Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense majors, present participle majoring, past tense, past participle majored
1ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n]较重要的;较重大的;主要的 You use major when you want to describe something that is more important, serious, or significant than other things in a group or situation. 较重要的;较重大的;主要的
The major factor in the decision to stay or to leave was usually professional.
职业上的考虑往往是决定去留的主要因素。
Drug abuse has long been a major problem for the authorities there.
长久以来,吸毒一直是那里的当局面临的一个大难题。
Exercise has a major part to play in preventing and combating disease.
2N-COUNT; N-TITLE; N-VOC (英国)陆军(或海军陆战队)少校;(美国)陆军(或空军、海军陆战队)少校 A major is an officer who is one rank above captain in the British army or the United States army, air force, or marines. (英国)陆军(或海军陆战队)少校;(美国)陆军(或空军、海军陆战队)少校
I was a major in the war, you know.
你知道,战争期间我是一名陆军少校。
...Major Alan Bulman.
艾伦·布尔曼少校
3N-COUNT [oft poss NOUN](美国大学中的)主修课程,专业 At a university or college in the United States, a student's major is the main subject that they are studying. (美国大学中的)主修课程,专业
English majors would be asked to explore the roots of language.
英语专业的学生会被要求探究语言的根源。
4N-COUNT [n NOUN](美国大学中)主修…的学生,…专业的学生 At a university or college in the United States, if a student is, for example, a geology major, geology is the main subject they are studying. (美国大学中)主修…的学生,…专业的学生
She was named the outstanding undergraduate history major at the University of Oklahoma.
她被评选为俄克拉何马大学历史专业的优等生。
5VERB [oft poss NOUN](在美国大学)主修,专攻 If a student at a university or college in the United States majors in a particular subject, that subject is the main one they study. (在美国大学)主修,专攻
He majored in finance at Claremont Men's College in California. [VERB + in]
他在加利福尼亚州的克莱尔蒙特男子学院主修金融专业。
6ADJ [n ADJ, ADJ n](音乐)大调的,大音阶的 In music, a major scale is one in which the third note is two tones higher than the first. (音乐)大调的,大音阶的
...Mozart's Symphony No 35 in D Major.
莫扎特D大调第35号交响曲
7N-COUNT [oft n NOUN]大型公司;重要企业 A major is a large or important company. 大型公司;重要企业 [business]
Oil majors need not fear being unable to sell their crude.
大型石油公司无需担心原油销售不出去。
8N-PLURAL 职业体育总会;(尤指美国)职业棒球联合总会,职业棒球大联盟The majors are groups of professional sports teams that compete against each other, especially in American baseball. 职业体育总会;(尤指美国)职业棒球联合总会,职业棒球大联盟 [mainly US]
I knew what I could do in the minor leagues, I just wanted a chance to prove myself in the majors.
我知道自己在职业棒球小联合会中实力如何,我只是想有个机会能在职业棒球大联盟中证明一下自己。
9N-COUNT 大型体育比赛;(尤指高尔夫球或网球)大赛 A major is an important sporting competition, especially in golf or tennis. 大型体育比赛;(尤指高尔夫球或网球)大赛
Sarazen became the first golfer to win all four majors.