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| 1 | not very important in comparison with people or things of the same type 较不重要的；次要的 |
| Some minor changes may be necessary. 也许有必要做些小改动。 |
| James has a string of convictions for minor offences. 詹姆斯接连被判犯轻微犯规。 |
| The damage here was only minor. 这里的损失较小。 |
| There was an extensive network of minor officials. 有一个由低级官员组成的庞大网络。 |
| | 1a | a minor medical operation is fairly simple and not dangerous （手术）较简单的，不危险的 | | He underwent minor surgery and recovered in a few days. 他动了小手术，几天就康复了。 | |
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| 2 | relating to a musical scale (= fixed series of musical notes) in which the third note is a semitone lower than that of the related major scale 小调的；小音阶的 |
| a sonata written in a minor key 用小调谱写的奏鸣曲 |
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