英语词汇“major”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ma•jor n.

[countable]

Militarya military officer ranking below a lieutenant colonel and above a captain.
Education
- a field of study in which a student specializes:a major in botany.
- a student specializing in such a field:a history major.
Sport the majors, [plural] the major leagues.

adj. [before a noun]

greater in size, extent, or importance:a major part in the play.
of great risk;
serious:a major operation.
Music and Dancebased on a major scale:a major key.
Educationrelating to the subject in which a student specializes:major courses.

v. [~ + in + object]

Educationto follow an academic major:majoring in physics.

ma•jor n.

Militarya commissioned military officer ranking next below a lieutenant colonel and next above a captain.
one of superior rank, ability, etc., in a specified class.
Education
- a subject or field of study chosen by a student to represent his or her principal interest and upon which a large share of his or her efforts are concentrated:History was my major at college.
- a student engaged in such study.
a person of full legal age (opposed to minor).
Music and Dancea major interval, chord, scale, etc.
the majors:
- Sportthe major leagues:He coached in the majors as well as in the minors.
- Businessthe companies or organizations that lead or control a particular field of activity:the oil majors.

adj.

greater in size, extent, or importance:the major part of the town.
great, as in rank or importance:a major political issue; a major artist.
serious or risky:a major operation.
of or pertaining to the majority:the major opinion.
of full legal age.
Music and Dance
- (of an interval) being between the tonic and the second, third, sixth, or seventh degrees of a major scale:a major third; a major sixth.
- (of a chord) having a major third between the root and the note next above it.
Educationpertaining to the subject in which a student takes the most courses:Her major field is English history.
British Terms(cap.) (of one of two male students in an English public school who have the same surname) being the elder or higher in standing:Hobbes Major is not of a scientific bent.

v.i.

Educationto follow a major course of study:He is majoring in physics.

Latin, as above
Anglo-French
Latin, comparative of magnus large (compare majesty); replacing Middle English majour
1350–1400

8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See capital ¹.

Ma•jor n.

Biographical Clarence, born 1936, U.S. novelist and poet.
Biographical John, born 1943, British political leader: prime minister 1990–97.

major /ˈmeɪdʒə/ n

an officer immediately junior to a lieutenant colonel
a person who is superior in a group or class
a large or important company: the oil majors
(often preceded by the) a major key, chord, mode, or scale
US Canadian Austral NZ the principal field of study of a student at a university, etc
a student who is studying a particular subject as his principal field: a sociology major
a person who has reached the age of legal majority
a major term or premise
a principal or important record company, film company, etc

adj

larger in extent, number, etc
of greater importance or priority
very serious or significant
main, chief, or principal
of, involving, or making up a majority
(of a scale or mode) having notes separated by the interval of a whole tone, except for the third and fourth degrees, and seventh and eighth degrees, which are separated by a semitone
relating to or employing notes from the major scale: a major key
(postpositive) denoting a specified key or scale as being major: C major
denoting a chord or triad having a major third above the root
(in jazz) denoting a major chord with a major seventh added above the root
constituting the major term or major premise of a syllogism
chiefly US Canadian Austral NZ of or relating to a student's principal field of study at a university, etc
Brit the elder: used after a schoolboy's surname if he has one or more younger brothers in the same school: Price major
of full legal age

(intransitive) usually followed by in: US Canadian Austral NZ to do one's principal study (in a particular subject): to major in English literature
(intransitive) usually followed by on: to take or deal with as the main area of interest: the book majors on the peasant dishes

Etymology: 15th Century (adj): from Latin, comparative of magnus great; C17 (n, in military sense): from French, short for sergeant major

ˈmajorship n

单词	major
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 ma•jor /ˈmeɪdʒɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable] Militarya military officer ranking below a lieutenant colonel and above a captain. Education a field of study in which a student specializes:a major in botany. a student specializing in such a field:a history major. Sport the majors, [plural] the major leagues. adj. [before a noun] greater in size, extent, or importance:a major part in the play. of great risk; serious:a major operation. Music and Dancebased on a major scale:a major key. Educationrelating to the subject in which a student specializes:major courses. v. [~ + in + object] Educationto follow an academic major:majoring in physics. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 ma•jor (mā′jər),USA pronunciation n. Militarya commissioned military officer ranking next below a lieutenant colonel and next above a captain. one of superior rank, ability, etc., in a specified class. Education a subject or field of study chosen by a student to represent his or her principal interest and upon which a large share of his or her efforts are concentrated:History was my major at college. a student engaged in such study. a person of full legal age (opposed to minor). Music and Dancea major interval, chord, scale, etc. the majors: Sportthe major leagues:He coached in the majors as well as in the minors. Businessthe companies or organizations that lead or control a particular field of activity:the oil majors. adj. greater in size, extent, or importance:the major part of the town. great, as in rank or importance:a major political issue; a major artist. serious or risky:a major operation. of or pertaining to the majority:the major opinion. of full legal age. Music and Dance (of an interval) being between the tonic and the second, third, sixth, or seventh degrees of a major scale:a major third; a major sixth. (of a chord) having a major third between the root and the note next above it. Educationpertaining to the subject in which a student takes the most courses:Her major field is English history. British Terms(cap.) (of one of two male students in an English public school who have the same surname) being the elder or higher in standing:Hobbes Major is not of a scientific bent. v.i. Educationto follow a major course of study:He is majoring in physics. Latin, as above Anglo-French Latin, comparative of magnus large (compare majesty); replacing Middle English majour 1350–1400 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See capital ¹. Ma•jor (mā′jər),USA pronunciation n. Biographical Clarence, born 1936, U.S. novelist and poet. Biographical John, born 1943, British political leader: prime minister 1990–97. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: major /ˈmeɪdʒə/ n an officer immediately junior to a lieutenant colonel a person who is superior in a group or class a large or important company: the oil majors (often preceded by the) a major key, chord, mode, or scale US Canadian Austral NZ the principal field of study of a student at a university, etc a student who is studying a particular subject as his principal field: a sociology major a person who has reached the age of legal majority a major term or premise a principal or important record company, film company, etc adj larger in extent, number, etc of greater importance or priority very serious or significant main, chief, or principal of, involving, or making up a majority (of a scale or mode) having notes separated by the interval of a whole tone, except for the third and fourth degrees, and seventh and eighth degrees, which are separated by a semitone relating to or employing notes from the major scale: a major key (postpositive) denoting a specified key or scale as being major: C major denoting a chord or triad having a major third above the root (in jazz) denoting a major chord with a major seventh added above the root constituting the major term or major premise of a syllogism chiefly US Canadian Austral NZ of or relating to a student's principal field of study at a university, etc Brit the elder: used after a schoolboy's surname if he has one or more younger brothers in the same school: Price major of full legal age vb (intransitive) usually followed by in: US Canadian Austral NZ to do one's principal study (in a particular subject): to major in English literature (intransitive) usually followed by on: to take or deal with as the main area of interest: the book majors on the peasant dishes Etymology: 15th Century (adj): from Latin, comparative of magnus great; C17 (n, in military sense): from French, short for sergeant major ˈmajorship n
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