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单词 major
音标
英[ˈmeɪdʒə(r)] 美[ˈmedʒɚ]
解释
adj.主要的;重要的;大调的;主修的(课程);n.主修科目;大调;陆军少校;成年的;vi.<美>主修,专攻;[美国英语][教育学]主修(in);专攻;
例句

ADJ-GRADED
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.
例: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。
例: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。

N-COUNT; N-TITLE; N-VOC
(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.
例:I was a major in the war, you know.你知道,战争期间我是一名陆军少校。
例:...Major Alan Bulman.艾伦·布尔曼少校

N-COUNT
(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.
例: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。

N-COUNT
(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.
例: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。

VERB
(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.
例: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。

ADJ
(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.
例:...Mozart's Symphony No 35 in D Major.莫扎特D大调第35号交响曲

N-COUNT
大型公司;重要企业
A major is a large or important company.
例: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。

N-PLURAL
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.
例: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。

N-COUNT
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.
例: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。
变形
third:majors~pl:majors~ing:majoring~past:majored~

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