major的意思和读音

major

: [ˈmeɪdʒər] : [ˈmeɪdʒə(r)]

v.

n.

adj.

majors  majoring  majored  

adj.+n.major part,major problem,major role,major change,major concern

adj.minor

majoradj.

1.[ubn]very large or important

a major road

major international companies

to play a major role in sth

We have encountered major problems.

There were calls for major changes to the welfare system.

2.[nbn]serious

Never mind─it's not major.

3.based on a scale (= a series of eight notes) in which the third note is two whole tones/steps higher than the first note

the key of D majorD

4.related to sb's main subject of study in college

n.

1.[c]an officer of fairly high rank in the army or the US air force

Major Smith

He's a major in the US army.

2.[c]the main subject or course of a student at college or university

Her major is French.

3.[c]a student studying a particular subject as the main part of their course

She's a French major.

4.[pl]the major leagues

v.

adj.1.();【,2.;;;;;3.;〈〉()

n.1.;2.;3.[];〈;= sergeant major【】...4.5.;6.1.;2.;3.[];〈;= sergeant major【】...4.5.;6.

v.1.,

adj.1.important, serious, large, or great; more important, more serious, larger, or greater than other things; very important2.relating to a musical scalefixed series of musical notes with half steps between the third and fourth and the seventh and eighth musical notes

n.1.an officer of middle rank in the military, the marines, or the U.S. air force2.a students main subject at a college or university; a student who is studying a particular subject as their main subject at a college or university3.the major leagues

1. analysis n. 1.4 major n. discipline n. ...

2. curriculum major minor ...

3. in one’s opinion …… major adj probably adv △ ...

4. era n. major n. crisis n. ...

5. mechanic n major a permanence n ...

7. polytonality major minor ...

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1.Zakaria: Do you think you can continue to grow if the United States goes into a major recession?使退?。

2.But, he said, "the transformation from dictatorship to civil society" is "a major task" likely to take many years.,“。”

3.But as a major storm rips into Shutter Island, the tension seems to be coming from everywhere at once.

4.Perhaps in the eyes acetify on some astigmatism, and this appears to have no major advantages that some lots still much to do.

5.Foreign banks, began to locate major branches in London to the detriment of the clearing banks.

6.Live in the heart of New York City, Chicago, Boston or another major city for at least a year.

7.US president Bush has a major worry hanging over his head. It is not easy to end the war against Iraq immediately.

8."These rapid tests have been a major breakthrough in malaria control, " said Dr Robert Newman, Director of WHO's Global Malaria Programme.“,”RobertNewman

9.In many major cities, at least, gays and lesbians no longer seem to need a safe place in the form of a store.

10.The company, which supplies major retailers such as Walmart and Gap, is often seen as a bellwether for global consumer sentiment.(Walmart)Gap