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ADJ-GRADED
较重要的;较重大的;主要的
You use major when you want to describe something that is more important, serious, or significant than other things in a group or situation.
例句
The major factor in the decision to stay or to leave was usually professional...
职业上的考虑往往是决定去留的主要因素。
Drug abuse has long been a major problem for the authorities there...
长久以来，吸毒一直是那里的当局面临的一个大难题。
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N-COUNT; N-TITLE; N-VOC
(英国)陆军(或海军陆战队)少校;(美国)陆军(或空军、海军陆战队)少校
A major is an officer who is one rank above captain in the British army or the United States army, air force, or marines.
例句
I was a major in the war, you know.
你知道，战争期间我是一名陆军少校。
...Major Alan Bulman.
艾伦·布尔曼少校
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N-COUNT
(美国大学中的)主修课程，专业
At a university or college in the United States, a student's major is the main subject that they are studying.
例句
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。
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N-COUNT
(美国大学中)主修…的学生，…专业的学生
At a university or college in the United States, if a student is, for example, a geology major, geology is the main subject they are studying.
例句
She was named the outstanding undergraduate history major at the University of Oklahoma.
她被评选为俄克拉何马大学历史专业的优等生。
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VERB
(在美国大学)主修，专攻
If a student at a university or college in the United States majors in a particular subject, that subject is the main one they study.
例句
He majored in finance at Claremont Men's College in California.
他在加利福尼亚州的克莱尔蒙特男子学院主修金融专业。
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ADJ
(音乐)大调的，大音阶的
In music, a major scale is one in which the third note is two tones higher than the first.
例句
...Mozart's Symphony No 35 in D Major.
莫扎特D大调第35号交响曲
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N-COUNT
大型公司;重要企业
A major is a large or important company.
例句
Oil majors need not fear being unable to sell their crude.
大型石油公司无需担心原油销售不出去。
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N-PLURAL
职业体育总会;(尤指美国)职业棒球联合总会，职业棒球大联盟
The majors are groups of professional sports teams that compete against each other, especially in American baseball.
例句
I knew what I could do in the minor leagues, I just wanted a chance to prove myself in the majors.
我知道自己在职业棒球小联合会中实力如何，我只是想有个机会能在职业棒球大联盟中证明一下自己。
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N-COUNT
大型体育比赛;(尤指高尔夫球或网球)大赛
A major is an important sporting competition, especially in golf or tennis.
例句
Sarazen became the first golfer to win all four majors.
萨拉岑成为了首位高尔夫四大满贯赛冠军。