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词汇 major
释义 major
adjective
uk /ˈmeɪ.dʒər/ us /ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ/

majoradjective (IMPORTANT)


B2[ before noun ]
more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the same type: 较重要的;主要的;重大的
All of her major plays have been translated into English.她的主要剧本都被译成了英文。
Sugar is a major cause of tooth decay.糖是造成蛀牙的主要原因。
There are two problems with this situation, one major, one minor.这一情况牵涉到两个问题,一个主要的,一个次要的。
Citrus fruits are a major source of vitamin C.柑橘类水果是维生素C的重要来源。
There has been a major change in attitudes recently.态度近来有重大改变。
The United States is a major influence in the United Nations.美国是联合国中有重要影响的国家。
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minoradjective(UNIMPORTANT)
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having great effect or influence
importantIt was one of the most important legal cases of the century.
bigThis is a big match tonight - if we lose, we won't be in the playoffs.
majorThis is a major decision so we'd better get it right.
significantDid he make any significant changes to my suggestions?
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having a bad result or outcome
seriousHer condition is not thought to be serious.
badHe got a bad case of food poisoning.
bigOnline fraud is a big problem.
majorIt's not a major problem, but it does need to be taken care of.
graveThe public are in grave danger.
This latest defeat is a major setback for the government.
This building, once derided by critics, is now a major tourist attraction.这座曾被评论家嘲笑的建筑如今已成为一处主要的旅游景点。
Japan is a major exporter of cars.日本是主要的汽车出口国。
The children were vaccinated against the major childhood diseases.孩子们接种了预防主要儿童疾病的疫苗。
They predict that a major earthquake will strike the east coast before the end of the decade.
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Very important or urgent
all-important
at all costsidiom
be a matter of life and/or deathidiom
cardinally
chief
last
last but not leastidiom
leading
life-altering
life-and-death
overriding
primacy
primary
prime
principally
prior
seminal
tectonic
weightily
weighty

majoradjective (MUSIC)


[ after noun ] music
belonging or relating to a musical scale that is generally thought to have a happy sound: 大调的,大音阶的
the key of C majorC大调
a concerto in A majorA 大调协奏曲
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minoradjective(MUSIC)
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Notes of the musical scale
B, b
blue note
C, c
D, d
doh
flat
la
lah
mi
middle C
minor
natural
ray
re
register
run
scale
semitone
soh
sol

majoradjective (COMPETITION)


US
belonging or relating to the professional baseball and ice hockey leagues (= groups of teams who play games against each other) that play at the highest level:
The team begin the major-league baseball season with high expectations of reaching the major world series.
He began this season playing major junior hockey in Canada.
Synonym
major-league
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minor
major
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈmeɪ.dʒər/ us /ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ/

majornoun[C] (OFFICER)


(alsoMajor)
an officer of middle rank in the British, US, and many other armed forces: (英军、美军及其他军队中的)少校
Her father was a major in the Scots Guards.她父亲曾是苏格兰近卫团的少校。
Major Winters/Richard Winters理查德·温特斯少校
[ as form of address ]Thank you, Major.谢谢您,少校。
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Ranks in the Army
brigadier
brigadier general
col
colonel
Corp.
corporal
field marshal
general
generalship
lance corporal
Lieut.
major general
private
sarge
sergeant
sergeant major
Sgt
staff officer
subaltern

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Ranks in the Air Force

majornoun[C] (SPECIAL SUBJECT)


US
the most important subject that a college or university student is studying, or the student himself or herself: (大学生的)专业,主修课程;(大学专业的)主修学生
What is your major, English or French?你的专业是英语还是法语?
She was a philosophy major at an Ivy League college.她曾在一所长春藤大学主修哲学。
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Subjects & disciplines
-ological
Afrocentrism
andragogy
AP
applicative
applied
ESOL
esp.
ethnoscience
food technology
functional skills
non-technical
nonscientific
ology
ontology
sports scientist
stem
sub-department
sub-discipline
subscience

majornoun[C] (COMPETITION)


an important sports competition, especially in tennis or golf:
The Australian Open is the first major of the year.
Serena Williams has won more majors than any other tennis player.
 the majors[ plural ]US
the professional baseball leagues(= groups of teams who play games against each other) that play at the highest level:
He first made it to the majors as a twenty-year-old.
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Competitions, & parts of competitions
bathing beauty
battle of witsidiom
be a game of two halvesidiom
beauty contest
beauty pageant
benefit match
bowl
championship
elimination tournament
kickabout
non-game
non-major
omnium
on your marks, get set, go!idiom
postgame
Rafferty's rules
round robin
starter
tournament
winning post
major
verb
uk /ˈmeɪ.dʒər/ us /ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ/
 major in somethingUS
B2
to study something as your main subject at college or university: 主修,以…为专业
She majored in philosophy at Harvard.她曾在哈佛大学主修哲学。

major | American Dictionary


major
adjective
us/ˈmeɪ·dʒər/

majoradjective (IMPORTANT)


[ not gradable ]
more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the same type:
Fresh fruits are a major source of vitamin C.
We awaited major new developments in the peace talks.

majoradjective (MUSIC)


music
based on a scale (= series of musical notes) in which there is a whole step (= sound difference) between each note except between the third and fourth notes and the seventh and eighth notes:
a major scale
a major chord
major
noun[ C ]
us/ˈmeɪ·dʒər/

majornoun[C] (OFFICER)


a military officer of middle rank, above a captain

majornoun[C] (SPECIAL SUBJECT)


the most important subject that a college or university student is studying, or the student studying that subject:
an English major

major | Business English


major
adjective
uk /ˈmeɪdʒər/us
very large, important, or powerful, especially when compared with others of the same type:
a rail link connecting major European cities
Exports play a major role in key sub-sectors.
Our prices are lower on 2,000 items than those of all our major competitors.
major companies/corporations/retailers
a major change, difference, etc. affects a lot of people or organizations, sometimes in a way that causes difficulties for them:
Lack of skilled workers has become a major problem in recent years.
Governments now face major challenges in addressing problems in the global economy.
a major barrier/obstacle/boost
major
noun[ C,usually plural ]
uk /ˈmeɪdʒər/us
COMMERCE
one of the most important companies in a particular industry:
The majors are projected to collect up to $1 trillion in profits over the next 10 years.
Among the majors, this airline ranks first for on-time arrivals .
oil/industry/supermarket majors

Examples of major


major
Major alterations to the text will be accepted only at the author's expense.
Attempting to write a global geographical perspective on organic agriculture is a major challenge.
There are three major groups under discussion here: actualization conditionals, inferential conditionals, and purely case-specifying conditionals (each type is then subdivided into numerous subtypes).
These regulations and requirements have a major impact on the research and development of new drugs.
Indeed, the wish to avoid such veto power may both contribute to surplus coalitions and to grand coalitions between major parties.
They also held meetings with non-governmental organisations and the leaders of the major political parties.
About 60 other parties also joined the electoral contest, both within and outside the major contending alliances.
It is well recognized that past mental health problems are strongly related to the development of major depression.
Five subjects had a past history of major depression.
This review examines the roles of the major fibrinolytic factors involved in clot lysis.
In seven percent of the cases, the sinus nodal artery took origin from a separate orifice within the same sinus as a major coronary artery.
In this article we present a survey of the major organizational paradigms used in multi-agent systems.
One major cross-linguistic generalisation that is supported by these data concerns syllable weight : many stress systems distinguish between light and heavy syllables.
Major depression in communitydwelling middle-aged and older adults : prevalence and 2and 4-year follow-up symptoms.
In each area there is a synthesis of selected research findings, with commentary on major debates.
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Collocations withmajor


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academic major
A student who successfully completes the courses prescribed in an academic major qualifies for an undergraduate degree.
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education major
The advanced course education major ws set up in 1994.
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engineering major
Many engineering major courses have laboratory sections, and the students must do well in both exams and experiments to get credit.
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