| 词汇 | majority |
| 释义 | majorityUK:*/məˈdʒɒrɪti/US:/məˈdʒɔrɪti, -ˈdʒɑr-/US:(mə jôr′i tē, -jor′-)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Jamaican: 主要翻译 majority n (group of people)多数派；多数党；多数The majority of people don't really care about the rest of the world.多数人不怎么关心世界上其他地方的情况。usage: ‘majority’If something is true of the majority of the people or things in a group, it is true of more than half of them.The majority of students in the class will go on to study at college.In the majority of cases, the illness can be treated successfully.When the majority is not followed by ‘of’, you can use either a singular or plural form of a verb after it.The majority is still undecided about which way to vote.The majority were in favour of the proposal.However, when you use the majority of followed by a plural noun or pronoun, you must use a plural form of a verb after it.The majority of cars on the road have only one person in them. majority n (over 50%)多数；大部分；大部分The referendum was to be decided by a simple majority.公投通过单纯表决法来决定。 其他翻译 the majority n (largest group)多数票；多数席位The Labour party won the majority in the last election. majority n uncountable (legal adulthood)法定年龄The teenage criminals were sentenced lightly because they hadn't reached majority yet. majority n figurative (the dead)过世的人；去世的人Ted's grandmother went to join the majority last night. majority n (rank) (军衔)少校The officer was promoted to majority for his exemplary service. 复合形式： absolute majority n (votes totalling more than half)绝对多数The party won the election by an absolute majority. by a majority adv (by most people, by more than half)多数地They were able to pass their laws by a majority vote of 51 to 49. in the majority adj (the largest group)大多数的；大部分的Single women are in the majority at the company I work for. in the majority of prep (in most)大多数地；大体地In the majority of shops, credit cards are an acceptable method of payment. silent majority n US (supporters of conservative values)沉默的大多数The silent majority has no agenda, no power base, and no direction. simple majority n (more than 50% of votes)简单多数A simple majority is all that is needed to pass the legislation. tyranny of the majority n (democracy's threat to individual rights)多数暴政；多数人的暴政；多数派的专制The United States Bill of Rights was written to protect citizens from a tyranny of the majority. vast majority n (clear majority)绝大多数 |
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