Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense minors, present participle minoring, past tense, past participle minored
1ADJ-GRADED 不重要的;不严重的;次要的 You use minor when you want to describe something that is less important, serious, or significant than other things in a group or situation. 不重要的;不严重的;次要的
She is known in Italy for a number of minor roles in films.
她因在电影中饰演了一些配角而在意大利为人所知。
Western officials say the problem is minor, and should be quickly overcome.
2ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n](疾病)不严重的,轻微的;(手术)小的 A minor illness or operation is not likely to be dangerous to someone's life or health. (疾病)不严重的,轻微的;(手术)小的
Sarah had been plagued continually by a series of minor illnesses.
萨拉一直小病缠身。
His mother had to go to the hospital for minor surgery.
他母亲得去医院做一个小手术。
3ADJ [n ADJ, ADJ n]小音阶的;小调的 In European music, a minor scale is one in which the third note is three semitones higher than the first. 小音阶的;小调的
...the unfinished sonata movement in F minor.
未完成的F小调奏鸣曲乐章
4N-COUNT 未成年人(在英国和美国多数州指未满18岁的人,在法律上仍然视为儿童) A minor is a person who is still legally a child. In Britain and most states in the United States, people are minors until they reach the age of eighteen. 未成年人(在英国和美国多数州指未满18岁的人,在法律上仍然视为儿童)
The approach has virtually ended cigarette sales to minors.
5N-COUNT [oft poss NOUN](美国大学学科中的)辅修科目,辅修课程 At a university or college in the United States, a student's minor is a subject that they are studying in addition to their main subject, or major. (美国大学学科中的)辅修科目,辅修课程
6N-COUNT [n NOUN](美国大学中的)辅修生 At a university or college in the United States, if a student is, for example, a geology minor, they are studying geology as well as their main subject. (美国大学中的)辅修生
7VERB 辅修 If a student at a university or college in the United States minors in a particular subject, they study it in addition to their main subject. 辅修