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单词 majority
释义 majority¹ /məˈdʒɒrɪtɪ/ n.( 复majorities)
1.(greater number)多数;大多数;多半

A majority continue to support the treaty.大多数人继续支持该条约。

the majority of sth某事物的大多数

the majority of the constituents大多数选民

The majority of my patients come to me from out of town.找我看病的人大多数是外地人。

Gas cookers are used in the majority of British homes.大多数英国家庭使用煤气灶。

the vast majority of sth某事物的绝大多数

The vast majority of our cheeses are made with pasteurised milk.我们的绝大多数奶酪是用巴氏消毒牛奶制成的。

to be in a majorityorto be in the majority占多数

those parts of India where Hindus were in a majority印度教教徒占多数的印度区域

Surveys indicate that supporters of the treaty are still in the majority.多个调查显示, 支持该条约的人仍然占多数。

Usage Note
the majority of只能指代人或物,描述量的时候,应用 most of most of(不能说 the majority of)the harvest was saved(大部分收成保住了)。
2.(number of votes)(选举中取得的)多数票, 多数席位

He was re-elected governor last year by a huge majority.他去年以绝大多数票连任州长。

According to most opinion polls, he is set to win a clear majority.从大多数民意调查的结果来看, 他很有可能以绝对多数票胜出。

a majority of sth…的多数票

Members of parliament approved the move by a majority of ninety-nine.议员们以99票的多数票批准了这项动议。

3.【政】(party)(立法或审议会中一起投票的)最大党, 最大集团
4.【律】(adulthood)法定成年年龄

The age of majority in Romania is eighteen.罗马尼亚的成年年龄为18岁。

to reach your majority达到成年年龄

Once you reach your majority, you may do what you damned well please.你一旦成年, 就可以我行我素。

5.【军】少校军衔(或职位)
6.<废>(superiority)(数量上的)优胜;优越(性)
idiom
to join the majorityorto go to the majorityorto pass over to the majority<废,婉>死去
majority² /məˈdʒɒrɪtɪ/ comp.
+ view, vote , holding多数的;占多数的

her continuing disagreement with the majority view她仍与多数人的观点存在分歧

a decision made by majority vote根据多数票作出的决定

The German banking group will have a majority holding in the enlarged company.这家德国银行集团将在扩张后的公司里持有多数股份。

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