majority
UK [mə'dʒɒr.ə.ti] US [-'dʒɑ:.rə.tˌi] noun
NUMBER 数目
ESSENTIAL only singular
■the larger number or part of something 大多数，大部分•The majority of the employees have university degrees.大部分员工都有大学文凭。 •A large majority of people approve of the death sentence.大多数人赞成死刑。 •In Britain women are in the/a majority.在英国，妇女占多数。 Compare minority
countable
■in an election, the difference in the number of votes between the winning person or group and the one that comes second 多数票（选举中胜者与第二名之间的选票差额）•The Socialists won by a narrow/large majority.社会党党员获得的票数稍微／远远超出对手，在选举中获胜。
UK [mə'dʒɒr.ə.ti] US [-'dʒɑ:.rə.tˌi] noun
AGE 年龄
uncountable specialized
■the age when you legally become an adult 成年；成年的法定年龄•the age of majority法定成年年龄 •She will inherit her father's estate when she reaches her majority.她到法定年龄时将继承父亲的遗产。 |