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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

major

英  [ˈmeɪdʒə]
    

[ADJ, NOUN, VERB]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1. 主要的 , 重大的

    You use major when you want to describe something that is more important, serious, or significant than other things in a group or situation.

    近义词

    key , crucial , central , primary

    反义词

    minor

    双语例句

    例：

    The major factor in the decision to stay or to leave was usually professional.

    决定去留的主要因素通常与职业相关。

    例：

    Drug abuse has long been a major problem for the authorities there.

    滥用毒品长期以来一直是该地当局所面临的一大难题。

    例：

    Exercise has a major part to play in preventing disease.

    运动在预防疾病上扮演一个主要的角色。

    2. （音乐）大调的

    In music, a major scale is one in which the third note is two tones higher than the first.

    双语例句

    例：

    The orchestra played Mozart's Symphony No. 35 in D Major.

    该管弦乐队演奏了莫扎特D大调第35交响曲。

    NOUN. 名词

  • majors

    1. [C 可数名词] （英国陆军）少校 , （美国陆军、空军或海军陆战队）少校

    A major is an officer who is one rank above captain in the British army and in United States Army, Air Force, or Marines.

    双语例句

    例：

    I was a major in the war, you know.

    你知道，我在那场战争期间是个少校。

    2. [C 可数名词] （尤指高尔夫球或网球中的）大赛

    A major is an important sports competition, especially in golf or tennis.

    双语例句

    例：

    Sarazen became the first golfer to win all four majors.

    萨拉曾成为了第一个赢得全部4大满贯赛的高尔夫球员。

    VERB. 动词

  • majors , majoring , majored

    1. [I 不及物动词] 以…为专业 , 主修

    If a student at a university or college majors in a particular subject, that subject is the main one they study.

    双语例句

    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大学主修金融。

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