major
美 [ˈmeɪdʒər]
英 [ˈmeɪdʒə(r)] 
- v.〈美口〉主修
- n.少校;专业课;主修课程;主修学生
- adj.严重;主要的;重要的;大的
- 网络棒球大联盟;较大的;大调
词形变化
复数:majors 现在分词:majoring 过去式:majored 反义词
英汉双解
1. | [ubn] 主要的;重要的;大的very large or important |
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| major international companies 大跨国公司 |
| to play a major role in sth 在某事中起重要作用 |
| We have encountered major problems. 我们遇上了大问题。 |
| There were calls for major changes to the welfare system. 有人要求对福利制度进行重大改革。 |
| Never mind─it's not major. 别担心,这不严重。 |
3. | 大调的based on a scale (= a series of eight notes) in which the third note is two whole tones/steps higher than the first note |
4. | (课程)主修的related to sb's main subject of study in college |
1. | [c] 少校an officer of fairly high rank in the army or the US air force |
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| He's a major in the US army. 他是美国陆军少校。 |
2. | [c] 主修课程;专业课the main subject or course of a student at college or university |
| Her major is French. 她的专业课是法语。 |
3. | [c] 主修学生;主修生a student studying a particular subject as the main part of their course |
| She's a French major. 她是法语专业的学生。 |
英汉解释
adj. | 2. 较大的;较多的;较优的;主要的;第一流的;较大范围的 |
n. | 3. 陆军[空军]少校;〈英〉陆军少校;= sergeant major【军事】...长 |
v. | |
英英解释
例句
Zakaria: Do you think you can continue to grow if the United States goes into a major recession?
扎:你是否认为即使美国陷入大衰退之中,中国仍能保持增长?。
But, he said, "the transformation from dictatorship to civil society" is "a major task" likely to take many years.
但是,他说,“从专制到民主社会的转变是主要的任务,有可能要花费许多年的时间。”
But as a major storm rips into Shutter Island, the tension seems to be coming from everywhere at once.
当一场大风暴袭击了海岛,影片的紧张氛围似乎一下子达到了顶点。
Perhaps in the eyes acetify on some astigmatism, and this appears to have no major advantages that some lots still much to do.
也许,专注得眼睛发酸,有些散光,这才发现有些看来并无特大优势的地段,仍大有文章可做。
Foreign banks, began to locate major branches in London to the detriment of the clearing banks.
外国银行为了与英国清算银行竞争,开始在伦敦设置主要分行。
Live in the heart of New York City, Chicago, Boston or another major city for at least a year.
在纽约、芝加哥、波士顿或者其它大城市的中心住上至少一年。
US president Bush has a major worry hanging over his head. It is not easy to end the war against Iraq immediately.
美国总统布什有一个重大忧虑悬在心头。伊拉克战争要很快结束并非易事。
"These rapid tests have been a major breakthrough in malaria control, " said Dr Robert Newman, Director of WHO's Global Malaria Programme.
“这些快速检测方法是疟疾控制方面的一项重大突破,”世卫组织全球疟疾规划司司长RobertNewman说。
In many major cities, at least, gays and lesbians no longer seem to need a safe place in the form of a store.
至少,在许多主要的城市里,同性恋已不再需要商店这种形式的庇护之地了。
The company, which supplies major retailers such as Walmart and Gap, is often seen as a bellwether for global consumer sentiment.
作为沃尔玛(Walmart)与Gap等主要零售商的供应商,利丰经常被视为全球消费者情绪的风向标。
Most presciently, China seems to have learned the major lesson of public diplomacy: product trumps packaging every time.
中国最有先见之明的是,她似乎已经领悟到公共外交领域的主要教训:产品总是胜过包装的。
The long-term design of the program proved to be important in that the major effects were shown only after a few years of work.
仅仅施行了几年后就表明该方案的长期计划在主要效应中的重要性。
So I would encourage you to be as generous as you possibly can in response to what is a major catastrophe .
所以,我鼓励大家像面临任何一场重大灾难所作出的回应一样慷慨。
To be sure, had we left without progress, it would have been a major embarrassment to Nixon.
当然,我们此行若毫无进展,对尼克松总统来说无疑是个极大的尴尬。
The first is the obvious point that having him in custody would have been a major policy challenge.
首先很明显的一点是羁押他将是一个巨大的策略挑战。
Yes, if it is a relevant major. Sometimes, it is possible for you to go directly to a postgraduate program.
是,如果是相关专业。也许你还有可能直接进入硕士学位课程。
One of the major criticisms of the museum was that it was too dark.
对博物馆最主要的批评之一是馆内光线太暗。
At least twice a week, supplement aerobic exercise with weight-bearing activities that target all major muscles.
至少两周一次,要用旨在锻炼所有主要肌肉的负重运动来补充有氧运动。
Students who major in software programming, chemistry or applied mathematics are certainly going to ask whether they should take the exam.
软件设计,化学化工,或者应用数学的学生则一定是问是否值得去参加考试。
"We will see what happens over the next two or three months but by and large that will be the major element of our business, " he told MUTV.
“在未来两三个月内我们会拭目以待,但是大体上来讲,(这三个人的交易)是我们(夏天转会中)的主要元素。”他告诉MUTV。
Physiographically, the United States may be separated into three major divisions.
从地形上美国可以分成3个主要地区。
Schistosomiasis is a major disease in many parts of Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
血吸虫病蔓延在拉丁美洲、非洲和亚洲的许多地区。
Twice in a single generation, major tragedy had come to the world, and America's national conscience felt uneasy.
仅仅在一代之内,重大悲剧在世界上两度发生,美国国家的良心感觉不安。
These liberal opinions the Major probably advanced both because they were just, and because he was not dealing with his own money.
少校鼓吹这种开明的观点,大概是因为它们是正确的,其次也因为他处理的反正不是他自己的钱。
There were some conflicts of interest since some directors, or their companies, were major borrowers of bank money.
假公济私的事情也确实不少,有些董事或他们所代表的公司都是银行的主要贷款户。
She told the major to be quiet; and then requested to be presented in form to Mrs. Captain Osborne.
她叫少佐少说话,然后要求正式介绍给奥斯本太太。
Sulphur dioxide is a pollutant and a major contributor to acid rain.
二氧化硫是一种污染物,并且是形成酸雨的主要因素。
Only eleven of these accidents were classified as major.
这些事故中只有十一例被判定为重大事故。
"But then, " replied the major, "you will have to give this projectile enormous dimensions. "
“那么说”参谋紧紧地追问,“你是想造一颗其大无比的炮弹喽?”
Still another major advantage for the Japanese is the artificial weakness of the yen.
日本还有一个重要的优势,那就是日元的价值被人为地贬低了。
Major Pendennis was as laboriously civil and gracious to him as he was to the rest of the family.
潘登尼斯少校对他彬彬有礼,非常客气,就象对他家里的其他人一样。
Since the time of Socrates, education has been a major issue in every society.
自苏格拉底时代以来,教育就一直是社会上的主要议题。
This, in turn, was one of the factors that contributed to the appreciation of the dollar relative to other major currencies.
这样又转过来成为促进美元对其它主要货币升值的因素之一。
The company faces major challenges over the course of the next few years.
这家公司今后几年将面临重大的挑战。
Smirke did not care for the impertinences of the Major so long as he had his hostess' kind behaviour.
少校的盛气凌人,斯默克并不在乎,只要女主人对他亲热一些就成了。
Only it was as a major that Dalleson's troubles had begun.
倒是当了少校以后,达尔生的麻烦事都来了。
If I had any major problems with him, I just blocked them out.
如果我同他之间存在什么重大的问题,我就把这些问题冻结起来。
The annual introduction of new-car models from Detroit was a major event for both the dealers and the general public.
每年介绍来底特律的新型样车对承销商和一般公众说来都是一件大事。
When the Major arrived, his presence somehow cast a damp upon at least three of the persons of our little party.
少校的到来,至少使我们这些朋友中三个人感到不大高兴。
Tritium is radioactive and is believed to be the main source of the major traces of 3He found in the atmosphere.
氚是放射性的,并且确信是大气中痕量3He的主要来源。
Top managers do have the major role in making overall policies for a company or other enterprise.
最高层管理者的主要任务是为公司或其他企业制订总的政策。
The Major was taking the cotton from his eyes.
少校把布条从他的眼睛上取下来。
The major American writers have been able to skirt the dilemma, yet none has been unaffected by it.
重要的美国作家都能躲开这一难题,可是人人都受过影响。
Christoffel's major concern was to reconsider and amplify the theme already treated somewhat sketchily by Riemann.
Christoffel主要关心的是重新考虑和详细论述Riemann已经稍为粗略地讨论过的题目。
I say that Major Major never sees anyone in his office when he is in his office.
我说的是梅杰少校在办公室里时,从来不在那里接见任何人。
By far the major part of all "normal" bank advertising appears to be deployed against the unbranded prospect.
所有“正规”银行广告宣传的最主要部分都在于吸引尚未开户的顾客。
After U. S. army pulled out of Vietnam in the seventies, environmental protection became the major public issue.
70年代美国从越南撤军之后,环境保护就成了公众讨论的主要问题了。
It reduced Indochina to its proper scale-a small peninsula on a major continent.
它把印度支那还原到它应有的尺度--一个大陆上的不大的半岛。
The major purpose of keeping these records is to inform governmental authorities of the international position of the country.
保持这些记录的主要目的,是向政府当局汇报该国的国际地位。
"It is a woman whom I dislike very much" , said the major doggedly.
市长固执地说到:“我很讨厌这个女人”。
The company's main photographic materials, photographic materials industry is the only major national brand of listed companies.
公司主营感光材料,是国内感光材料行业唯一的大型民族品牌上市企业。
Major Pendennis, fresh and smirking, came out of his bedroom to his sitting-room.
潘登尼斯少校神采奕奕,笑容可掬地从卧室来到起居室。
The incident was one of the worst acts of violence since the government launched major operations against drug cartels in 2006.
该事件是自2006年发动打击贩毒组织的重大行动以来最严重的暴力活动之一。
And with the price of pig meat up 38 percent in major cities since the start of the year, the government is about to open its floodgates.
随着今年以来主要城市猪肉价格上涨超过38%,政府正筹划“开闸放肉”。
Three and a half successful years later, the time had surely come for Suarez to test himself in one of the Europe's major leagues.
三年半之后,对苏亚雷斯而言,是时候去欧洲最高水平的联赛之一接受挑战了。
If Beijing is going to see major anti-Japanese unrest today, the police appear to be ready.
如果周二北京会发生严重反日骚乱,那么警方似乎已经做好了准备。
While appearing older was a major concern for Episode II, Portman said the situation had been exactly the opposite the first time around.
虽然让自己显得“成熟点”是EP2中一个主要的议题,但波曼说在EP1中情况却刚好相反。
Although one year has passed since Bush announced the conclusion of major combat operations in Iraq, the war is still far from over.
从布什宣布在伊拉克的主要军事行动完成到现在已经有一年,但战争远远没有结束。
Because Ford is the only one of the three major U. S. automakers to avoid bankruptcy, the company still carries the full burden of its debt.
因为福特是美国汽车工业三巨头中唯一没有破产的,公司仍然背负着所有的债务负担。
"We stand ready to defend US territory, our allies and our national interests, " said Major Stewart Upton, the Pentagon spokesman.
“我们随时准备保卫美国领土、我们的盟友以及我们的国家利益,”美国国防部发言人斯图尔特-厄普顿少校(StewartUpton)表示说。
At this point, that the subject of public concern and a major traffic accident case to a satisfactory solution.
至此,这起备受社会和市民关注的重大交通事故案得到圆满解决。
The dramatic increase in information flow has been a major influential factor in the financial market over the last decade.
19信息流动量的剧增是过去10年中左右金融市场的一个重要因素。
South Korea was one of the last major countries to approve Apple's iPhone, allowing it to be sold only since November 2009.
韩国是全球各主要国家中,最后批准苹果iPhone上市销售的国家之一,自2009年11月起才批准iPhone在韩出售。
Today his Craig's List is a free alternative to the classified ads that have been a major source of earnings for newspapers.
今天他所创办的克雷格清单网站已经取代报纸,成为一个大型的免费分类广告网。分类广告一直是各大报纸的主要收入来源。
"water" has been a major problem plaguing Nancheng development, but the issue is now quietly undergoing fundamental change.
“水”一直以来都是困扰南城发展的一大问题,但现在这个问题正在悄悄地发生着根本性的改变。
Paschal says he was strongly urged by his mother, who works at IBM (IBM), to consider a business major.
帕斯卡说,还有个原因是他在国际商用机器公司(IBM)上班的妈妈强烈要求他考虑商科专业。
"The first major effect I noticed was that I'd feel very relaxed after a class, " he said.
他说:“我注意到最大得‘效果’就是上完课后身体感觉很轻松。”
Mr. Bell had given Major Hasan his wireless password, and now the major was asking him to turn on his Internet system.
贝尔先生以前给过他无线网络的密码,这次是少校要他打开网络。
France, in particular, seems to be a major target since it has been slow to adopt GM crops despite outside pressure.
尤其是法国,在它顶住外界压力、怠慢了转基因作物之后,逐渐成为美国攻击的主要目标。
Out of all the major economies, China looks positioned to be one of the least affected by this global financial crisis.
基于大国经济,中国在这次全球性金融危机中处于一个最不受影响的位置。
This summit is expected to deal with major global economic and environmental issues.
这次峰会的任务是应对重要的全球经济和环境问题。
Wastes from these industries are major problems and tax the ingenuity of environmental engineers to find satisfactory solution.
来自这类工业的废水问题比较重要,并促使环境工程师发挥其创造本能来寻求适当的解决办法。
At the I pound per square inch overpressure location some windows were broken, but no major damage was sustained.
在超压达每平方寸1磅处,有些窗户破碎了,但没有遭到严重的损害。
It is not possible in a major war to divide military from political affairs.
在一场大的战争中,要把军事和政治分开是不可能的。
They become informed about major bills before the committee, and can turn to the committee staff for research or assistance.
重要法案,他们会比委员会更先知道,他们可吩咐委员会的工作人员对该项法案进行研究或要求他们协助。
The major sources of the material in this work can generally be identified despite our slim knowledge of the classical period.
书中材料的主要来源一般都能查到,尽管我们对古典时期所知甚少。
The Major's gravity was entirely upset, and he burst out laughing.
少校的威严一下子变得无影无踪,他不觉放声大笑。
I was promoted to be a major, and even Allied government gave me a decoration.
我被提升为少校,每一个同盟国政府都发给我一枚勋章。
Major Hoess accepts no optimistic reports of subordinates.
霍斯少校不喜欢下级报喜不报忧。
Scientists are claiming a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer.
科学家们宣称攻克癌症已有重大的突破。