| 词汇 | minor |
| 释义 | minor adjective uk /ˈmaɪ.nər/ us /ˈmaɪ.nɚ/ minoradjective (UNIMPORTANT)B2 having little importance, influence, or effect, especially when compared with other things of the same type: 较不重要的；次要的；轻微的 minor operationLast year he went into hospital for a minor operation. minor problemIt's only a minor problem - we'll soon find a solution. minor offenceThere's been an increase in minor offences, such as traffic violations and petty theft.轻微的违法活动有所增加，如违反交通规则、小偷小摸等。 minor injuryShe suffered only minor injuries.她只是受了点轻伤。 It requires a few minor adjustments.需要作几处小的调整。 a minor poet of the 16th century16世纪一位不太知名的诗人 Compare major For the sake of completeness, I should also mention two other minor developments.为了不遗漏任何细节，我还想提提另外两个不太重要的新情况。 Treat minor ailments yourself.一点儿小毛病可以自己治。 The fear is that these minor clashes may develop into all-out confrontation.人们担心这些小小的冲突可能会演变成全面的对抗。 They had minor breakthroughs but real success eluded them.他们取得了一些小的突破，但没有取得真正意义上的成功。 Your health is generally good, but you do have a few minor problems.总的来说你身体状况不错，但有些小毛病。 Of little or less importance be in/under someone's shadowidiom be neither here nor thereidiom big deal biggie derisory marginal meaningless meaninglessly meaninglessness mere picture piddling piddly piffling play second fiddleidiom unserious unseriousness venial vestigial vestigially minoradjective (MUSIC)music belonging or relating to a musical scale that is generally thought to have a sad sound: 小调的;小音阶的 minor keyThe piece is written in a minor key.这是一支用小调谱写的乐曲。 in D, F, etc. minorMozart's Piano Concerto in D minor莫扎特的D小调钢琴协奏曲 Compare major Notes of the musical scale B, b blue note C, c D, d doh flat la lah major mi middle C natural off-key re register run semitone soh sol sol-fa minoradjective (COMPETITION)US belonging or relating to the professional baseball and ice hockey leagues(= groups of teams who play games against each other) that play below the highest level: Her children play minor hockey at the local rink. Compare minor-league major Baseball & rounders 1-2-3 inning ahead alley around the hornidiom at bat bomb curve heater hit the ball out of the parkidiom hitting coach home plate home stand horsehide sac spitter split-fingered fastball splitter squeeze play starting pitcher swing You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Hockey Competitors & participants in sports & games minor noun[ C ] uk /ˈmaɪ.nər/ us /ˈmaɪ.nɚ/ minornoun[C] (YOUNG PERSON)law specialized someone who is too young to have the legal responsibilities of an adult: 未成年人 He was accused of having sex with a minor.他被指控与一名未成年人发生性关系。 a child childWhen I was a child the summers seemed to go on for ever. boyThere's a new boy in my class. girlThe girl's name is Sally. kidI'm off to pick up the kids from school. kiddieI saw her with a little kiddie in a pushchair. little oneThe little ones must be hungry by now. Young people adolescence adolescent baby boyhood emo laddish laddishness larrikin mall rat ned skinhead Teddy boy teen teenager teenybopper tween youngster youth youth culture yute minornoun[C] (COMPETITION)the minors[ plural ]US the professional baseball and ice hockeyleagues(= groups of teams who play games against each other) that play below the highest level: He spent five years refining his skills in the minors. minor verb uk /ˈmaɪ.nər/ us /ˈmaɪ.nɚ/ minor in somethingUS to study something as your second most important subject in college: （大学）副修科目 I minored in Spanish in college.我在大学副修西班牙语。 minor | American Dictionaryminor adjective[ not gradable ] us/ˈmɑɪ·nər/ minoradjective[not gradable] (UNIMPORTANT)not great in size or importance: She suffered minor injuries in the accident. Waiting another half hour was only a minor inconvenience. minoradjective[not gradable] (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 second and third notes and between the fifth and sixth notes: a minor scale a minor chord minor noun[ C ] us/ˈmɑɪ·nər/ minornoun[C] (YOUNG PERSON)a person under the age at which he or she legally becomes an adult minornoun[C] (SPECIAL SUBJECT)the second most important subject that a college student is studying: I’m taking two courses in my minor, chemistry. minor | Business Englishminor adjective uk /ˈmaɪnər/us having little importance, influence, or effect, especially when compared with similar things: It's only a minor problem. There are minor differences between the models, but they're basically the same. The vehicle only suffered minor damage. minor adjustments/corrections/modifications See also major minor noun[ C ] uk /ˈmaɪnər/us LAW someone who has not yet reached the age when they are legally an adult: It's illegal for adults to supply tobacco to minors. Examples of minorminor Their nonlinear interaction has only a minor influence on the qualitative features of the layer evolution. He was told that he was being let off with this minor punishment because this was his first offence. For both medications the predominant symptomatology was minor depressive (but not manic, mixed or schizoaffective) symptoms. The slab shows various minor differences in thickness for the same reason. This conservatism on the part of nuclear states may have also led them to restrain their minor allies. Minor truncations and discontinuities are visible at edges. Numerous courtyards as well as major and minor dividing walls are again clear throughout this palace. Several guidelines do specify how to handle informed consent in research involving incompetent persons or minors. Only one of the four options was identical to the target (the other three contained minor differences). Variations in pixel size of the random pixel array only caused minor changes in the cells' preferred velocity. The area of minor and alternative crops is a neglected one and the book covers a wide range of alternative crops and their characteristics. Perhaps the other minor quibble about this series is the dominance of medicine and the medical model in the scope of topics discussed. Statutory regulation played a relatively minor role in the prudential control of banks. In his prime a man is legally responsible for providing his minor children with food, shelter, and clothing. We have some minor concerns regarding the interpretation of these simulations. See all examples of minor These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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