Definition of major in English:

major

adjective ˈmeɪdʒəˈmeɪdʒər

1attributive Important, serious, or significant.
重要的；重大的
the use of drugs is a major problem
毒品使用是个严重问题。
Example sentencesExamples
- Human flights to Mars will likely be the next major milestone in humankind's expansion into the solar system.
- The health fair in February was the second major project the group has undertaken.
- Two major national marine strategy documents have been produced in the last ten years.
- He spoke of the main issues now causing major problems for the fishing industry.
- There have been three major deals in the last year.
- This important book is a major contribution to an understanding of British politics and the way it developed.
- Unfortunately, the added height of the curb under his truck was just enough to snag a major power line.
- Only one major EU nation will allow unrestricted immigration immediately.
- One major obstacle in recruitment, however, is beyond the military's control.
- More than 27,000 homes were plunged into darkness by a major power failure.
- This family has made a major contribution to our social, cultural and historic heritage.
- During her speech, Mrs Hewitt also launched a major consultation on new powers to tackle dodgy doorstep salesmen.
- Rail chiefs warned of major disruption to services on the East Coast main line following the derailment.
- A profit warning in August caused a major fall in the share price.
- The second major plus about Kerry's victory on Sunday was the quality of the football they played.
- On the other hand, at the regional level, there has yet to be an agreement among Africa's major powers on a common strategy.
- It is the first major film the Star Wars actor, from Crieff, has made in the town where he got his first theatrical break.
- His deal may also call for a major participation in another significant revenue steam: home video.
- This once great festival has been slipping for several years and it really does need a major shake-up.
- The modern Games, and many other major sports festivals, follow a similar format.
Synonyms
crucial, vital, great, considerable, paramount, utmost, prime, extensive
important, big, significant, weighty, crucial, key, sweeping, substantial
serious, radical, complicated, difficult
1. 1.1 Greater or more important; main.
  大部分的；较重要的；主要的
  he got the major share of the spoils
  他分得大部分赃物。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The four major theoretical approaches to the field have been realism, liberalism, Marxism, and domestic politics.
  Since then, 48 nations have now signed this treaty, including all the major industrialized countries.
  Agriculture is still the major industry and the main employer throughout the country.
  Dealing with change is one of the major problems in Europe, if not the major one.
  Cancer is the second major cause of death, after heart disease, in the city.
  Shares of the major housebuilders have hardly moved at all since the report came out.
  Chris Smith is well aware that terrestrial broadcasting still commands the major share of viewing.
  Shares in major airlines and travel-related companies fell particularly sharply.
  Huge demonstrations in the capital city of his major ally would not be good for the image.
  The major share of the party's vote came from two provinces.
  All authorities say now that the major part of the diet should be based around whole plant foods.
  Austria shares the major findings of the Commission in its Regular Report on Bulgaria.
  The right wing election agenda shared by the three major parties can be thrown off course by the fights over war and pensions.
  On all major roads leading into this town are signs boldly identifying Skipton as an historic market town.
  There are significant departments at most major banks that cater to this trade.
  A professional video conference is not exactly cheap and this makes the major share of the cost.
  The three major banks all reported record profits this year.
  We have the highest economic growth of any of the world's major industrialized nations.
  Accidents, the major cause of deaths in Kerala, can certainly be prevented with broader roads.
  Heart disease and strokes are major causes of death and ill health in the Western Health Board region.
  Synonyms
  greatest, best, finest, most important, chief, main, prime, principal, capital, cardinal, leading, star, foremost, outstanding, first-rate, top-tier, notable, eminent, pre-eminent, arch-, supreme, uppermost
2. 1.2 (of a surgical operation) serious or life-threatening.
  （外科手术）重大的；生死攸关的
  he had to undergo major surgery
  他得做大手术。
  Example sentencesExamples
  In the future, the trend will be for shorter recovery periods after major operations.
  I had a major operation so I was a bit low, but within a day of surgery we were laughing and joking.
  A visit to a colposcopy clinic can produce more anxiety than a major surgical procedure.
  Bertie underwent a major operation some weeks ago and has been recuperating since.
  Knee replacement is a major operation, and therefore, like all surgery, carries a degree of risk
2Music
(of a scale) having intervals of a semitone between the third and fourth, and seventh and eighth degrees.
〔乐〕大音阶的。与MINOR 相对
Contrasted with minor
Example sentencesExamples
- Bastien uses the little tune for the first five tones of the major scale.
- Musical literacy requires knowledge of major and minor scales, key signatures, intervals and triad spelling.
- The number of bells in a peal varies from three to 12, usually tuned to a diatonic major scale, or part of one.
- Every student in the program plays twelve major scales by memory to qualify for one of those three performing bands.
- They're not afraid of the occasional use of a major scale, or a long drawn out peaceful ambient break.
1. 2.1 (of an interval) equivalent to that between the tonic and another note of a major scale, and greater by a semitone than the corresponding minor interval.
  大音程的
  C to E is a major third
  Example sentencesExamples
  The tension generated throughout the work by the collision of major and minor thirds is left clearly unresolved in these closing bars.
  The E-flat transposition (down a major sixth) easily can be accomplished by reading the part as if written in bass clef up one octave.
2. 2.2postpositive (of a key) based on a major scale, tending to produce a bright or joyful effect.
  大调的
  Prelude in G Major
  G大调序曲。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Brahms' Trio in B was the subject of the composer's re-write, following the composition and publication of his later trios in C major and C minor.
  The Symphony consists of only three movements - a pathetic Allegro in D minor, a highly original Scherzo in the same key, and a blissful Adagio in E major.
  I can still remember the effect of his G major sonata, a decade after the concert.
3British dated (appended to a surname in public schools) indicating the elder of two brothers.
〈英，旧〉（公立学校中置于学生姓氏后，表示两兄弟中）大的，年长的
Example sentencesExamples
- Brown major had a trick of bringing up unpleasant topics.
4Logic
(of a term) occurring as the predicate in the conclusion of a categorical syllogism.
〔逻〕大（项）的
Example sentencesExamples
- The argument is said to commit the fallacy of Illicit Process of the Major Term.
1. 4.1 (of a premise) containing the major term in a categorical syllogism.
  大（前提）的
  Example sentencesExamples
  The multiple proofs of Cicero are collapsed into one Proof of the Reason, which functions as the major premise, while the minor premise serves as the Reason.
  The second major premise of intelligent design is that life, especially Homo sapiens, is too complex to have just happened.
  Synonyms
  crucial, vital, great, considerable, paramount, utmost, prime, extensive

noun ˈmeɪdʒəˈmeɪdʒər

1A rank of officer in the army and the US air force, above captain and below lieutenant colonel.
陆军少校；（美国）空军少校
Example sentencesExamples
- His colleagues, a major, warrant officer and another corporal, were killed.
- She has claimed that she would never have made it to the top of British politics without the help of the former army major.
- One morning our door swung open, and the room was suddenly filled with a brigadier, two majors, and our own commanding officer.
- We were frightened of absconding because we thought the major might have us court-martialled.
- One e-mail avowed that too many majors and lieutenant colonels flounder in their first joint assignments.
- The army major has seen his daughter for 12 days in the past two years.
- It was a letter signed by a brigadier and a major of the Sudanese Army.
- The officer in front, a major, bent and jabbed him with his swagger stick.
- A retired British Army major is planning to offer refuge to companies sick of government meddling in the Web.
- They have a son Marcus, an Army major with the Highlanders regiment and a daughter, Susan, who lives in Devon.
- He was an ordinary kind of guy who was drafted into the Army as an enlisted man and ended the war as a major.
- The major invites me to join him and a few other officers for lunch, typically delicious Army fare.
- While the generals debated how to mandate a revolution, the captains and majors quietly implemented one.
- The patient was an army major who, at the age of 90, had long since retired from her military nursing career.
- The head of the corps would have the title of colonel but receive the lower pay of an army major.
- A resident of Canada, married to an army major, she has contented herself with raising six children.
- Taking the major to their headquarters, the French general began to question him.
- On Thursday, the senator agreed to lift his hold on promotions of 127 Air Force captains and majors.
- Now the majors have grown into generals in positions of immense power and the complexion of the army has changed drastically.
- Most of the soldiers in the queue were grizzled captains and majors.
1. 1.1with modifier An officer in charge of a section of band instruments.
  （军乐队中主管某一乐器部的）乐器长
  a trumpet major
  小号长。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Do you want to become a trumpet major at a Canadian university or school of music?
  In the foreground, a vast crowd marches in front of a military band led by a drum major whose face is recognizable as that of Emile Littre.
  During the service, the Ambassador delivered a message of thanks from his country, and a pipe major played a lament at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior.
2Music
A major key, interval, or scale.
〔乐〕大调；大音程；大音阶
Example sentencesExamples
- In the next pair of variations, we return to the major, with a lively anapest rhythm.
- The first modulates from the tonic key and concludes with a cadence in a related key, usually the dominant for pieces in the major, the relative major for pieces in the minor.
- To avoid unnecessary chromaticism, scales other than the major are based on different sol-fa notes.
- A two-bar episode leads to the soprano middle entry in the relative major.
- By contrast, almost all of the melodies here are built on the major, the most boring of scales.
1. 2.1Bell-ringing A system of change-ringing using eight bells.
  〔鸣钟术〕八钟变化鸣铃（法）
3A major organization or competition.
主要世界性组织（或公司、比赛）
the majors have swept up the smaller independent companies in licensing deals
it's not unreasonable to believe someone can win all four majors
with modifier the oil majors had a profit bonanza
Example sentencesExamples
- Oil majors last night warned that petrol prices might have to rise as fears of oil market disruption drove up crude prices by more than $3.50 per barrel.
- Now he is competing among the best of the world's golfers in the second major of the 2001 calendar.
- And that added pressure - we have four majors a year, but only one Olympiad every four years.
- Weir, the US Masters champion, is still favourite to collect his second major of the year.
- With his first Open, he became only the fourth golfer to win all four majors.
- Tiger Woods has won more majors by himself than the other three combined.
- Buoyed by high crude prices, Western oil majors are reporting outsize profits.
- It is, of course, in the majors that Monty's emotional frailties have been most exposed.
- Scott can dazzle but has missed the cut in eight of the 15 majors he has played, including last year's Masters.
- DiMarco now joins Colin Montgomerie as the only two players to lose two play-offs without winning a major.
- After his low-key build-up to the season's first major, he would be excused another near miss.
- So it is that, while Faldo outnumbers him six to five in terms of majors won, it is the man from Pedrena whom history will anoint the more significant.
- Players, most notably Tiger Woods, have been asked to boycott the season's first major.
- I think he will win majors and compete with Woods in the future.
- He would also become the first player to win the season's first two majors since Nicklaus in 1972.
- The news from the two oil service majors comes amid a fairly heavy week for corporate news from Scotland's mid-caps.
- The Greens are on a roll now, and that's because because the public want change, real change, and the majors weren't listening.
- I never thought I'd be in a position to win all four majors.
- This year the majors are on courses that will suit me.
- Player is one of five golfers to win all four majors.
- Most of the low-cost airlines leave the majority of business travelers to the majors.
4North American A student's principal subject or course.
〈北美〉主修科目；主修课程
many students would ignore courses outside their major
Example sentencesExamples
- To complete the following majors in four years, you must begin in these majors as freshmen and generally complete 16 to 18 credits per term.
- Your academic advisor is the next source to tap into about college majors and courses as well as jobs related to the field.
- Choosing a major in college is one of the most important decisions a student makes, but you needn't lose sleep over it.
- Penny completed her BA at Rhodes University last year with majors in Drama and English.
- Renovations will make this practically a new course for the final major of the year.
- It is no surprise that Cornell is offering majors in disciplines so important to the wine industry.
- They are required to have a college diploma at least, and their majors in universities must be related to law or psychology.
- The Ministry of Education recently issued a list of subjects and majors that leading universities nationwide offer.
- So many of our students today bring intense pragmatism to their choice of courses and majors.
- The notion of integrating the goals of liberal education into students' majors was taken seriously.
- Students have a second chance to change to their favourite majors in college.
- An undergraduate major in anthropology not only provides a sound Liberal Arts education but also gives students a needed edge in today's fiercely competitive job market.
- Early in the program, a few students transferred out of the AGECO into majors with fewer course requirements.
- Even if it is not my major in college or part of my job, I want to doodle and paint throughout my life for my own enjoyment.
- It is possible for you to plan a program that would include preparation for more than one major, an easy task if the majors in question have some lower division requirements in common.
- Other college dance programs encourage students to take additional majors and minors outside of dance.
- On the contrary, a major in languages will open up more career options and make you more competitive on the job market.
- The individualized major in business administration provides the opportunity for a broad survey of business subjects.
- The School of Natural Sciences will add new majors in the upcoming years as student enrollment and resources increase.
- On the other hand, students who have specialized majors in the sciences may wish to develop more general communications and analytical skills.
1. 4.1often with modifier A student specializing in a specified subject.
  主修学生
  a math major
  主修数学的学生。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Also, those courses are often designed to weed out weaker students from prospective majors.
  They had all studied English in middle and high school and many were English majors in college.
  We begin testing nursing majors as they enter their first nursing courses in the sophomore year.
  Only the private liberal arts colleges seemed to lag noticeably, but they still reported an average of 17 percent more majors in their departments.
  Every undergrad theater major knows that the core of drama is conflict between people.
  Nearly all the English majors have read Paradise Lost, but not Genesis.
  So I said that she had previously gone to the class for the undergraduate majors, but this one was for the graduate students.
  In my opinion the book is mandatory reading for all college majors in the social sciences.
  This discussion is central because most of the students that we see in our introductory courses are non-science majors.
  You don't have to be a math major to see that his plan is just plain dumb for retirees.
  This last course is a class for art education majors and art majors interested in teaching.
  He's also teaching mathematics to non math majors at my old alma mater.
  In the senior class alone, seventy students are Economics majors.
  Though there are about 20 classics majors in the Class of 2008, the department is still notably larger than it has been in recent years.
  We propose two rationales for using primary research articles in a course for non-science majors.
  The report covers the changing design and management of undergraduate majors in colleges of agriculture.
  This is a great loss not only for the majors and students within the department but also for the entire college.
  All majors in honors must complete at least one semester of study abroad in a French-speaking country.
  These data can be compared with qualitative internal focus group data collected from majors close to graduation.
  As a group, these respondents were generally representative of elementary education majors at the university.
5Logic
A major term or premise.
〔逻〕大项；大前提
6Bridge
South was anxious to mention his four-card major and bid one spade
short for major suit
Example sentencesExamples
- The Americans used more familiar methods: five-card majors and a 16-18 1NT with weak Two-bids in three suits.
- He figured out that North must have had plenty of strength in both majors, and a singleton or even a void in diamonds.
7Australian Rules Football
A goal.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Cats were the only goal scorers in the second quarter with one major, sending them in at half time 17 points ahead.
- Solly has also pushed forward on a few occasion and contributed 14 majors.
- For Rovers it was Clifford Tommy who registered majors with one in the second and then the third quarter.

verb ˈmeɪdʒəˈmeɪdʒər

[no object]major inAustralian, North American, NZ

Specialize in (a particular subject) at college or university.
〈北美，澳/新西兰〉（大学）主修
I was trying to decide if I should major in drama or English
我想定下来是主修戏剧还是英语。
Example sentencesExamples
- In Saudi Arabia, nearly one in five undergraduates majors in Islamic studies.
- He actually went to school at University of Pennsylvania, majoring in biology.
- It wasn't until my senior year of high school that I decided to major in special education.
- He is an undergrad student majoring in journalism at the University of Minnesota.
- After high school Lamb went to Delaware State University, where he majored in political science.
- Born in Saskatchewan, Grant sowed the seeds for her specialty by majoring in psychology at the University of Saskatchewan.
- His love of art continued after high school, and he attended Towson State University where he majored in art.
- Madden graduated from Buffalo State University, where he majored in art education.
- I am now a graduate student majoring in journalism at University of Missouri-Columbia.
- A member of Trinity College's class from Newton, Massachusetts, he majored in history and religion.
- Brown is a graduate from Washington University who majored in English literature.
- All students proposing to major in Humanities must first be admitted to the Humanities Honors Program.
- While at the reservation, Ben enrolled in the local university where he majored in wildlife biology.
- She is currently a part-time student in her first at York University where she is majoring in French Studies.
- Vickie attended Nebraska Wesleyan University, where she majored in Chemistry and Spanish.
- She even has ambitions to return to college and major in interior design and business.
- Alice went to the Santa Fe State University and majored in communication and minored in Spanish.
- He majored in transportation at the University of Texas at Austin.
- I've been a long time fan of television, even going so far as to major in it in college.
- I also had four students who would be majoring in art education in college.
- He is a university graduate who majored in architecture and engineering.
Synonyms
study, do, take

Derivatives

majorship

noun

Origin

Middle English: from Latin, comparative of magnus 'great'; perhaps influenced by French majeur.

Latin major means ‘greater’ from magnus ‘great’ (see magnify), a sense still found in old-fashioned schools where ‘Smith major’ might be used to label the older of two brothers. The military rank is found from the late 16th century, while the sense ‘serious, excessive’ as in a major foul-up dates only from the 1950s. The mayor (Middle English) of a place, the title majesty (Middle English), and the majority (mid 16th century) all get their names from the same source.

Rhymes

gauger, golden-ager, old-stager, pager, rampager, sergeant major, stager, wager

Definition of major in US English:

major

adjectiveˈmeɪdʒərˈmājər

1attributive Important, serious, or significant.
重要的；重大的
the use of drugs is a major problem
毒品使用是个严重问题。
Example sentencesExamples
- This important book is a major contribution to an understanding of British politics and the way it developed.
- The second major plus about Kerry's victory on Sunday was the quality of the football they played.
- This family has made a major contribution to our social, cultural and historic heritage.
- This once great festival has been slipping for several years and it really does need a major shake-up.
- Two major national marine strategy documents have been produced in the last ten years.
- During her speech, Mrs Hewitt also launched a major consultation on new powers to tackle dodgy doorstep salesmen.
- On the other hand, at the regional level, there has yet to be an agreement among Africa's major powers on a common strategy.
- Rail chiefs warned of major disruption to services on the East Coast main line following the derailment.
- He spoke of the main issues now causing major problems for the fishing industry.
- Human flights to Mars will likely be the next major milestone in humankind's expansion into the solar system.
- Only one major EU nation will allow unrestricted immigration immediately.
- His deal may also call for a major participation in another significant revenue steam: home video.
- The health fair in February was the second major project the group has undertaken.
- One major obstacle in recruitment, however, is beyond the military's control.
- There have been three major deals in the last year.
- Unfortunately, the added height of the curb under his truck was just enough to snag a major power line.
- The modern Games, and many other major sports festivals, follow a similar format.
- It is the first major film the Star Wars actor, from Crieff, has made in the town where he got his first theatrical break.
- More than 27,000 homes were plunged into darkness by a major power failure.
- A profit warning in August caused a major fall in the share price.
Synonyms
crucial, vital, great, considerable, paramount, utmost, prime, extensive
important, big, significant, weighty, crucial, key, sweeping, substantial
serious, radical, complicated, difficult
1. 1.1 Greater or more important; main.
  大部分的；较重要的；主要的
  he got the major share of the spoils
  他分得大部分赃物。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Huge demonstrations in the capital city of his major ally would not be good for the image.
  Dealing with change is one of the major problems in Europe, if not the major one.
  Shares in major airlines and travel-related companies fell particularly sharply.
  The major share of the party's vote came from two provinces.
  A professional video conference is not exactly cheap and this makes the major share of the cost.
  All authorities say now that the major part of the diet should be based around whole plant foods.
  The right wing election agenda shared by the three major parties can be thrown off course by the fights over war and pensions.
  The three major banks all reported record profits this year.
  There are significant departments at most major banks that cater to this trade.
  Chris Smith is well aware that terrestrial broadcasting still commands the major share of viewing.
  Cancer is the second major cause of death, after heart disease, in the city.
  On all major roads leading into this town are signs boldly identifying Skipton as an historic market town.
  Agriculture is still the major industry and the main employer throughout the country.
  Accidents, the major cause of deaths in Kerala, can certainly be prevented with broader roads.
  Austria shares the major findings of the Commission in its Regular Report on Bulgaria.
  Heart disease and strokes are major causes of death and ill health in the Western Health Board region.
  Since then, 48 nations have now signed this treaty, including all the major industrialized countries.
  We have the highest economic growth of any of the world's major industrialized nations.
  Shares of the major housebuilders have hardly moved at all since the report came out.
  The four major theoretical approaches to the field have been realism, liberalism, Marxism, and domestic politics.
  Synonyms
  greatest, best, finest, most important, chief, main, prime, principal, capital, cardinal, leading, star, foremost, outstanding, first-rate, top-tier, notable, eminent, pre-eminent, arch-, supreme, uppermost
2. 1.2 (of a surgical operation) serious or life-threatening.
  （外科手术）重大的；生死攸关的
  he had to undergo major surgery
  他得做大手术。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I had a major operation so I was a bit low, but within a day of surgery we were laughing and joking.
  A visit to a colposcopy clinic can produce more anxiety than a major surgical procedure.
  Bertie underwent a major operation some weeks ago and has been recuperating since.
  In the future, the trend will be for shorter recovery periods after major operations.
  Knee replacement is a major operation, and therefore, like all surgery, carries a degree of risk
2Music
(of a scale) having an interval of a semitone between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees.
〔乐〕大音阶的。与MINOR 相对
Contrasted with minor
Example sentencesExamples
- Bastien uses the little tune for the first five tones of the major scale.
- Musical literacy requires knowledge of major and minor scales, key signatures, intervals and triad spelling.
- They're not afraid of the occasional use of a major scale, or a long drawn out peaceful ambient break.
- Every student in the program plays twelve major scales by memory to qualify for one of those three performing bands.
- The number of bells in a peal varies from three to 12, usually tuned to a diatonic major scale, or part of one.
1. 2.1 (of an interval) equivalent to that between the tonic and another note of a major scale, and greater by a semitone than the corresponding minor interval.
  大音程的
  Example sentencesExamples
  The E-flat transposition (down a major sixth) easily can be accomplished by reading the part as if written in bass clef up one octave.
  The tension generated throughout the work by the collision of major and minor thirds is left clearly unresolved in these closing bars.
2. 2.2postpositive (of a key) based on a major scale, tending to produce a bright or joyful effect.
  大调的
  Prelude in G Major
  G大调序曲。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Symphony consists of only three movements - a pathetic Allegro in D minor, a highly original Scherzo in the same key, and a blissful Adagio in E major.
  Brahms' Trio in B was the subject of the composer's re-write, following the composition and publication of his later trios in C major and C minor.
  I can still remember the effect of his G major sonata, a decade after the concert.
3British dated (appended to a surname in some schools) indicating the elder of two brothers.
〈英，旧〉（公立学校中置于学生姓氏后，表示两兄弟中）大的，年长的
Example sentencesExamples
- Brown major had a trick of bringing up unpleasant topics.
4Logic
(of a term) occurring as the predicate in the conclusion of a categorical syllogism.
〔逻〕大（项）的
Example sentencesExamples
- The argument is said to commit the fallacy of Illicit Process of the Major Term.
1. 4.1 (of a premise) containing the major term in a categorical syllogism.
  大（前提）的
  Example sentencesExamples
  The second major premise of intelligent design is that life, especially Homo sapiens, is too complex to have just happened.
  The multiple proofs of Cicero are collapsed into one Proof of the Reason, which functions as the major premise, while the minor premise serves as the Reason.
  Synonyms
  crucial, vital, great, considerable, paramount, utmost, prime, extensive

nounˈmeɪdʒərˈmājər

1An army officer of high rank, in particular (in the US Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps) an officer ranking above captain and below lieutenant colonel.
Example sentencesExamples
- He was an ordinary kind of guy who was drafted into the Army as an enlisted man and ended the war as a major.
- The army major has seen his daughter for 12 days in the past two years.
- On Thursday, the senator agreed to lift his hold on promotions of 127 Air Force captains and majors.
- His colleagues, a major, warrant officer and another corporal, were killed.
- One morning our door swung open, and the room was suddenly filled with a brigadier, two majors, and our own commanding officer.
- The major invites me to join him and a few other officers for lunch, typically delicious Army fare.
- A retired British Army major is planning to offer refuge to companies sick of government meddling in the Web.
- Taking the major to their headquarters, the French general began to question him.
- We were frightened of absconding because we thought the major might have us court-martialled.
- Most of the soldiers in the queue were grizzled captains and majors.
- It was a letter signed by a brigadier and a major of the Sudanese Army.
- They have a son Marcus, an Army major with the Highlanders regiment and a daughter, Susan, who lives in Devon.
- The head of the corps would have the title of colonel but receive the lower pay of an army major.
- A resident of Canada, married to an army major, she has contented herself with raising six children.
- She has claimed that she would never have made it to the top of British politics without the help of the former army major.
- The officer in front, a major, bent and jabbed him with his swagger stick.
- The patient was an army major who, at the age of 90, had long since retired from her military nursing career.
- One e-mail avowed that too many majors and lieutenant colonels flounder in their first joint assignments.
- Now the majors have grown into generals in positions of immense power and the complexion of the army has changed drastically.
- While the generals debated how to mandate a revolution, the captains and majors quietly implemented one.
2Music
A major key, interval, or scale.
〔乐〕大调；大音程；大音阶
Example sentencesExamples
- The first modulates from the tonic key and concludes with a cadence in a related key, usually the dominant for pieces in the major, the relative major for pieces in the minor.
- A two-bar episode leads to the soprano middle entry in the relative major.
- In the next pair of variations, we return to the major, with a lively anapest rhythm.
- By contrast, almost all of the melodies here are built on the major, the most boring of scales.
- To avoid unnecessary chromaticism, scales other than the major are based on different sol-fa notes.
1. 2.1MajorBell-ringing A system of change-ringing using eight bells.
  〔鸣钟术〕八钟变化鸣铃（法）
3A major world organization, company, or competition.
主要世界性组织（或公司、比赛）
it's not unreasonable to believe someone can win all four majors
Example sentencesExamples
- DiMarco now joins Colin Montgomerie as the only two players to lose two play-offs without winning a major.
- Most of the low-cost airlines leave the majority of business travelers to the majors.
- It is, of course, in the majors that Monty's emotional frailties have been most exposed.
- I think he will win majors and compete with Woods in the future.
- Scott can dazzle but has missed the cut in eight of the 15 majors he has played, including last year's Masters.
- I never thought I'd be in a position to win all four majors.
- Now he is competing among the best of the world's golfers in the second major of the 2001 calendar.
- He would also become the first player to win the season's first two majors since Nicklaus in 1972.
- So it is that, while Faldo outnumbers him six to five in terms of majors won, it is the man from Pedrena whom history will anoint the more significant.
- This year the majors are on courses that will suit me.
- After his low-key build-up to the season's first major, he would be excused another near miss.
- And that added pressure - we have four majors a year, but only one Olympiad every four years.
- The news from the two oil service majors comes amid a fairly heavy week for corporate news from Scotland's mid-caps.
- With his first Open, he became only the fourth golfer to win all four majors.
- Players, most notably Tiger Woods, have been asked to boycott the season's first major.
- Tiger Woods has won more majors by himself than the other three combined.
- Weir, the US Masters champion, is still favourite to collect his second major of the year.
- Player is one of five golfers to win all four majors.
- Oil majors last night warned that petrol prices might have to rise as fears of oil market disruption drove up crude prices by more than $3.50 per barrel.
- The Greens are on a roll now, and that's because because the public want change, real change, and the majors weren't listening.
- Buoyed by high crude prices, Western oil majors are reporting outsize profits.
1. 3.1the majors The major leagues.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Marlins opened this season ranked 25th in the majors with a $42 million payroll.
  The Angels entered the week hitting .244 in May, which ranked 28th in the majors.
  With an $88 million payroll that ranks second in the majors, the Dodgers are trying to correct that.
  Davenport well remembers his first skipper in the majors - and a fine manager he was.
  He's in his 11 th season managing the Padres, the second-longest tenure in the majors.
  He fanned 12 per nine innings in the minors and is sitting right around eight in the majors.
  He made so many changes that Cincinnati starters finished last in the majors with 875 innings.
  The Redbirds have allowed the fewest home runs in the majors and the second lowest walk total in the NL.
  The team expects him to advance quickly in the system, arriving in the majors by 2004.
  Pierre led the majors with 65 steals this season and the Marlins had the most overall.
  Chad Hermansen hit below .200 in the majors this season and is barely above that level in the minors.
  Then he played in the majors for eight years before returning to the bushes for nine years to pay his dues as a manager.
  Of the 11 players who failed to walk in the minor leagues, eight of them were in the majors for good by age 22.
  Bell has yet to play in the majors this season due to a torn calf muscle and a setback suffered five games into a AAA rehab assignment.
  Marrero was in his second season in the majors, and he remained with Washington until 1954.
  Ausmus threw out 48 percent of basestealers last year, second best in the majors.
  Knoblauch had eight steals, also leading the majors, in eight attempts.
  He's expected to travel through the system quickly and may be a candidate for the majors by next season.
  And once relievers reach the majors, hitters generally get only one look at them per game.
  Overall, you had the second-best record in the majors and were the hottest team in baseball going into the playoffs.
4North American A student's principal subject or course of study.
〈北美〉主修科目；主修课程
Example sentencesExamples
- It is no surprise that Cornell is offering majors in disciplines so important to the wine industry.
- Penny completed her BA at Rhodes University last year with majors in Drama and English.
- The School of Natural Sciences will add new majors in the upcoming years as student enrollment and resources increase.
- They are required to have a college diploma at least, and their majors in universities must be related to law or psychology.
- Renovations will make this practically a new course for the final major of the year.
- It is possible for you to plan a program that would include preparation for more than one major, an easy task if the majors in question have some lower division requirements in common.
- An undergraduate major in anthropology not only provides a sound Liberal Arts education but also gives students a needed edge in today's fiercely competitive job market.
- The notion of integrating the goals of liberal education into students' majors was taken seriously.
- Choosing a major in college is one of the most important decisions a student makes, but you needn't lose sleep over it.
- Other college dance programs encourage students to take additional majors and minors outside of dance.
- Your academic advisor is the next source to tap into about college majors and courses as well as jobs related to the field.
- Early in the program, a few students transferred out of the AGECO into majors with fewer course requirements.
- Even if it is not my major in college or part of my job, I want to doodle and paint throughout my life for my own enjoyment.
- On the other hand, students who have specialized majors in the sciences may wish to develop more general communications and analytical skills.
- Students have a second chance to change to their favourite majors in college.
- The Ministry of Education recently issued a list of subjects and majors that leading universities nationwide offer.
- To complete the following majors in four years, you must begin in these majors as freshmen and generally complete 16 to 18 credits per term.
- On the contrary, a major in languages will open up more career options and make you more competitive on the job market.
- The individualized major in business administration provides the opportunity for a broad survey of business subjects.
- So many of our students today bring intense pragmatism to their choice of courses and majors.
1. 4.1often with modifier A student specializing in a specified subject.
  主修学生
  a math major
  主修数学的学生。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Nearly all the English majors have read Paradise Lost, but not Genesis.
  All majors in honors must complete at least one semester of study abroad in a French-speaking country.
  The report covers the changing design and management of undergraduate majors in colleges of agriculture.
  As a group, these respondents were generally representative of elementary education majors at the university.
  This discussion is central because most of the students that we see in our introductory courses are non-science majors.
  In my opinion the book is mandatory reading for all college majors in the social sciences.
  Only the private liberal arts colleges seemed to lag noticeably, but they still reported an average of 17 percent more majors in their departments.
  Also, those courses are often designed to weed out weaker students from prospective majors.
  These data can be compared with qualitative internal focus group data collected from majors close to graduation.
  This is a great loss not only for the majors and students within the department but also for the entire college.
  This last course is a class for art education majors and art majors interested in teaching.
  We propose two rationales for using primary research articles in a course for non-science majors.
  So I said that she had previously gone to the class for the undergraduate majors, but this one was for the graduate students.
  Though there are about 20 classics majors in the Class of 2008, the department is still notably larger than it has been in recent years.
  He's also teaching mathematics to non math majors at my old alma mater.
  We begin testing nursing majors as they enter their first nursing courses in the sophomore year.
  They had all studied English in middle and high school and many were English majors in college.
  In the senior class alone, seventy students are Economics majors.
  You don't have to be a math major to see that his plan is just plain dumb for retirees.
  Every undergrad theater major knows that the core of drama is conflict between people.
5Logic
A major term or premise.
〔逻〕大项；大前提
6Bridge
short for major suit
Example sentencesExamples
- The Americans used more familiar methods: five-card majors and a 16-18 1NT with weak Two-bids in three suits.
- He figured out that North must have had plenty of strength in both majors, and a singleton or even a void in diamonds.
7A person of full legal age.

verbˈmeɪdʒərˈmājər

[no object]major inNorth American, Australian, NZ

Specialize in (a particular subject) at college or university.
〈北美，澳/新西兰〉（大学）主修
I was trying to decide if I should major in drama or English
我想定下来是主修戏剧还是英语。
Example sentencesExamples
- In Saudi Arabia, nearly one in five undergraduates majors in Islamic studies.
- Alice went to the Santa Fe State University and majored in communication and minored in Spanish.
- Brown is a graduate from Washington University who majored in English literature.
- He actually went to school at University of Pennsylvania, majoring in biology.
- While at the reservation, Ben enrolled in the local university where he majored in wildlife biology.
- Born in Saskatchewan, Grant sowed the seeds for her specialty by majoring in psychology at the University of Saskatchewan.
- I am now a graduate student majoring in journalism at University of Missouri-Columbia.
- It wasn't until my senior year of high school that I decided to major in special education.
- He is an undergrad student majoring in journalism at the University of Minnesota.
- I've been a long time fan of television, even going so far as to major in it in college.
- All students proposing to major in Humanities must first be admitted to the Humanities Honors Program.
- After high school Lamb went to Delaware State University, where he majored in political science.
- His love of art continued after high school, and he attended Towson State University where he majored in art.
- She is currently a part-time student in her first at York University where she is majoring in French Studies.
- Vickie attended Nebraska Wesleyan University, where she majored in Chemistry and Spanish.
- She even has ambitions to return to college and major in interior design and business.
- A member of Trinity College's class from Newton, Massachusetts, he majored in history and religion.
- I also had four students who would be majoring in art education in college.
- He majored in transportation at the University of Texas at Austin.
- He is a university graduate who majored in architecture and engineering.
- Madden graduated from Buffalo State University, where he majored in art education.
Synonyms
study, do, take

Origin

Middle English: from Latin, comparative of magnus ‘great’; perhaps influenced by French majeur.

词汇	major
释义	Definition of major in English: major adjective ˈmeɪdʒəˈmeɪdʒər 1attributive Important, serious, or significant. 重要的；重大的 the use of drugs is a major problem 毒品使用是个严重问题。 Example sentencesExamples Human flights to Mars will likely be the next major milestone in humankind's expansion into the solar system. The health fair in February was the second major project the group has undertaken. Two major national marine strategy documents have been produced in the last ten years. He spoke of the main issues now causing major problems for the fishing industry. There have been three major deals in the last year. This important book is a major contribution to an understanding of British politics and the way it developed. Unfortunately, the added height of the curb under his truck was just enough to snag a major power line. Only one major EU nation will allow unrestricted immigration immediately. One major obstacle in recruitment, however, is beyond the military's control. More than 27,000 homes were plunged into darkness by a major power failure. This family has made a major contribution to our social, cultural and historic heritage. During her speech, Mrs Hewitt also launched a major consultation on new powers to tackle dodgy doorstep salesmen. Rail chiefs warned of major disruption to services on the East Coast main line following the derailment. A profit warning in August caused a major fall in the share price. The second major plus about Kerry's victory on Sunday was the quality of the football they played. On the other hand, at the regional level, there has yet to be an agreement among Africa's major powers on a common strategy. It is the first major film the Star Wars actor, from Crieff, has made in the town where he got his first theatrical break. His deal may also call for a major participation in another significant revenue steam: home video. This once great festival has been slipping for several years and it really does need a major shake-up. The modern Games, and many other major sports festivals, follow a similar format. Synonyms crucial, vital, great, considerable, paramount, utmost, prime, extensive important, big, significant, weighty, crucial, key, sweeping, substantial serious, radical, complicated, difficult 1.1 Greater or more important; main. 大部分的；较重要的；主要的 he got the major share of the spoils 他分得大部分赃物。 Example sentencesExamples The four major theoretical approaches to the field have been realism, liberalism, Marxism, and domestic politics. Since then, 48 nations have now signed this treaty, including all the major industrialized countries. Agriculture is still the major industry and the main employer throughout the country. Dealing with change is one of the major problems in Europe, if not the major one. Cancer is the second major cause of death, after heart disease, in the city. Shares of the major housebuilders have hardly moved at all since the report came out. Chris Smith is well aware that terrestrial broadcasting still commands the major share of viewing. Shares in major airlines and travel-related companies fell particularly sharply. Huge demonstrations in the capital city of his major ally would not be good for the image. The major share of the party's vote came from two provinces. All authorities say now that the major part of the diet should be based around whole plant foods. Austria shares the major findings of the Commission in its Regular Report on Bulgaria. The right wing election agenda shared by the three major parties can be thrown off course by the fights over war and pensions. On all major roads leading into this town are signs boldly identifying Skipton as an historic market town. There are significant departments at most major banks that cater to this trade. A professional video conference is not exactly cheap and this makes the major share of the cost. The three major banks all reported record profits this year. We have the highest economic growth of any of the world's major industrialized nations. Accidents, the major cause of deaths in Kerala, can certainly be prevented with broader roads. Heart disease and strokes are major causes of death and ill health in the Western Health Board region. Synonyms greatest, best, finest, most important, chief, main, prime, principal, capital, cardinal, leading, star, foremost, outstanding, first-rate, top-tier, notable, eminent, pre-eminent, arch-, supreme, uppermost 1.2 (of a surgical operation) serious or life-threatening. （外科手术）重大的；生死攸关的 he had to undergo major surgery 他得做大手术。 Example sentencesExamples In the future, the trend will be for shorter recovery periods after major operations. I had a major operation so I was a bit low, but within a day of surgery we were laughing and joking. A visit to a colposcopy clinic can produce more anxiety than a major surgical procedure. Bertie underwent a major operation some weeks ago and has been recuperating since. Knee replacement is a major operation, and therefore, like all surgery, carries a degree of risk 2Music (of a scale) having intervals of a semitone between the third and fourth, and seventh and eighth degrees. 〔乐〕大音阶的。与MINOR 相对 Contrasted with minor Example sentencesExamples Bastien uses the little tune for the first five tones of the major scale. Musical literacy requires knowledge of major and minor scales, key signatures, intervals and triad spelling. The number of bells in a peal varies from three to 12, usually tuned to a diatonic major scale, or part of one. Every student in the program plays twelve major scales by memory to qualify for one of those three performing bands. They're not afraid of the occasional use of a major scale, or a long drawn out peaceful ambient break. 2.1 (of an interval) equivalent to that between the tonic and another note of a major scale, and greater by a semitone than the corresponding minor interval. 大音程的 C to E is a major third Example sentencesExamples The tension generated throughout the work by the collision of major and minor thirds is left clearly unresolved in these closing bars. The E-flat transposition (down a major sixth) easily can be accomplished by reading the part as if written in bass clef up one octave. 2.2postpositive (of a key) based on a major scale, tending to produce a bright or joyful effect. 大调的 Prelude in G Major G大调序曲。 Example sentencesExamples Brahms' Trio in B was the subject of the composer's re-write, following the composition and publication of his later trios in C major and C minor. The Symphony consists of only three movements - a pathetic Allegro in D minor, a highly original Scherzo in the same key, and a blissful Adagio in E major. I can still remember the effect of his G major sonata, a decade after the concert. 3British dated (appended to a surname in public schools) indicating the elder of two brothers. 〈英，旧〉（公立学校中置于学生姓氏后，表示两兄弟中）大的，年长的 Example sentencesExamples Brown major had a trick of bringing up unpleasant topics. 4Logic (of a term) occurring as the predicate in the conclusion of a categorical syllogism. 〔逻〕大（项）的 Example sentencesExamples The argument is said to commit the fallacy of Illicit Process of the Major Term. 4.1 (of a premise) containing the major term in a categorical syllogism. 大（前提）的 Example sentencesExamples The multiple proofs of Cicero are collapsed into one Proof of the Reason, which functions as the major premise, while the minor premise serves as the Reason. The second major premise of intelligent design is that life, especially Homo sapiens, is too complex to have just happened. Synonyms crucial, vital, great, considerable, paramount, utmost, prime, extensive noun ˈmeɪdʒəˈmeɪdʒər 1A rank of officer in the army and the US air force, above captain and below lieutenant colonel. 陆军少校；（美国）空军少校 Example sentencesExamples His colleagues, a major, warrant officer and another corporal, were killed. She has claimed that she would never have made it to the top of British politics without the help of the former army major. One morning our door swung open, and the room was suddenly filled with a brigadier, two majors, and our own commanding officer. We were frightened of absconding because we thought the major might have us court-martialled. One e-mail avowed that too many majors and lieutenant colonels flounder in their first joint assignments. The army major has seen his daughter for 12 days in the past two years. It was a letter signed by a brigadier and a major of the Sudanese Army. The officer in front, a major, bent and jabbed him with his swagger stick. A retired British Army major is planning to offer refuge to companies sick of government meddling in the Web. They have a son Marcus, an Army major with the Highlanders regiment and a daughter, Susan, who lives in Devon. He was an ordinary kind of guy who was drafted into the Army as an enlisted man and ended the war as a major. The major invites me to join him and a few other officers for lunch, typically delicious Army fare. While the generals debated how to mandate a revolution, the captains and majors quietly implemented one. The patient was an army major who, at the age of 90, had long since retired from her military nursing career. The head of the corps would have the title of colonel but receive the lower pay of an army major. A resident of Canada, married to an army major, she has contented herself with raising six children. Taking the major to their headquarters, the French general began to question him. On Thursday, the senator agreed to lift his hold on promotions of 127 Air Force captains and majors. Now the majors have grown into generals in positions of immense power and the complexion of the army has changed drastically. Most of the soldiers in the queue were grizzled captains and majors. 1.1with modifier An officer in charge of a section of band instruments. （军乐队中主管某一乐器部的）乐器长 a trumpet major 小号长。 Example sentencesExamples Do you want to become a trumpet major at a Canadian university or school of music? In the foreground, a vast crowd marches in front of a military band led by a drum major whose face is recognizable as that of Emile Littre. During the service, the Ambassador delivered a message of thanks from his country, and a pipe major played a lament at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior. 2Music A major key, interval, or scale. 〔乐〕大调；大音程；大音阶 Example sentencesExamples In the next pair of variations, we return to the major, with a lively anapest rhythm. The first modulates from the tonic key and concludes with a cadence in a related key, usually the dominant for pieces in the major, the relative major for pieces in the minor. To avoid unnecessary chromaticism, scales other than the major are based on different sol-fa notes. A two-bar episode leads to the soprano middle entry in the relative major. By contrast, almost all of the melodies here are built on the major, the most boring of scales. 2.1Bell-ringing A system of change-ringing using eight bells. 〔鸣钟术〕八钟变化鸣铃（法） 3A major organization or competition. 主要世界性组织（或公司、比赛） the majors have swept up the smaller independent companies in licensing deals it's not unreasonable to believe someone can win all four majors with modifier the oil majors had a profit bonanza Example sentencesExamples Oil majors last night warned that petrol prices might have to rise as fears of oil market disruption drove up crude prices by more than $3.50 per barrel. Now he is competing among the best of the world's golfers in the second major of the 2001 calendar. And that added pressure - we have four majors a year, but only one Olympiad every four years. Weir, the US Masters champion, is still favourite to collect his second major of the year. With his first Open, he became only the fourth golfer to win all four majors. Tiger Woods has won more majors by himself than the other three combined. Buoyed by high crude prices, Western oil majors are reporting outsize profits. It is, of course, in the majors that Monty's emotional frailties have been most exposed. Scott can dazzle but has missed the cut in eight of the 15 majors he has played, including last year's Masters. DiMarco now joins Colin Montgomerie as the only two players to lose two play-offs without winning a major. After his low-key build-up to the season's first major, he would be excused another near miss. So it is that, while Faldo outnumbers him six to five in terms of majors won, it is the man from Pedrena whom history will anoint the more significant. Players, most notably Tiger Woods, have been asked to boycott the season's first major. I think he will win majors and compete with Woods in the future. He would also become the first player to win the season's first two majors since Nicklaus in 1972. The news from the two oil service majors comes amid a fairly heavy week for corporate news from Scotland's mid-caps. The Greens are on a roll now, and that's because because the public want change, real change, and the majors weren't listening. I never thought I'd be in a position to win all four majors. This year the majors are on courses that will suit me. Player is one of five golfers to win all four majors. Most of the low-cost airlines leave the majority of business travelers to the majors. 4North American A student's principal subject or course. 〈北美〉主修科目；主修课程 many students would ignore courses outside their major Example sentencesExamples To complete the following majors in four years, you must begin in these majors as freshmen and generally complete 16 to 18 credits per term. Your academic advisor is the next source to tap into about college majors and courses as well as jobs related to the field. Choosing a major in college is one of the most important decisions a student makes, but you needn't lose sleep over it. Penny completed her BA at Rhodes University last year with majors in Drama and English. Renovations will make this practically a new course for the final major of the year. It is no surprise that Cornell is offering majors in disciplines so important to the wine industry. They are required to have a college diploma at least, and their majors in universities must be related to law or psychology. The Ministry of Education recently issued a list of subjects and majors that leading universities nationwide offer. So many of our students today bring intense pragmatism to their choice of courses and majors. The notion of integrating the goals of liberal education into students' majors was taken seriously. Students have a second chance to change to their favourite majors in college. An undergraduate major in anthropology not only provides a sound Liberal Arts education but also gives students a needed edge in today's fiercely competitive job market. Early in the program, a few students transferred out of the AGECO into majors with fewer course requirements. Even if it is not my major in college or part of my job, I want to doodle and paint throughout my life for my own enjoyment. It is possible for you to plan a program that would include preparation for more than one major, an easy task if the majors in question have some lower division requirements in common. Other college dance programs encourage students to take additional majors and minors outside of dance. On the contrary, a major in languages will open up more career options and make you more competitive on the job market. The individualized major in business administration provides the opportunity for a broad survey of business subjects. The School of Natural Sciences will add new majors in the upcoming years as student enrollment and resources increase. On the other hand, students who have specialized majors in the sciences may wish to develop more general communications and analytical skills. 4.1often with modifier A student specializing in a specified subject. 主修学生 a math major 主修数学的学生。 Example sentencesExamples Also, those courses are often designed to weed out weaker students from prospective majors. They had all studied English in middle and high school and many were English majors in college. We begin testing nursing majors as they enter their first nursing courses in the sophomore year. Only the private liberal arts colleges seemed to lag noticeably, but they still reported an average of 17 percent more majors in their departments. Every undergrad theater major knows that the core of drama is conflict between people. Nearly all the English majors have read Paradise Lost, but not Genesis. So I said that she had previously gone to the class for the undergraduate majors, but this one was for the graduate students. In my opinion the book is mandatory reading for all college majors in the social sciences. This discussion is central because most of the students that we see in our introductory courses are non-science majors. You don't have to be a math major to see that his plan is just plain dumb for retirees. This last course is a class for art education majors and art majors interested in teaching. He's also teaching mathematics to non math majors at my old alma mater. In the senior class alone, seventy students are Economics majors. Though there are about 20 classics majors in the Class of 2008, the department is still notably larger than it has been in recent years. We propose two rationales for using primary research articles in a course for non-science majors. The report covers the changing design and management of undergraduate majors in colleges of agriculture. This is a great loss not only for the majors and students within the department but also for the entire college. All majors in honors must complete at least one semester of study abroad in a French-speaking country. These data can be compared with qualitative internal focus group data collected from majors close to graduation. As a group, these respondents were generally representative of elementary education majors at the university. 5Logic A major term or premise. 〔逻〕大项；大前提 6Bridge South was anxious to mention his four-card major and bid one spade short for major suit Example sentencesExamples The Americans used more familiar methods: five-card majors and a 16-18 1NT with weak Two-bids in three suits. He figured out that North must have had plenty of strength in both majors, and a singleton or even a void in diamonds. 7Australian Rules Football A goal. Example sentencesExamples The Cats were the only goal scorers in the second quarter with one major, sending them in at half time 17 points ahead. Solly has also pushed forward on a few occasion and contributed 14 majors. For Rovers it was Clifford Tommy who registered majors with one in the second and then the third quarter. verb ˈmeɪdʒəˈmeɪdʒər [no object]major inAustralian, North American, NZ Specialize in (a particular subject) at college or university. 〈北美，澳/新西兰〉（大学）主修 I was trying to decide if I should major in drama or English 我想定下来是主修戏剧还是英语。 Example sentencesExamples In Saudi Arabia, nearly one in five undergraduates majors in Islamic studies. He actually went to school at University of Pennsylvania, majoring in biology. It wasn't until my senior year of high school that I decided to major in special education. He is an undergrad student majoring in journalism at the University of Minnesota. After high school Lamb went to Delaware State University, where he majored in political science. Born in Saskatchewan, Grant sowed the seeds for her specialty by majoring in psychology at the University of Saskatchewan. His love of art continued after high school, and he attended Towson State University where he majored in art. Madden graduated from Buffalo State University, where he majored in art education. I am now a graduate student majoring in journalism at University of Missouri-Columbia. A member of Trinity College's class from Newton, Massachusetts, he majored in history and religion. Brown is a graduate from Washington University who majored in English literature. All students proposing to major in Humanities must first be admitted to the Humanities Honors Program. While at the reservation, Ben enrolled in the local university where he majored in wildlife biology. She is currently a part-time student in her first at York University where she is majoring in French Studies. Vickie attended Nebraska Wesleyan University, where she majored in Chemistry and Spanish. She even has ambitions to return to college and major in interior design and business. Alice went to the Santa Fe State University and majored in communication and minored in Spanish. He majored in transportation at the University of Texas at Austin. I've been a long time fan of television, even going so far as to major in it in college. I also had four students who would be majoring in art education in college. He is a university graduate who majored in architecture and engineering. Synonyms study, do, take Derivatives majorship noun Origin Middle English: from Latin, comparative of magnus 'great'; perhaps influenced by French majeur. Latin major means ‘greater’ from magnus ‘great’ (see magnify), a sense still found in old-fashioned schools where ‘Smith major’ might be used to label the older of two brothers. The military rank is found from the late 16th century, while the sense ‘serious, excessive’ as in a major foul-up dates only from the 1950s. The mayor (Middle English) of a place, the title majesty (Middle English), and the majority (mid 16th century) all get their names from the same source. Rhymes gauger, golden-ager, old-stager, pager, rampager, sergeant major, stager, wager Definition of major in US English: major adjectiveˈmeɪdʒərˈmājər 1attributive Important, serious, or significant. 重要的；重大的 the use of drugs is a major problem 毒品使用是个严重问题。 Example sentencesExamples This important book is a major contribution to an understanding of British politics and the way it developed. The second major plus about Kerry's victory on Sunday was the quality of the football they played. This family has made a major contribution to our social, cultural and historic heritage. This once great festival has been slipping for several years and it really does need a major shake-up. Two major national marine strategy documents have been produced in the last ten years. During her speech, Mrs Hewitt also launched a major consultation on new powers to tackle dodgy doorstep salesmen. On the other hand, at the regional level, there has yet to be an agreement among Africa's major powers on a common strategy. Rail chiefs warned of major disruption to services on the East Coast main line following the derailment. He spoke of the main issues now causing major problems for the fishing industry. Human flights to Mars will likely be the next major milestone in humankind's expansion into the solar system. Only one major EU nation will allow unrestricted immigration immediately. His deal may also call for a major participation in another significant revenue steam: home video. The health fair in February was the second major project the group has undertaken. One major obstacle in recruitment, however, is beyond the military's control. There have been three major deals in the last year. Unfortunately, the added height of the curb under his truck was just enough to snag a major power line. The modern Games, and many other major sports festivals, follow a similar format. It is the first major film the Star Wars actor, from Crieff, has made in the town where he got his first theatrical break. More than 27,000 homes were plunged into darkness by a major power failure. A profit warning in August caused a major fall in the share price. Synonyms crucial, vital, great, considerable, paramount, utmost, prime, extensive important, big, significant, weighty, crucial, key, sweeping, substantial serious, radical, complicated, difficult 1.1 Greater or more important; main. 大部分的；较重要的；主要的 he got the major share of the spoils 他分得大部分赃物。 Example sentencesExamples Huge demonstrations in the capital city of his major ally would not be good for the image. Dealing with change is one of the major problems in Europe, if not the major one. Shares in major airlines and travel-related companies fell particularly sharply. The major share of the party's vote came from two provinces. A professional video conference is not exactly cheap and this makes the major share of the cost. All authorities say now that the major part of the diet should be based around whole plant foods. The right wing election agenda shared by the three major parties can be thrown off course by the fights over war and pensions. The three major banks all reported record profits this year. There are significant departments at most major banks that cater to this trade. Chris Smith is well aware that terrestrial broadcasting still commands the major share of viewing. Cancer is the second major cause of death, after heart disease, in the city. On all major roads leading into this town are signs boldly identifying Skipton as an historic market town. Agriculture is still the major industry and the main employer throughout the country. Accidents, the major cause of deaths in Kerala, can certainly be prevented with broader roads. Austria shares the major findings of the Commission in its Regular Report on Bulgaria. Heart disease and strokes are major causes of death and ill health in the Western Health Board region. Since then, 48 nations have now signed this treaty, including all the major industrialized countries. We have the highest economic growth of any of the world's major industrialized nations. Shares of the major housebuilders have hardly moved at all since the report came out. The four major theoretical approaches to the field have been realism, liberalism, Marxism, and domestic politics. Synonyms greatest, best, finest, most important, chief, main, prime, principal, capital, cardinal, leading, star, foremost, outstanding, first-rate, top-tier, notable, eminent, pre-eminent, arch-, supreme, uppermost 1.2 (of a surgical operation) serious or life-threatening. （外科手术）重大的；生死攸关的 he had to undergo major surgery 他得做大手术。 Example sentencesExamples I had a major operation so I was a bit low, but within a day of surgery we were laughing and joking. A visit to a colposcopy clinic can produce more anxiety than a major surgical procedure. Bertie underwent a major operation some weeks ago and has been recuperating since. In the future, the trend will be for shorter recovery periods after major operations. Knee replacement is a major operation, and therefore, like all surgery, carries a degree of risk 2Music (of a scale) having an interval of a semitone between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees. 〔乐〕大音阶的。与MINOR 相对 Contrasted with minor Example sentencesExamples Bastien uses the little tune for the first five tones of the major scale. Musical literacy requires knowledge of major and minor scales, key signatures, intervals and triad spelling. They're not afraid of the occasional use of a major scale, or a long drawn out peaceful ambient break. Every student in the program plays twelve major scales by memory to qualify for one of those three performing bands. The number of bells in a peal varies from three to 12, usually tuned to a diatonic major scale, or part of one. 2.1 (of an interval) equivalent to that between the tonic and another note of a major scale, and greater by a semitone than the corresponding minor interval. 大音程的 Example sentencesExamples The E-flat transposition (down a major sixth) easily can be accomplished by reading the part as if written in bass clef up one octave. The tension generated throughout the work by the collision of major and minor thirds is left clearly unresolved in these closing bars. 2.2postpositive (of a key) based on a major scale, tending to produce a bright or joyful effect. 大调的 Prelude in G Major G大调序曲。 Example sentencesExamples The Symphony consists of only three movements - a pathetic Allegro in D minor, a highly original Scherzo in the same key, and a blissful Adagio in E major. Brahms' Trio in B was the subject of the composer's re-write, following the composition and publication of his later trios in C major and C minor. I can still remember the effect of his G major sonata, a decade after the concert. 3British dated (appended to a surname in some schools) indicating the elder of two brothers. 〈英，旧〉（公立学校中置于学生姓氏后，表示两兄弟中）大的，年长的 Example sentencesExamples Brown major had a trick of bringing up unpleasant topics. 4Logic (of a term) occurring as the predicate in the conclusion of a categorical syllogism. 〔逻〕大（项）的 Example sentencesExamples The argument is said to commit the fallacy of Illicit Process of the Major Term. 4.1 (of a premise) containing the major term in a categorical syllogism. 大（前提）的 Example sentencesExamples The second major premise of intelligent design is that life, especially Homo sapiens, is too complex to have just happened. The multiple proofs of Cicero are collapsed into one Proof of the Reason, which functions as the major premise, while the minor premise serves as the Reason. Synonyms crucial, vital, great, considerable, paramount, utmost, prime, extensive nounˈmeɪdʒərˈmājər 1An army officer of high rank, in particular (in the US Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps) an officer ranking above captain and below lieutenant colonel. Example sentencesExamples He was an ordinary kind of guy who was drafted into the Army as an enlisted man and ended the war as a major. The army major has seen his daughter for 12 days in the past two years. On Thursday, the senator agreed to lift his hold on promotions of 127 Air Force captains and majors. His colleagues, a major, warrant officer and another corporal, were killed. One morning our door swung open, and the room was suddenly filled with a brigadier, two majors, and our own commanding officer. The major invites me to join him and a few other officers for lunch, typically delicious Army fare. A retired British Army major is planning to offer refuge to companies sick of government meddling in the Web. Taking the major to their headquarters, the French general began to question him. We were frightened of absconding because we thought the major might have us court-martialled. Most of the soldiers in the queue were grizzled captains and majors. It was a letter signed by a brigadier and a major of the Sudanese Army. They have a son Marcus, an Army major with the Highlanders regiment and a daughter, Susan, who lives in Devon. The head of the corps would have the title of colonel but receive the lower pay of an army major. A resident of Canada, married to an army major, she has contented herself with raising six children. She has claimed that she would never have made it to the top of British politics without the help of the former army major. The officer in front, a major, bent and jabbed him with his swagger stick. The patient was an army major who, at the age of 90, had long since retired from her military nursing career. One e-mail avowed that too many majors and lieutenant colonels flounder in their first joint assignments. Now the majors have grown into generals in positions of immense power and the complexion of the army has changed drastically. While the generals debated how to mandate a revolution, the captains and majors quietly implemented one. 2Music A major key, interval, or scale. 〔乐〕大调；大音程；大音阶 Example sentencesExamples The first modulates from the tonic key and concludes with a cadence in a related key, usually the dominant for pieces in the major, the relative major for pieces in the minor. A two-bar episode leads to the soprano middle entry in the relative major. In the next pair of variations, we return to the major, with a lively anapest rhythm. By contrast, almost all of the melodies here are built on the major, the most boring of scales. To avoid unnecessary chromaticism, scales other than the major are based on different sol-fa notes. 2.1MajorBell-ringing A system of change-ringing using eight bells. 〔鸣钟术〕八钟变化鸣铃（法） 3A major world organization, company, or competition. 主要世界性组织（或公司、比赛） it's not unreasonable to believe someone can win all four majors Example sentencesExamples DiMarco now joins Colin Montgomerie as the only two players to lose two play-offs without winning a major. Most of the low-cost airlines leave the majority of business travelers to the majors. It is, of course, in the majors that Monty's emotional frailties have been most exposed. I think he will win majors and compete with Woods in the future. Scott can dazzle but has missed the cut in eight of the 15 majors he has played, including last year's Masters. I never thought I'd be in a position to win all four majors. Now he is competing among the best of the world's golfers in the second major of the 2001 calendar. He would also become the first player to win the season's first two majors since Nicklaus in 1972. So it is that, while Faldo outnumbers him six to five in terms of majors won, it is the man from Pedrena whom history will anoint the more significant. This year the majors are on courses that will suit me. After his low-key build-up to the season's first major, he would be excused another near miss. And that added pressure - we have four majors a year, but only one Olympiad every four years. The news from the two oil service majors comes amid a fairly heavy week for corporate news from Scotland's mid-caps. With his first Open, he became only the fourth golfer to win all four majors. Players, most notably Tiger Woods, have been asked to boycott the season's first major. Tiger Woods has won more majors by himself than the other three combined. Weir, the US Masters champion, is still favourite to collect his second major of the year. Player is one of five golfers to win all four majors. Oil majors last night warned that petrol prices might have to rise as fears of oil market disruption drove up crude prices by more than $3.50 per barrel. The Greens are on a roll now, and that's because because the public want change, real change, and the majors weren't listening. Buoyed by high crude prices, Western oil majors are reporting outsize profits. 3.1the majors The major leagues. Example sentencesExamples The Marlins opened this season ranked 25th in the majors with a $42 million payroll. The Angels entered the week hitting .244 in May, which ranked 28th in the majors. With an $88 million payroll that ranks second in the majors, the Dodgers are trying to correct that. Davenport well remembers his first skipper in the majors - and a fine manager he was. He's in his 11 th season managing the Padres, the second-longest tenure in the majors. He fanned 12 per nine innings in the minors and is sitting right around eight in the majors. He made so many changes that Cincinnati starters finished last in the majors with 875 innings. The Redbirds have allowed the fewest home runs in the majors and the second lowest walk total in the NL. The team expects him to advance quickly in the system, arriving in the majors by 2004. Pierre led the majors with 65 steals this season and the Marlins had the most overall. Chad Hermansen hit below .200 in the majors this season and is barely above that level in the minors. Then he played in the majors for eight years before returning to the bushes for nine years to pay his dues as a manager. Of the 11 players who failed to walk in the minor leagues, eight of them were in the majors for good by age 22. Bell has yet to play in the majors this season due to a torn calf muscle and a setback suffered five games into a AAA rehab assignment. Marrero was in his second season in the majors, and he remained with Washington until 1954. Ausmus threw out 48 percent of basestealers last year, second best in the majors. Knoblauch had eight steals, also leading the majors, in eight attempts. He's expected to travel through the system quickly and may be a candidate for the majors by next season. And once relievers reach the majors, hitters generally get only one look at them per game. Overall, you had the second-best record in the majors and were the hottest team in baseball going into the playoffs. 4North American A student's principal subject or course of study. 〈北美〉主修科目；主修课程 Example sentencesExamples It is no surprise that Cornell is offering majors in disciplines so important to the wine industry. Penny completed her BA at Rhodes University last year with majors in Drama and English. The School of Natural Sciences will add new majors in the upcoming years as student enrollment and resources increase. They are required to have a college diploma at least, and their majors in universities must be related to law or psychology. Renovations will make this practically a new course for the final major of the year. It is possible for you to plan a program that would include preparation for more than one major, an easy task if the majors in question have some lower division requirements in common. An undergraduate major in anthropology not only provides a sound Liberal Arts education but also gives students a needed edge in today's fiercely competitive job market. The notion of integrating the goals of liberal education into students' majors was taken seriously. Choosing a major in college is one of the most important decisions a student makes, but you needn't lose sleep over it. Other college dance programs encourage students to take additional majors and minors outside of dance. Your academic advisor is the next source to tap into about college majors and courses as well as jobs related to the field. Early in the program, a few students transferred out of the AGECO into majors with fewer course requirements. Even if it is not my major in college or part of my job, I want to doodle and paint throughout my life for my own enjoyment. On the other hand, students who have specialized majors in the sciences may wish to develop more general communications and analytical skills. Students have a second chance to change to their favourite majors in college. The Ministry of Education recently issued a list of subjects and majors that leading universities nationwide offer. To complete the following majors in four years, you must begin in these majors as freshmen and generally complete 16 to 18 credits per term. On the contrary, a major in languages will open up more career options and make you more competitive on the job market. The individualized major in business administration provides the opportunity for a broad survey of business subjects. So many of our students today bring intense pragmatism to their choice of courses and majors. 4.1often with modifier A student specializing in a specified subject. 主修学生 a math major 主修数学的学生。 Example sentencesExamples Nearly all the English majors have read Paradise Lost, but not Genesis. All majors in honors must complete at least one semester of study abroad in a French-speaking country. The report covers the changing design and management of undergraduate majors in colleges of agriculture. As a group, these respondents were generally representative of elementary education majors at the university. This discussion is central because most of the students that we see in our introductory courses are non-science majors. In my opinion the book is mandatory reading for all college majors in the social sciences. Only the private liberal arts colleges seemed to lag noticeably, but they still reported an average of 17 percent more majors in their departments. Also, those courses are often designed to weed out weaker students from prospective majors. These data can be compared with qualitative internal focus group data collected from majors close to graduation. This is a great loss not only for the majors and students within the department but also for the entire college. This last course is a class for art education majors and art majors interested in teaching. We propose two rationales for using primary research articles in a course for non-science majors. So I said that she had previously gone to the class for the undergraduate majors, but this one was for the graduate students. Though there are about 20 classics majors in the Class of 2008, the department is still notably larger than it has been in recent years. He's also teaching mathematics to non math majors at my old alma mater. We begin testing nursing majors as they enter their first nursing courses in the sophomore year. They had all studied English in middle and high school and many were English majors in college. In the senior class alone, seventy students are Economics majors. You don't have to be a math major to see that his plan is just plain dumb for retirees. Every undergrad theater major knows that the core of drama is conflict between people. 5Logic A major term or premise. 〔逻〕大项；大前提 6Bridge short for major suit Example sentencesExamples The Americans used more familiar methods: five-card majors and a 16-18 1NT with weak Two-bids in three suits. He figured out that North must have had plenty of strength in both majors, and a singleton or even a void in diamonds. 7A person of full legal age. verbˈmeɪdʒərˈmājər [no object]major inNorth American, Australian, NZ Specialize in (a particular subject) at college or university. 〈北美，澳/新西兰〉（大学）主修 I was trying to decide if I should major in drama or English 我想定下来是主修戏剧还是英语。 Example sentencesExamples In Saudi Arabia, nearly one in five undergraduates majors in Islamic studies. Alice went to the Santa Fe State University and majored in communication and minored in Spanish. Brown is a graduate from Washington University who majored in English literature. He actually went to school at University of Pennsylvania, majoring in biology. While at the reservation, Ben enrolled in the local university where he majored in wildlife biology. Born in Saskatchewan, Grant sowed the seeds for her specialty by majoring in psychology at the University of Saskatchewan. I am now a graduate student majoring in journalism at University of Missouri-Columbia. It wasn't until my senior year of high school that I decided to major in special education. He is an undergrad student majoring in journalism at the University of Minnesota. I've been a long time fan of television, even going so far as to major in it in college. All students proposing to major in Humanities must first be admitted to the Humanities Honors Program. After high school Lamb went to Delaware State University, where he majored in political science. His love of art continued after high school, and he attended Towson State University where he majored in art. She is currently a part-time student in her first at York University where she is majoring in French Studies. Vickie attended Nebraska Wesleyan University, where she majored in Chemistry and Spanish. She even has ambitions to return to college and major in interior design and business. A member of Trinity College's class from Newton, Massachusetts, he majored in history and religion. I also had four students who would be majoring in art education in college. He majored in transportation at the University of Texas at Austin. He is a university graduate who majored in architecture and engineering. Madden graduated from Buffalo State University, where he majored in art education. Synonyms study, do, take Origin Middle English: from Latin, comparative of magnus ‘great’; perhaps influenced by French majeur.
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