major
基本释义
- adj.重大的,主要的;严重的;大调的,大音阶的; <旧>(公立学校中置于学生姓氏后,表示两兄弟中)大的,年长的;主修的;大(项)的
- n.主修科目,专业;陆军少校,(美国)空军少校;(某专业的)主修学生;<美,非正式>职业棒球大联盟;大型公司,重要企业;成年人,已达到法定年龄者;(军乐队中主管某一乐器部的)乐器长;大调,大音程; 大项,大前提;主要世界性组织(或公司、比赛)
- v.(在美国大学)主修,专攻
- 人名 (Major) (英)梅杰,(西)马霍尔,(法)马若尔,(捷、德、塞、瑞典)马约尔(人名)
词语例句
重大的,主要的adj.
高中六级四级The major factor in the decision to stay or to leave was usually professional.
决定去留的主要因素通常与职业相关。
On certain major event days, i.e. Australia Day, Anzac Day, sporting and cultural days, special additional services may operate.
在某些主要活动日,如澳大利亚日、澳新军团日、体育和文化日,可提供特别的附加服务。
I'm currently working in a large international company in charge of a team of 8 brokers; we buy and sell stocks for major clients worldwide.
我目前在一家大型国际公司工作,负责8名经纪人团队;我们为全球的主要客户买卖股票。
严重的adj.
You do not have to worry about this problem because it's not major.
不必担心这个问题,这并不严重。
大调的,大音阶的adj.
The orchestra played Mozart's Symphony No. 35 in D Major.
该管弦乐队演奏了莫扎特D大调第35交响曲。
主修科目,专业cn.
六级四级English majors would be asked to explore the roots of language.
英语专业的学生会被要求探究语言的根源。
I chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts university that doesn't even offer a major in electrical engineering.
我选择了一所小的文科大学学习工程学,这所大学甚至没有开设电气工程类的专业。
In the end, one of two things is true: Either a college major is worth its cost or it isn't.
最终,两者其一会是对的:大学专业值得学费,或者不值。
- Rotterdam is a major port.鹿特丹是一个重要的港口城市。来自《牛津词典》
- Tokyo is a major financial centre.东京是主要的金融中心。来自《牛津词典》
- She's an education major.她主修教育学。来自《牛津词典》
相关短语
- major in主修
- major factor主要因素
- major part主要部分;重要部件
- english major英语专业
- major component主要部件;主要元件
- major equipment主要设备
- major general少将;缺兵少将;大将军;范大将军
- John Major约翰·梅杰;约翰梅杰;约翰·马卓安
- Vinca major蔓长春花;长春蔓;蔓长春藤;蔓长春
- Ursa Major大熊座;大熊星座;杜鹃座;大熊
- Plantago major宽叶车前;大车前;车前草
词语扩展
- principal/leading/primary/foremost/capital/major/chief/main
词义分布
英英释义
- n.a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
- n.British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)
- n.a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject
- n.the principal field of study of a student at a university
- v.have as one's principal field of study
- adj.of greater importance or stature or rank
- adj.more important than other things
主要的;重大的- Homelessness is a major problem in some cities.无家可归是一些城市的主要问题。
- adj.used for talking about a scale (= a series of musical notes) with half steps in sound between the third and fourth and the seventh and eighth notes. Compare with <b>minor</b>.
(音阶)大调的(比较minor)- A C major scale uses only the white keys on a piano.*C大调音阶只用到钢琴上的白键。
- n.an officer of high rank in the army
少校- He was a major in the war.他在那场战争中是个少校。
词源
- major主要的,主修课程来自拉丁语maior,来自*magjos变体,来自来自PIE*meg,伟大的,巨大的,词源同magnate,*yos,比较级后缀。引申词义主要的,主修课程等。
- major较大的,较多的;主要的来源于拉丁语形容词magnus(大的)的比较级major。 词根词缀: -magn- → maj大的 + -or形容词词尾