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| /məˈdʒɒrəti/ |
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| 1 | singular most of the people or things in a groupcan be followed by a singular or plural verb 大多数，大部分（后可接动词的单数或复数形式） |
| His job is to represent the views of the majority. 他的任务就是陈述大多数人的观点。 |
| +of The majority of our employees are women. 我们的雇员大多数都是女性。 |
| the vast majority (=nearly everyone/everything) The vast majority had never travelled outside the United States. 绝大多数；绝大部分 |
| be in the majority Young women are in the majority in the fashion industry. 年轻女性在时装业占多数。 |
| | 1a | connected with the majority of people 多数人的 | | the majority opinion/view The majority view is that the bombing campaign is justified. 大多数人的观点是这次轰炸行动是正当的。 | | a majority decision/verdict We have to accept the majority decision. 我们不得不接受大多数人的决定。 | |
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| 2 | C the number of votes by which a person or party wins an election （个人或政党赢得选举的）多数票 |
| They look like securing another overwhelming majority. 他们看来将再一次获得绝对的多数票。 |
| an overall majority (=more votes than all your opponents together) Reynolds won with an overall majority of 60 per cent. 得票数超过总数的一半 |
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| 3 | U legal the age at which someone is legally considered to be an adult , usually between 18 and 21 years old 法定年龄 |
| the age of majority 法定年龄 |
| Words frequently used with majority | | majority 的常见搭配词 | | adjectives | absolute, clear, large, narrow, outright, overall, overwhelming, slim, substantial, | 2 | | | |
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