| 词汇 | minority |
| 释义 | minority noun uk /maɪˈnɒr.ə.ti/ us /maɪˈnɔːr.ə.t̬i/ minoritynoun (SMALL PART)B2[ S ] a smaller number or part: 少数 It's only a tiny minority of people who are causing the problem.惹麻烦的只是极少数人。 Children with single parents at my school were very much in the minority (= there were very few).在我的学校里单亲孩子只占极少数。 This section of the bookstore caters for minority interests(= subjects that interest only a few people).书店的这一专柜主要满足少数读者的兴趣。 Opposite majority Because the two main parties have won almost the same number of votes, the minority group holds the key to the result.由于两个主要政党的得票数几乎相等，所以少数派集团将决定最后的结果。 The fact that a party can be voted into power by a minority of the electorate calls into question the country's electoral system.赢得少数选民的政党也能当选执政，这引发了人们对该国选举制度的怀疑。 It's a minority of these people who are causing trouble. Those who want violence are in the minority. In a minority of cases, a prison sentence is appropriate. Maximum and minimum (at) full steamidiom (at) full stretchidiom at capacity at leastidiom bare credit limit flat chat flat outphrase give a hundred percentidiom least mass max out maximal maximally maximum min. outside peak percent the full monty minoritynoun (PEOPLE)C1[ C ] any small group in society that is different from the rest because of their race, religion, or political beliefs, or a person who belongs to such a group: 少数民族;少数派;少数民族人士;少数派人士 ethnic/religious minorities少数民族／宗教少数派 The plan was designed to help women and minorities overcome discrimination in the workplace.这一计划旨在帮助女性和少数群体克服在工作场所受到的歧视。 Government by majority rule can be a threat to minority rights.多数派执政会危及少数派的权利。 Human rights activists have accused the country's government of a systematic perpetration of violence against minority groups.人权活动人士指责该国政府蓄意地对少数群体实施暴力。 Outraged minority groups will not be placated by promises of future improvements.许诺今后进行改善无法安抚愤怒的少数民族团体。 They are members of a racial minority.他们属于一个少数民族。 What are the prospects for overcoming the strife between the Christian minority and Muslim majority?解决基督教少数派和穆斯林多数派之间冲突的前景如何？ Groups of people affinity group alliance an anti-gang assemblage factionally family federation federative First Nation line (someone) up mafia mob peer group phalanx posse public quaternity scratch syndicate Idiombe in a minority of one minority | American Dictionaryminority noun[ C/U ] us/məˈnɔr·ɪ·t̬i, mɑɪ-, -ˈnɑr-/ minoritynoun[C/U] (SMALLER AMOUNT)less than half of a total number or amount; the smaller part of something: [ U ]Only a minority of people support military action. [ U ]Traditional families are in the minority in this neighborhood (= there are not many). minority noun[ C ] us/məˈnɔr·ɪ·t̬i (ˌɡrup), mɑɪ-, -ˈnɑr-/(alsominority group) minoritynoun[C] (PEOPLE)social studies a group of people who share some characteristic by birth that makes their group smaller than some other groups in a society and may cause others to treat them unfairly: He argued that African Americans and other minorities were not getting a fair deal in sports and elsewhere in society. Jews and Roman Catholics belonged to religious minorities. minority | Business Englishminority noun uk /maɪˈnɒrəti/ us /məˈnɒrəti/pluralminorities [ S ] a small number of the people or things in a group: Only a small/tiny minority of customers have complained about the changes. be in a/the minorityI don't like the design, but I'm in the minority – most people say they love it. [ C ] a group of people in a country or area who are of a different race, or have a different culture or religion to that of most other people there: ethnic/racial minorityWe want to end discrimination against women and racial minorities. minority community/employee/groupBritish Asians are the largest minority group among UK staff. Compare majoritynoun blocking minority minority adjective[ before noun ] uk /maɪˈnɒrəti/ us /məˈnɒrəti/ FINANCE, STOCK MARKET used to refer to the situation when a person or organization owns fewer shares in a company than other shareholders, and not enough to be in control of the company: Many minority shareholders are local people. He may be close to selling his minority stake in the company. |
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