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majority

英  [məˈdʒɒrɪti]
    
美  [-ˈdʒɔːr-]

[ADJ, NOUN]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1. 多数人支持的

    Majority is used to describe opinions, decisions, and systems of government that are supported by more than half the people involved.

    双语例句

    例：

    her continuing disagreement with the majority view.

    她与多数人观点的持续不一致。

    NOUN. 名词

  • majorities

    1. [SING 单数型名词] 多数

    The majority of people or things in a group is more than half of them.

    双语例句

    例：

    The majority of my patients come to me from out of town.

    我的多数病人来自市区外。

    例：

    Before the war a majority opposed invasion, yet 51 now think it was justified.

    战争前多数人反对侵略，但现在有51的人赞成侵略。

    例：

    The vast majority of our cheeses are made with pasteurised milk.

    我们绝大多数的奶酪是用巴氏消毒牛奶做成的。

    2. [C 可数名词] 多得的票数 , 多获得的席位

    A majority is the difference between the number of votes or seats in a legislature or parliament that the winner gets in an election, and the number of votes or seats that the next person or party gets.

    双语例句

    例：

    Members of parliament approved the move by a majority of ninety-nine.

    国会议员们以99票的多数批准了该提案。

    3. [U 不可数名词] 成年

    Majority is the state of legally being an adult. In Britain and most states in the United States, people reach their majority at the age of eighteen.

    双语例句

    例：

    a citizen of Russia who has reached the age of majority.

    一个已成年的俄罗斯公民。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • in a majority , in the majority

    1. 占多数

    If a group is in a majority or in the majority, they form more than half of a larger group.

    双语例句

    例：

    Surveys indicate that supporters of the treaty are still in the majority.

    调查显示该条约的支持者仍占多数。

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