| 单词 | major |
| 释义 | major (once / 54 pages) 1adjn 2nvadj 3adj 4adj Something major is big, big, big! It's major, baby! It's large! Important! Intense! Powerful! Michael Jackson's album "Thriller" was major, eventually becoming the biggest-selling album of all time. A victory of 98 to 3 might well be called major. If you're a musician, you're probably also familiar with the difference between a minor scale and a major scale. A major scale sounds happy, while a minor one sounds sad. The discovery of life on another planet? Major. Getting into the college of your choice? Major. For everything else, there's "ordinary." WORD FAMILYmajor: majored, majoring, majority, majorly, majors+/majority: majorities USAGE EXAMPLESSecurity Council and a major obstacle to Middle East peace in the view of the Obama administration. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Traditionally turtles were eaten at major events, like a wedding or a chief’s funeral. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Sadly they are even more popular with Asian mainlanders shopping in the major cities, and the ballot/queue system was in full effect there too. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj greater in scope or effect a major contribution a major improvement a major break with tradition a major misunderstanding Ant minor lesser in scope or effect 2adj of greater seriousness or danger a major earthquake a major hurricane a major illness Ant minor of lesser seriousness or danger 3adj greater in number or size or amount a major portion (a majority) of the population a major portion of the winnings Syn|Ant better more than half minor inferior in number or size or amount 4adj of greater importance or stature or rank a major artist a major role major highways Syn|Ant leading, prima, star, starring, stellar indicating the most important performer or role minor of lesser importance or stature or rank insignificant, peanutof little importance or influence or power; of minor status secondarynot of major importance 5n a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain 2Hyper commissioned military officer a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps 1n the principal field of study of a student at a university her major is linguistics Hyper bailiwick, discipline, field, field of study, study, subject, subject area, subject field a branch of knowledge 2n a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject she is a linguistics major Hyper educatee, pupil, student a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution 3v have as one's principal field of study She is majoring in linguistics Hyper study be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning 4adj of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes 3his major field was mathematics Ant minor of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization adj of a scale or mode 4major scales the key of D major Ant minor of a scale or mode 1adj of full legal age Ant minor, nonaged, underage not of legal age 2adj of the elder of two boys with the same family name Jones major Syn senior older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service Major (once / 188 pages) n WORD FAMILY Major USAGE EXAMPLESBut a government spokesperson, Major General Sansern Kaewkamnerd, said the election was on track to be held later this year. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) During a spell living in London during the 1960s, he met Mr Major, who became a lifelong friend. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) Major employers include a hospital, a truck factory, two prisons and a branch of Ohio University. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) n British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943) Syn|Exp John Major, John R. Major, John Roy Major national leader, solon, statesman a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs |
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