major
adj. 重要的; 严重的; 大音阶的; 主修的
n. 少校; 主修课程; 主修…的学生; 大型企业; 大联盟
v. 主修
You use major when you want to describe something that is more important, serious, or significant than other things in a group or situation.
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。
A major is an officer who is one rank above captain in the British army or the United States army, air force, or marines.
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
At a university or college in the United States, a student's major is the main subject that they are studying.
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。
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.
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。
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.
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。
In music, a major scale is one in which the third note is two tones higher than the first.
...Mozart's Symphony No 35 in D Major.
莫扎特D大调第35号交响曲
A major is a large or important company.
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。
The majors are groups of professional sports teams that compete against each other, especially in American baseball.
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。
A major is an important sporting competition, especially in golf or tennis.
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。
1. a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
2. a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject;
3. the principal field of study of a student at a university;
1. have as one's principal field of study;
1. of greater importance or stature or rank;
2. greater in scope or effect;
3. greater in number or size or amount;
4. of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes;
5. of a scale or mode;
6. of greater seriousness or danger;
7. of full legal age;
8. of the elder of two boys with the same family name;
chief, principal, main, major, leading, capital, foremost, primary
这些形容词均含有"首要的,主要的"之意。
They suffered some major setbacks during the fighting.
在这次战斗中,他们遭到了严重挫折.
By now this had become a major preoccupation for him.
现在这已成为他的当务之急.
For two millennia, exogamy was a major transgression for Jews.
两千年来, 异族通婚一直是犹太人的一大禁忌.
About 30 major medical centers in the United States have xenon CT scan technology.
美国大约有30家主要医疗中心有氙气CT扫描仪技术.
Scientists think they have broken through in their attempt to find the causes of many major diseases.
科学家们认为,他们在探索主要病症的病因方面有了新的进展.