major

major读音音标

英 [ˈmeɪdʒə(r)]

美 [ˈmedʒɚ]

major意思解释

中文拼写：

梅杰

名字含义：

更伟大的

名字来源：

拉丁语

名字类别：

男

John Major 约翰•梅杰：（1934～），英国政治家，曾任英国首相（1990～1997)。

变形

复数：majors

过去式：majored

现在分词：majoring

第三人称单数：majors

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

[A]较大的,主要的 greater when compared with others in size, number, importance, or seriousness

n.(名词)

[C]少校 an officer of middle rank in the British or US army or marines orthe US airforce[C]专业; 主修科目 a chief or special subject at a university

v.(动词)

vi. 主修,专攻 study as the chief subjects when doing a university degree

英英释义

major

[ \'meidʒə ]

n.

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain

British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)

同义词：John MajorJohn R. MajorJohn Roy Major

a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject

\"she is a linguistics major\"

the principal field of study of a student at a university

\"her major is linguistics\"

v.

have as one\'s principal field of study

\"She is majoring in linguistics\"

adj.

of greater importance or stature or rank

\"a major artist\"; \"a major role\"; \"major highways\"

greater in scope or effect

\"a major contribution\"; \"a major improvement\"; \"a major break with tradition\"; \"a major misunderstanding\"

greater in number or size or amount

\"a major portion (a majority) of the population\"; \"a major portion of the winnings\"

of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes

\"his major field was mathematics\"

of a scale or mode

\"major scales\"; \"the key of D major\"

of greater seriousness or danger

\"a major earthquake\"; \"a major hurricane\"; \"a major illness\"

of full legal age

of the elder of two boys with the same family name

\"Jones major\"

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词major earthquake大地震major improvement很大的提高major industries主要工业major operation大手术major roads要道major subjects主修专业课程用作名词 (n.)动词+～admire a major羡慕少校appoint a major任命少校ask the major问少校decide on a major决定专业dismiss a major解雇少校promote a major晋升少校respect a major尊敬少校save a major拯救一个少校welcome a major欢迎少校形容词+～able major有能力的少校gifted major有才华的少校respected major受尊敬的少校名词+～army major陆军少校English major英语专业的学生navy major海军少校

词组短语

major in

主修

major factor

主要因素

major part

主要部分；重要部件

english major

英语专业

major component

主要部件；主要元件

major equipment

主要设备

major product

主要产品

major event

重大事件；主要事件

major function

主要功能；优函数

major industry

重点工业；大型工业

major subject

专业；主科

major key

大调；主键值

major earthquake

大地震，主震

major league

职业体协；职业性运动联盟

major operation

[医]大手术

major general

[军]少将

major element

主要元素

major gene

主要基因；知基因；柱因

major axis

长轴；主轴；长径；强轴

pectoralis major

n. [解]大胸肌

同近义词辨析

principal, leading, primary, foremost, capital, major, chief, main

这组词都有“首要的，主要的”的意思，其区别是：

principal

用于人时，指地位优于其他人；用于物时，指该物在大小、重要性等方面优于他物。

leading

侧重指具有影响力或凝聚力。从而有主导和引导的作用。

primary

通常不用于人。用于物时，指在重要性方面占第一位。

foremost

侧重指在行进或发展过程中居首位。

capital

着重指因重要性、意义、优越或重大而名列同类之首。

major

指同其他人或其它物、问题等相比较，显得更加重要和突出。

chief

拽人时，表同类中职位*高，权力*大；指物时，表同类中*重要，价值*高。

main

通常只用于物。指在一定范围内，某物的重要性、体积或力量等超过其它物。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)The city holds the major portion of the population in the country.那个城市聚集了全国大部分人口。Popular education is one of our major objectives.民众教育是我们的主要目标之一。This quartet represents a major new trend in modern music.这首四重奏的曲子反映了现代音乐中一种主要的新趋向。We have encountered major problems.我们已遇到重大的问题。The safe disposal of nuclear waste is a major problem.安全处置核废料是个大问题。用作名词(n.)Majors should take more responsibilities and be more intelligent in handling personal relations.成年人要承担更多的责任,在处理人际关系中也要变得更急灵活。He is a history major.他是主修历史的学生。Captain is an inferior rank to major.上尉是低于少校的一个官阶An oil-producing country is considered as one of the majors.产油国被认为是世界上的重要国家之一。用作动词(v.)She majored in maths and physics at university.她在大学期间主修数学和物理。