| 单词 | majority |
| 释义 | majority /ms'dzorsti US: -'djar-; ma'djarati/ n (pl -ties) 1 (with sing or pl v) a/the ~ (of), the greater number or part (of): (动词可用单数或复数)多数; 大半： The ~ of people seem to prefer watching games to playing games. 大部分的人似乎都喜欢看比赛，而不喜欢参加比赛。 The ~ were/was in favour of the proposal. 多数人赞成这个建议。 2 [C] number by which votes for one side exceed those for the other side: (投票时)超过对方的票数： He was elected by a large ~/by a ~ of 3749. 他以大多数票(超过对方 3,749 票)当选。 The Government's ~ was a small one. 政府的多数票多得有限。 be in the/a ~, have the ~. 拥有多数; 占多数。 ~ verdict, verdict of the ~ (of a jury, etc). (陪审团等的)多数判决。 3 one s ~, a legal age of reaching manhood or womanhood: 达到成年的法定年龄： He will reach his ~ next month. 下个月他将达到法定年龄 6 b army rank of major: 少校的阶级： obtain one's ~. 获授少校阶级。 |
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