单词 | minor league |
释义 | minor leagueSEE SYNONYMS FOR minor league ON THESAURUS.COM nounany association of professional sports teams other than the major leagues, especially when the member teams are associated with or controlled by major-league teams, which use them as training and proving teams for promising players. Origin of minor leagueAn Americanism dating back to 1880–85 OTHER WORDS FROM minor leagueminor-leaguer, nounWords nearby minor leagueminority, minority carrier, minority group, minority leader, minor key, minor league, minor-leaguer, minor mode, minor order, minor orders, minor party Definition for minor league (2 of 2)minor-league [ mahy-ner-leeg ] / ˈmaɪ nərˈlig / adjectiveof or relating to a minor league. of little import or consequence: a painter with a minor-league talent. Origin of minor-leagueAn Americanism dating back to 1945–50 SYNONYMS FOR minor-league2 insignificant, lesser, second-rate. SEE SYNONYMS FOR minor-league ON THESAURUS.COM Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for minor leagueBritish Dictionary definitions for minor leagueminor league nounUS and Canadian any professional league in baseball other than a major leagueCompare major league (modifier) of relatively little importancethat firm is very minor league Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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