. Something major is big, big, big! It's major, baby! It's large! Important! Intense! Powerful! Michael Jackson's album "Thriller" was major, eventually becoming the biggest selling album of all time. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]较重要的；较重大的；主要的 You use major when you want to describe something that is more important, serious, or significant than other things in a group or situation.   [ADJ n]The major factor in the decision to stay or to leave was usually professional...职业上的考虑往往是决定去留的主要因素。Drug abuse has long been a major problem for the authorities there...长久以来，吸毒一直是那里的当局面临的一个大难题。Exercise has a major part to play in preventing and combating disease.体育锻炼在疾病防治方面发挥着重要作用。2[N-COUNT； N-TITLE； N-VOC可数名词；头衔名词；称呼名词](英国)陆军(或海军陆战队)少校；(美国)陆军(或空军、海军陆战队)少校 A major is an officer who is one rank above captain in the British army or the United States army, air force, or marines. I was a major in the war, you know.你知道，战争期间我是一名陆军少校。...Major Alan Bulman.艾伦·布尔曼少校3[N-COUNT 可数名词](美国大学中的)主修课程，专业 At a university or college in the United States, a student's major is the main subject that they are studying.   [oft poss N]English majors would be asked to explore the roots of language.英语专业的学生会被要求探究语言的根源。4[N-COUNT 可数名词](美国大学中)主修…的学生，…专业的学生 At a university or college in the United States, if a student is, for example, a geology major, geology is the main subject they are studying.   [n N]She was named the outstanding undergraduate history major at the University of Oklahoma.她被评选为俄克拉何马大学历史专业的优等生。5[VERB 动词](在美国大学)主修，专攻 If a student at a university or college in the United States majors in a particular subject, that subject is the main one they study.   [V in n]He majored in finance at Claremont Men's College in California.他在加利福尼亚州的克莱尔蒙特男子学院主修金融专业。6[ADJ 形容词](音乐)大调的，大音阶的 In music, a major scale is one in which the third note is two tones higher than the first.   [n ADJ]...Mozart's Symphony No 35 in D Major.莫扎特D大调第35号交响曲7[N-COUNT 可数名词]大型公司；重要企业 A major is a large or important company.   [oft n N]  [BUSINESS 商]Oil majors need not fear being unable to sell their crude.大型石油公司无需担心原油销售不出去。8[N-PLURAL 复数名词]职业体育总会；(尤指美国)职业棒球联合总会，职业棒球大联盟 The majors are groups of professional sports teams that compete against each other, especially in American baseball.   [the N]  [mainly AM 主美]I knew what I could do in the minor leagues, I just wanted a chance to prove myself in the majors.我知道自己在职业棒球小联合会中实力如何，我只是想有个机会能在职业棒球大联盟中证明一下自己。9[N-COUNT 可数名词]大型体育比赛；(尤指高尔夫球或网球)大赛 A major is an important sporting competition, especially in golf or tennis. Sarazen became the first golfer to win all four majors.萨拉岑成为了首位高尔夫四大满贯赛冠军。

英语单词	major
英美音标	英 ['meɪdʒə(r)] 美 ['meɪdʒər]
中文释义	adj.较多的；主要的；严重的；(音乐)大调的 n.成年人；主修（科目）；陆军少校；举足轻重者 v.主修
英语例句	(1) The city holds the major portion of the population in the country. (2) Popular education is one of our major objectives. (3) This quartet represents a major new trend in modern music. (4) We have encountered major problems. (5) The safe disposal of nuclear waste is a major problem. (6) Majors should take more responsibilities and be more intelligent in handling personal relations. (7) Captain is an inferior rank to major. (8) An oil-producing country is considered as one of the majors. (9) She majored in maths and physics at university.
中文例句	(1) 那个城市聚集了全国大部分人口。 (2) 民众教育是我们的主要目标之一。 (3) 这首四重奏的曲子反映了现代音乐中一种主要的新趋向。 (4) 我们已遇到重大的问题。 (5) 安全处置核废料是个大问题。 (6) 成年人要承担更多的责任,在处理人际关系中也要变得更急灵活。 (7) 上尉是低于少校的一个官阶 (8) 产油国被认为是世界上的重要国家之一。 (9) 她在大学期间主修数学和物理。
vocabulary简明	Something major is big, big, big! It's major, baby! It's large! Important! Intense! Powerful! Michael Jackson's album "Thriller" was major, eventually becoming the biggest selling album of all time.
vocabulary扩展	A victory of 98 to 3 might well be called major. If you're a musician, you're probably also familiar with the difference between a minor scale and a major scale. A major scale sounds happy, while a minor one sounds sad. The discovery of life on another planet? Major. Getting into the college of your choice? Major. For everything else, there's "ordinary."
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]较重要的；较重大的；主要的 You use major when you want to describe something that is more important, serious, or significant than other things in a group or situation. [ADJ n] The major factor in the decision to stay or to leave was usually professional... 职业上的考虑往往是决定去留的主要因素。 Drug abuse has long been a major problem for the authorities there... 长久以来，吸毒一直是那里的当局面临的一个大难题。 Exercise has a major part to play in preventing and combating disease. 体育锻炼在疾病防治方面发挥着重要作用。 2 [N-COUNT； N-TITLE； N-VOC 可数名词；头衔名词；称呼名词 ](英国)陆军(或海军陆战队)少校；(美国)陆军(或空军、海军陆战队)少校 A major is an officer who is one rank above captain in the British army or the United States army, air force, or marines. I was a major in the war, you know. 你知道，战争期间我是一名陆军少校。 ...Major Alan Bulman. 艾伦·布尔曼少校 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词](美国大学中的)主修课程，专业 At a university or college in the United States, a student's major is the main subject that they are studying. [oft poss N] English majors would be asked to explore the roots of language. 英语专业的学生会被要求探究语言的根源。 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词](美国大学中)主修…的学生，…专业的学生 At a university or college in the United States, if a student is, for example, a geology major, geology is the main subject they are studying. [n N] She was named the outstanding undergraduate history major at the University of Oklahoma. 她被评选为俄克拉何马大学历史专业的优等生。 5 [VERB 动词](在美国大学)主修，专攻 If a student at a university or college in the United States majors in a particular subject, that subject is the main one they study. [V in n] He majored in finance at Claremont Men's College in California. 他在加利福尼亚州的克莱尔蒙特男子学院主修金融专业。 6 [ADJ 形容词](音乐)大调的，大音阶的 In music, a major scale is one in which the third note is two tones higher than the first. [n ADJ] ...Mozart's Symphony No 35 in D Major. 莫扎特D大调第35号交响曲 7 [N-COUNT 可数名词]大型公司；重要企业 A major is a large or important company. [oft n N] [BUSINESS 商] Oil majors need not fear being unable to sell their crude. 大型石油公司无需担心原油销售不出去。 8 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]职业体育总会；(尤指美国)职业棒球联合总会，职业棒球大联盟 The majors are groups of professional sports teams that compete against each other, especially in American baseball. [the N] [mainly AM 主美] I knew what I could do in the minor leagues, I just wanted a chance to prove myself in the majors. 我知道自己在职业棒球小联合会中实力如何，我只是想有个机会能在职业棒球大联盟中证明一下自己。 9 [N-COUNT 可数名词]大型体育比赛；(尤指高尔夫球或网球)大赛 A major is an important sporting competition, especially in golf or tennis. Sarazen became the first golfer to win all four majors. 萨拉岑成为了首位高尔夫四大满贯赛冠军。

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