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majority
mədʒɒrɪti -dʒɔːr- məˈdʒɔrəti məˈdʒɑrəti
Word forms: plural majorities
1 N-SING-COLL [with singular or plural verb, usually singular] 多数;大多数 The majority of people or things in a group is more than half of them. 多数;大多数

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

    大多数来找我看病的患者都是外省人。

  • The vast majority of our cheeses are made with pasteurised milk. [+ of]

    我们生产的绝大部分奶酪都是用巴氏消毒过的牛奶制成的。

  • As a fuel it is preferred by top chefs and is used in the majority of British homes.

    这种燃料得到了顶级大厨的青睐，并得以在英国大多数家庭里广泛使用。

  • Still, a majority continue to support the treaty.

    大多数人依然支持这份条约。

If a group is in a majority or in the majority, they form more than half of a larger group.占多数；拥有多数；过半数

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

    调查表明，该条约的支持者仍然占大多数。

2 N-COUNT 多数票;超过对方的票数 A majority is the difference between the number of votes or seats in parliament or legislature that the winner gets in an election, and the number of votes or seats that the next person or party gets. 多数票;超过对方的票数

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

    议员以99张的多数票批准了这项动议。

  • According to most opinion polls, he is set to win a clear majority.

    从大多数民意调查的结果来看，他很有可能以绝对多数票胜出。

  • The Trust's annual meeting has decided by a narrow majority to ban deer hunting.

    国民托管组织的年度会议以微弱的多数票决定禁止猎鹿。

SYN margin, landslide
3 ADJ [ADJ n] (观点、决定、体制等)多数人支持的，多数人拥护的 Majority is used to describe opinions, decisions, and systems of government that are supported by more than half the people involved. (观点、决定、体制等)多数人支持的，多数人拥护的

  • ...her continuing disagreement with the majority view.

    她与大多数人的观点依旧不一致

  • A majority vote of 75% is required from shareholders for the plan to go ahead.

    这项计划若要实施，必须获得股东 75%的多数票。

4 N-UNCOUNT [oft with poss] 法定成年年龄(英国和美国大多数州规定为18周岁) 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. 法定成年年龄(英国和美国大多数州规定为18周岁)

  • The age of majority in Romania is eighteen.

    罗马尼亚的法定成年年龄为18周岁。

  • Once you reach your majority, you may do what you damned well please.

    等你成年后，就可以随心所欲了。

SYN adulthood, maturity, age of consent, seniority
5 See also: absolute majority  moral majority 
Quotations
One, on God's side, is a majority Wendell Phillips
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N.

majority of people, majority of the population 1

majority leader 1

majority opinion, majority rule, majority vote 2

ADJ.

overwhelming majority, vast majority 1 1

Word Linkmajor ≈ larger : major, majorgeneral, majority
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