major
['meidʒə]
adj.较多的, 主要的, 严重的, (音乐)大调的
n.成年人, 主修, 陆军少校, 举足轻重者
v.主修
例句与用法:
This quartet represents a major new trend in modern music.
这首四重奏的曲子反映了现代音乐中一种主要的新趋向。
Her major is French.
她的主修科目是法语。
She majored in maths and physics at university.
她在大学期间主修数学和物理。
My major is French.
我的主修科目是法语。
The play was a major success.
这出戏大获成功。
We have encountered major problems.
我们已遇到重大的问题。
词形变化:
动词过去式: majored | 动词过去分词: majored | 动词现在分词: majoring | 动词第三人称单数: majors |
a.
1. 较大的; 较多的
The house needs major repairs.
这幢房子需要大修。
2. 主要的, 重要的; 一流的[B]
He is a major writer.
他是位大作家。
3. 主修的[B]
Her major subject is chemistry.
她的主修科目是化学。
4. 成年的, 达到法定年龄的
5. 【音】大调的, 大音阶的
6. 【逻】大前提的
n.[C]
1. 成年人, 已到法定年龄者
2. (常大写)陆军(或空军, 海军陆战队)少校
3. (大学中的)主修科目
4. (大学专业的)主修学生
Physics was his major.
物理是他的主修科目。
5. 【音】大调, 大音阶
He is a mathematics major.
他是主修数学的学生。
6. 【逻】大前提
7. 主要公司(组织、企业……等)
MGM, Paramount, and Columbia are all majors in film industry.
米高梅、派拉蒙和哥伦比亚都是电影业的大公司。
vi.
主修[(+in)]
Alice majors in economics.
艾丽丝主修经济学。
短语词组:
major in
1. 主修
She majors in English.
她主修英语。
major
名词复数:majors
过去式:majored
过去分词:majored
现在进行时:majoring
词形变化:
动词过去式: majored | 动词过去分词: majored | 动词现在分词: majoring | 动词第三人称单数: majors |
同义词:
chief | main | foremost | key | officer | captain | colonel | brigadier | field marshal | general | larger | senior | superior | higher | speciality | important | fated | significant | better | crucial | John Major | principal | primary | leading | capital |
反义词:
minor |
词义辨析:
同义:
a.较大的; 较高的
larger
greater
superior
higher
senior
同义参见:
important
speciality
significant
fated
反义:
a.较大的; 重要的
minor
major['meidʒə]n.1.■长者;上级2.■[常作 M-]美国陆军(或空军、海军陆战队)少校;英国陆军(或海军陆战队)少校3.■[常作 M-](军士使用的礼貌称呼)军士长4.■(军乐队主管某一乐器部的)乐器长5.■重要人物;才能卓越者;能力强者;地位优越者6.■主要企业(或公司、机构);[常用复数]大型石油公司;主要石油公司7.■[美国英语]【教育学】8.■(大专院校学生的)主修科目;主课;专修课;专业9.■(大学专业的)专修学生10.■【法律】成年人,已到达法定年龄者11.■【逻辑学】(三段论法的)大前提;大项12.■【音乐】大调;大音阶;大音程;大三和弦13.■[the Majors][美国口语]【体育】美国两大职业棒球协会之一adj.1.■较大的;较大量的;较多的;较大范围的;地位较高的2.■成年的,较为年长的;达到法定年龄的3.■重要的,主要的(部分);重大的4.■大多数人的;多数派的;过半数的5.■[美国英语]【教育学】主修的(课程);(中学课程)学时最多的6.■疾病严重的;有生命危险的;有风险的7.■【逻辑学】大前提的;大项的8.■[英国英语](置于姓名后)兄弟或学校同姓男生中年长的;大的;资深的;先入学的9.■【音乐】10.■大音阶的;大音程的11.■含大三度和音的三和弦的vi.1.■[美国英语]【教育学】主修 (in);专攻近义词capital
majormajor[ˈmeidʒə]adj.1.■较大的; 较多的; 主要的; 主修的2.■较优的; 较大范围的3.■成年的; [英](学校中同姓同学中的)年长的4.■【音】大调的, 大音阶的the major part主要部分major subjects主修(专业)课程major party(有竞选力量的)主要政党a major surgical operation外科大手术the major vote多数票Brown major年纪较大的布朗major scale大音阶
词性变化major[ˈmeidʒə]n.1.■成年人2.■主修课程; 主科3.■专业学生4.■【音】大调; 长调;【逻】大前提, 大名词He is a history major.他是主修历史的学生。major[ˈmeidʒə]vi.1.■[美口]主修, 专攻He majors in physics.他主修物理。
adjective
- [attrib.]important, serious, or significant
重要的;重大的
the use of drugs is a major problem.
毒品使用是个严重问题。
■greater or more important; main
大部分的;较重要的;主要的
he got the major share of the spoils.
他得到大部分抢到的东西。
■(of a surgical operation) serious or life-threatening
(外科手术)重大的;生命攸关的
he had to undergo major surgery.
他得做大手术。 - (Music)(of a scale) having intervals of a semitone between the third and fourth, and seventh and eighth degrees
(乐)大音阶的。 与minor相对
■(of an interval) equivalent to that between the tonic and another note of a major scale, and greater by a semitone than the corresponding minor interval
大音程的
■[postpositive](of a key) based on a major scale, tending to produce a bright or joyful effect
大调的
Prelude in G Major.
G大调序曲。 - (Brit. dated)(appended to a surname in public schools) indicating the elder of two brothers
(英,旧)(公立学校中置于学生姓氏后,表示两兄弟中)大的,年长的 - (Logic)(of a term) occurring as the predicate in the conclusion of a categorical syllogism
(逻)大(项)的
■(of a premise) containing the major term in a categorical syllogism
大(前提)的
- a rank of officer in the army and the US air force, above captain and below lieutenant colonel. sergeant major,
陆军少校;(美国)空军少校
■[with modifier]an officer in charge of a section of band instruments
乐器长
a trumpet major.
小号长。 - (Music)a major key, interval, or scale
(乐)大调;大音程;大音阶
■(Bell-ringing)a system of change-ringing using eight bells
(响铃)八钟变化鸣铃(法) - a major world organization, company, or competition
主要世界性组织(或公司、比赛) - (N. Amer.)a student's principal subject or course
(北美)主修科目;主修课程
■[often with modifier]a student specializing in a specified subject
主修学生
a math major.
主修数学的学生。 - (Logic)a major term or premise
(逻)大项;大前提 - (Bridge). short for major suit
(桥牌)。 major suit的简称
- [no obj. major in](N. Amer. & Austral./NZ)specialize in (a particular subject) at college or university
(北美,澳/新西兰)(大学)主修
I was trying to decide if I should major in drama or English.
我想定下来是主修戏剧还是英语。
语源
- Middle English: from Latin, comparative of magnus 'great'; perhaps influenced by French majeur
major
名词 major:
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)
同义词:John Major, John R. Major, John Roy Major
a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject
the principal field of study of a student at a university
动词 major:
have as one's principal field of study
形容词 major:
of greater importance or stature or rank
greater in scope or effect
greater in number or size or amount
of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes
of a scale or mode
of greater seriousness or danger
of full legal age
of the elder of two boys with the same family name
major
■"Slit the tunic," the major said.
“撕开制服,”少校说。
■"Love Story" came to be made only after six major studios had given it the thumbs down.
《爱情故事》是在遭到6家主要制片商的拒绝之后才开始制作的。
■"On the Ten Major Relationships" is a fine speech.
《论十大关系》是好的。
■The one major signpost is change.
一个主要的路标就是改变。
■A major vessel has been lacerated.
一个较大的血管已经裂伤。
■A major has a crown on the shoulder of his uniform.
一名少校在制服的肩部有个王冠形的纹章。
■A major war seemed all too likely.
一场大规模的战争似乎一触既发。
■An American conglomerate holds a major share in the company.
一家美国的大联合企业持有该公司的大部分股份。
■A major criminal masterminded the huge fraud.
一要犯策画了这个大诈骗案.
■Graph the three major types of cost functions.
三种主要类型价值函数的曲线图。
■A captain ranges between a lieutenant and a major.
上尉军阶在中尉之上,少校之下。
■Captain is an inferior rank to major.
上尉是低于少校的一个官阶
■A captain is inferior to a major.
上尉的级别低於少校。
■The major world powers are afraid of falling behind in the arms race.
世界各大强国均惟恐在军备竞赛中落後。
■The two firms joined forces to win a major contract.
两家公司联合起来以争得一桩大生意。
■Major Cities: Roseau, Joseph, Portsmouth.
主要城市:罗索、约瑟夫、次茅斯。
■Fluency in spoken English is a major requirement.
主要条件为英语口语流利。
■Major Ports: Copenhagen, Alborg, Arhus, Odense.
主要港口:哥本哈根、奥尔堡、奥尔胡、欧登塞。
■Major Ports: Amsterdam, Haarlem and Rotterdam.
主要港口:阿姆斯特丹、哈勒姆、鹿特丹。
■The major media are rapidly becoming the glue.
主要的传播媒介正迅速地变成一条纽带。
■The major stations are not broadcasting today.
主要的电台今天都没有广播。
■Profit of major airlines has been affected by the rise in fuel price.
主要航空公司的利润受到燃料涨价的影响。
■The southernmost of the major islands of Japan, in the southwest on the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
九州日本最南端的主要岛屿,在西南部,位于东中国海和太平洋上
■Noticing his military beating, I put him down as a retired major.
从他那军人的举止,我认为他是一位退役的少校。
■Electronic products are the major import from Japan.
从日本进口的主要物品是电子产品。
■English is his major and history is his minor.
他主修英文,副修历史。
■The preferred the captain to the rank of major .
他们将这个陆军上尉提升到少校。
■They have wiped out the enemy's major military targets.
他们已彻底摧毁了敌人的主要军事目标。
■They continued to view it as their major adversary.
他们继续把它看作主要的对手。
■They tried to pin him down on major issues.
他们试图说服他就重大问题表明立场。
■He spent the major part of a year abroad.
他在国外度过大半年。
■His inept handling of a minor problem turned it into a major crisis.
他处理不善使小事变大了。
■He left the major portion of his money to the foundation.
他将大部分钱留给了这个基金会。
■His advancement to major came two years ago.
他於两年前被提升为少校。
■He is a Major in the US Air Force.
他是美国空军的少校。
■He was making a major effort to tilt American policy towards Africa.
他正在作出重大努力使美国政策向非洲倾斜。
■The outset of any major project can Be difficult.
任何主要方案实施的初期都可能会有困难
■As you are well aware that a merger is a major turning point.
你很清楚合并是一个重要的转折点。
■Your laid-back tude will be a major friend magnet.
你柔和的态度是交朋友的一块吸铁石(吸引朋友的主要因素)。
■Your comments are an excursion from the major theme.
你的话偏离了主题。
■Only very, very rarely does someone so far out of the political swim as Jerry Brown, who last held political office almost a decade ago, manage to win the presidential nomination of a major party.
像布朗这样远离政海——他最后一次从政几乎是十年以前的事——而能设法赢得主要政党提名竞选总统,实在是一件绝无仅有之事。
■His major views are contained in the works.
其主要观点体现在他的著作中。
■Creating a new business process is a major project.
创立一种崭新的商业运行方法可谓是一个大工程。
■What is the major cause of the labour-management strife?
劳资冲突的主要原因是什么?
■A major industrial region of northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan adjacent to Chicago.
卡柳梅特位于伊利诺斯州东北部和印第安纳州西北部的一个重要的工业区,靠近密歇根湖并与芝加哥毗邻
■Even a limited confrontation can escalate into a major war.
即使是局部的对抗也可能扩大成一场大战。
■And the other major item is water and sanitation.
另外一个主要问题是水源和卫生设备。
■Just because we underbid our rivals and got a major order, they have accused us of sharp practice.
只是因为我们投票时出价低于对手得到了一个大数量的订货单,他们便指责我们有欺诈行为。
■Major Smith has been attached to the 2nd division.
史密斯少校暂已派到第二师执行任务。
■Illiteracy is a major problem in some developing countries.
在一些发展中国家,文盲是个大问题。
major in
1. 主修
She majors in English.
她主修英语。
习惯用语major in1.■[美口]攻读, 专修, 主修特殊用法broad-fields major1.■综合性主修课程Canis M-1.■大犬星座circulus arteriosus major1.■动脉大环(虹膜)college major1.■大学主修课; 专业; 专业学生departmental major1.■系主修课double major1.■[美](在大学)同时主修两个专业的学生ductus sublingualis major1.■舌下腺大管education major1.■主修教育的学生elettaria major1.■大果型的小豆蔻subject major1.■主修学科teres major (minor)1.■大(小)圆肌thalassemia major1.■重型地中海贫血trochanter major1.■大转子Ursa M-1.■大熊座vena palatinamajor1.■腭大静脉vis major[visˈmeidʒə]1.■不可抗力