majority

[mə'dʒɔ:riti]

n.大多数, 多数, 多数党, 多数派
n.法定年龄, 少校

n.

1. 多数, 过半数, 大多数[the S][G][(+of)]

The majority were on Ben's side.

大多数人都站在本的一边。

2. 多数党, 多数派[the S]

The Democrats became the majority in the election.

民主党在这次选举中变成了多数党。

3. 多得的票数[C][S1]

He won by a majority of two: the vote was seven to five.

他以两票多数获胜:票数是七比五。

4. 【律】成人; 成年[U]

A person reaches his majority at the age of 21.

一个人二十一岁达到法定成年。

5. 少校军阶[U]

词形变化

名词复数: majorities |

词义辨析

同义:

n.多数, 大部分

plurality  bulk  mass  the must  the greater part  preponderance  more than half

n.公共, 普通, 大众

commonality  the public  populace  citizenry

n.成年, 法定年龄

legal age  adulthood  voting age  age of consent  maturity  manhood  womanhood  drinking age  

同义参见:

most  

反义:

n.多数; 成年

minority  

英英释义

名词 majority:

the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part

同义词：bulk

(elections) more than half of the votes

同义词：absolute majority

the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs

同义词：legal age

短语词组

in the majority

1. 占多数

People who can speak English are in the majority in this country.

在这个国家中能讲英语的人占多数。

补充

majoritymajority英:[məˈdʒɔriti] 美:[məˈdʒɔrɪti, -ˈdʒɑr-]n.1.多数, 大多数; 半数以上A majority vote enabled the passage of the resolution.多数人投赞成票使议案得以通过。The majority of his books are kept upstairs.他的大部分书收藏在楼上。The majority of the damage is easy to repair.这次的大部分损害容易补救。2.票数差距, 多得的票数, 超过的票数The draft resolution was adopted by a majority of 128.这项提案以超过128票的多数获得通过。3.法定年龄; 成年She has reached her majority.她已达到法定年龄。

例句

1. A majority continue to support the treaty.大多数人继续支持该条约。 2. the majority of the constituents大多数选民 3. The majority of my patients come to me from out of town.找我看病的人大多数是外地人。 4. Gas cookers are used in the majority of British homes.大多数英国家庭使用煤气灶。 5. The vast majority of our cheeses are made with pasteurised milk.我们的绝大多数奶酪是用巴氏消毒牛奶制成的。 6. those parts of India where Hindus were in a majority印度教教徒占多数的印度区域 7. Surveys indicate that supporters of the treaty are still in the majority.多个调查显示, 支持该条约的人仍然占多数。 8. He was re-elected governor last year by a huge majority.他去年以绝大多数票连任州长。 9. According to most opinion polls, he is set to win a clear majority.从大多数民意调查的结果来看, 他很有可能以绝对多数票胜出。 10. Members of parliament approved the move by a majority of ninety-nine.议员们以99票的多数票批准了这项动议。 11. The age of majority in Romania is eighteen.罗马尼亚的成年年龄为18岁。 12. Once you reach your majority, you may do what you damned well please.你一旦成年, 就可以我行我素。 13. her continuing disagreement with the majority view她仍与多数人的观点存在分歧 14. a decision made by majority vote根据多数票作出的决定 15. The German banking group will have a majority holding in the enlarged company.这家德国银行集团将在扩张后的公司里持有多数股份。 16. in the majority of cases all will go smoothly.大多数情况下一切都会很顺利。 17. [as modifier]it was a majority decision.这是多数人的决定。 18. Labour retained the seat with a majority of 9,830.工党以9,830的多数保住了席位。 19. publishing houses where women are in the majority.妇女占多数的出版社。 20. The majority of students in the class come/comes from Japan.班上大多数学生来自日本。 21. Women are in the majority in the teaching profession.妇女在教师职业中占多数。 22. "Unfortunately, the majority of (the) students [=most of the students] in the class failed the test."很遗憾，班里大部分学生都没通过这次考试。 23. The policy is supported by the great/vast/overwhelming majority of (the) voters.这项政策得到了绝大多数选民的支持。 24. A clear majority of the voters support the policy.明显多数的选民支持这项政策。 25. They won by a majority of seven. [=the total number of votes they received was seven more than half of all the votes]他们以超过半数七票的优势获胜。 26. The proposal failed to win a majority in the Senate. [=the proposal was defeated because it was not voted for by more than half the senators]这项提案未获得参议院半数以上的赞成票。 27. The law will pass only if it is approved by at least a two-thirds majority. [=if two out of three voters approve it]这项法律只有获得三分之二以上的多数票才能通过。 28. The Republicans/Democrats are currently the majority in the Senate.共和党/民主党目前是参议院的多数党。 29. Supporters of the new law appear to be in the majority. [=there are more people who support the new law than who oppose it]这项新法律的支持者占多数。 30. The age of majority in the U.S. is 18. = The age when you reach your majority in the U.S. is 18.在美国，成年的法定年龄是18周岁。 31. the majority opinion [=the opinion of most of the people]大多数人的意见 32. a majority decision [=a decision supported by most of the people]多数人支持的决定 33. Republicans/Democrats are the majority party in the Senate.共和党/民主党是参议院的多数党。