ma·jor
adjective OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈmeɪdʒə(r)/
/ˈmeɪdʒər/
主要的;重要的;大的 - a major road
一条大马路 - Some major international companies refused to do business with them.
一些大型国际公司拒绝与他们开展业务。 - He played a major role in setting up the system.
他在建立这个系统的过程中起了主要的作用。 - major sporting events
重大体育赛事 - a major issue/factor/project/challenge
重大问题/因素/项目/挑战 - We have encountered major problems.
我们遇上了大问题。 - Four major cities will remove diesel cars by 2025.
到 2025 年,四大城市将取消柴油汽车。 - There were calls for major changes to the welfare system.
有人要求对福利制度进行重大改革。
Synonyms mainmainmajor ▪ key ▪ central ▪ principal ▪ chief ▪ primeThese words all describe somebody/something that is the largest or most important of its kind.main [only before noun] largest or most important:- Be careful crossing the main road.
过大马路时小心点儿。 - The main thing is to remain calm.
最重要的是要保持冷静。
- He played a major role in setting up the system.
他在建立这个系统的过程中起了主要的作用。
- He was a key figure in the campaign.
他是这场运动的关键人物。
- The central issue is that of widespread racism.
最重要的问题是种族主义到处泛滥。
- The principal reason for this omission is lack of time.
跳过它的主要原因是时间不足。
- Unemployment was the chief cause of poverty.
失业是贫穷的主要原因。
- My prime concern is to protect my property.
我最关心的是保护自己的财产。
- a/the main/major/key/central/principal/chief/prime aim/concern
- a/the main/major/principal road/town/city
- the main/key thing is to…
- to be of major/key/central/prime importance
Extra Examples- He had major surgery on his back and moves slowly.
他的背部接受了大手术,行动缓慢。 - Our major concern here is combating poverty.
我们主要关心的是消除贫困。 - The openness of the internet is a major part of its appeal.
互联网的开放性是其吸引力的主要部分。 - These companies are all major players in the food industry.
这些公司都是食品行业的主要参与者。
- a major road
- [not before noun] serious
严重 - Never mind—it's not major.
别担心,这不严重。
- Never mind—it's not major.
- (music) based on a scale (= a series of eight notes) in which the third note is two whole tones / steps higher than the first note
大调的 - the key of D major
D 大调 - the eight notes of the major scale
大调音阶的八个音符
- the key of D major
- (North American English) related to somebody’s main subject of study in college
(课程)主修的
Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin, comparative of magnus ‘great’; perhaps influenced by French majeur.