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| 1 | C a small number of people or things that are part of a larger group but different in some way from most of the group 少数；小部分 |
| There are not many, a tiny minority, who have misbehaved outrageously. 不是很多，是极少数人举止极端出格。 |
| + of In a small minority of cases, the treatment does not help. 对少数几个病例治疗不起作用。 |
| | 1a | a part of a population that is different in race , religion , or culture from most of the population 少数民族；少数派 | | The regulations are intended to prevent discrimination against minorities. 制定这些法规是为了消除对少数民族的歧视。 | | Members of ethnic minorities are represented on the committee. 少数民族成员在委员会里有代表。 | | a religious minority 宗教上的少数派 | |
| | 1b | someone who is a member of a minority group 少数民族 | | As minorities, we need to work together. 作为少数民族，我们需要共同努力。 | |
| | 1c | the only person in a group who has a particular opinion or idea 孤家寡人 | | I found myself to be in a minority of one. 我发现自己是孤家寡人。 | |
| | 1d | to belong to a small part of a group that is different in some way from most of the group 占少数 | | Women are in the minority in the top ranks of government. 在政府的高级职位中，女性只占少数。 | |
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| 2 | U legal the period of time before someone is legally an adult 未成年期；未达到法定年龄期 |
| Words frequently used with minority | | minority 的常见搭配词 | | adjectives | significant, sizeable, small, substantial, tiny, | 1 | | | |
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