major 英 [ˈmeɪdʒə(r)]
美 [ˈmedʒɚ]
复数形式：majors
第三人称单数：majors
现在分词：majoring
过去式：majored
major 词典解释
形容词主要的；重要的；大调的；主修的（课程）
名词主修科目；大调；陆军少校；成年的
不及物动词<美>主修，专攻；[美国英语][教育学]主修(in)；专攻
major 情景对话
学校
B:
I’m trying to decide (what school to go to/ what to major in/ what classes to take).
我在考虑（读哪个学校/学什么专业/读哪个班）？
A:
What are you interested in?
你的兴趣是什么？
生活对话
A:
Yelling to Rose) Rose, Don and I are going to buy some drinks.
（对柔丝大嚷）柔丝，我和唐要去买些饮料。
B:
(Quietly to Sue) Rose and Herb are from the Dark Ages!
（对苏咬耳朵）柔丝和赫伯简直是黑暗时期的人！
A:
I've never seen two people who are so nervous when together.
我从来没见过两个人在一起这么紧张的。
B:
This is going to be a major disaster.
这次下场会极惨。
A:
You're right. They won't say a word to each other...
没错。他们接下来大概无言以对……
B:
...the whole evening.
……一整个晚上。
A:
They won't get together, ever.
他们俩永远不会在一起的。
Shopping Centers-(购物中心)
B:
What sort of shopping is nearby, Mr. Taylor?
泰勒先生，附近有什么购物中心？
A:
Call me John. This is a great area of the city for shopping. There’s a grocery store just around the corner.
叫我约翰吧。这一带是市区里购物的好地方。在附近有一个食品杂货店。
B:
What about things other than food?
除了食物还有什么？
A:
Well, the Riverside Mall has 200 stores in it, including four major department stores.
噢，河畔购物中心内有200家店铺，还包括4家主要的百货商店。
B:
Are there small shops near here as well?
这儿附近也有小商店吗？
A:
Yes, on 4th street, near the movie theater there are many specialty shops, including clothing boutiques.
是的，在第4大街，电影院附近有很多专卖店，其中还有专卖流行衣服的商店。
B:
Well, that sounds just wonderful.
噢，听起来倒挺好。
A:
Yes, it’s a really nice neighborhood.
是呀，这个地方可真不错。
major 词典例句
形容词
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He is a major writer.
他是位大作家。
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One of the major aims of the air raid was the complete demolition of all means of communications by bombing.
这次空袭的一个主要目的，就是通过轰炸彻底摧毁敌人的通讯设施。
不及物动词
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Alice majors in economics.
爱丽丝主修经济学。
名词
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He is a history major.
他是主修历史的学生。
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MGM, Paramount, and Columbia are all majors in film industry.
米高梅、派拉蒙和哥伦比亚都是电影业的大公司。
major 网络解释
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少校
...少尉(Second Lieutenant) 金色竖条(象征树干)中尉(First Lieutenant) 银色竖条(象征树干)上尉(Captain) 银色双条(象征树干)少校(Major) 金色橡叶中校(Lieutenant Colonel) 银色橡叶上校(Colonel) 鹰(与少校中校的差别很大,...
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abbr. maj; 中校
major 英英释义
noun
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the principal field of study of a student at a university
e.g. her major is linguistics
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a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines
below lieutenant colonel and above captain
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a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject
e.g. she is a linguistics major
verb
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have as one's principal field of study
e.g. She is majoring in linguistics
adj
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greater in number or size or amount
e.g. a major portion (a majority) of the population
e.g. Ursa Major
e.g. a major portion of the winnings
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greater in scope or effect
e.g. a major contribution
e.g. a major improvement
e.g. a major break with tradition
e.g. a major misunderstanding
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of full legal age
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of a scale or mode
e.g. major scales
e.g. the key of D major
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of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes
e.g. his major field was mathematics
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of greater importance or stature or rank
e.g. a major artist
e.g. a major role
e.g. major highways
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of greater seriousness or danger
e.g. a major earthquake
e.g. a major hurricane
e.g. a major illness
major 词组短语
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major [ˈmeɪdʒə(r)]
高考
四级
六级
考研
托福
雅思
中文翻译
4
n. (Major)人名；(西)马霍尔；(法)马若尔；(捷、德、塞、瑞典)马约尔；(英)梅杰
英语释义
1
n. a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
2
n. British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)
3
n. a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject
4
n. the principal field of study of a student at a university
相关单词辨析
这组词都有“首要的，主要的”的意思，其区别是：
principal: 用于人时，指地位优于其他人；用于物时，指该物在大小、重要性等方面优于他物。
leading: 侧重指具有影响力或凝聚力。从而有主导和引导的作用。
primary: 通常不用于人。用于物时，指在重要性方面占第一位。
foremost: 侧重指在行进或发展过程中居首位。
capital: 着重指因重要性、意义、优越或重大而名列同类之首。
major: 指同其他人或其它物、问题等相比较，显得更加重要和突出。
chief: 拽人时，表同类中职位最高，权力最大；指物时，表同类中最重要，价值最高。
main: 通常只用于物。指在一定范围内，某物的重要性、体积或力量等超过其它物。