majority
美 [mə'dʒɔrəti]
英 [mə'dʒɒrəti]
- n.大多数；大部分；多数票；（获胜的）票数
- 网络过半数；多数派；成年
复数：majorities
adj.+n.
vast majority,overwhelming majority,large majority,simple majority,clear majority
v.+n.
comprise majority,win majority,get majority,majority receive,secure majority
majority
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1. | [singspv] ~ (of sb/sth) 大部分；大多数the largest part of a group of people or things |
The majority of people interviewed prefer TV to radio. 大多数接受采访的人都喜欢看电视多于听收音机。 | |
The majority was/were in favour of banning smoking . 大多数人支持禁烟。 | |
This treatment is not available in the vast majority of hospitals. 绝大部分医院都不提供这种治疗。 | |
a majority decision(= one that is decided by what most people want) 根据大多数人的意见作出的决定 | |
In the nursing profession, women are in a/the majority . 女性在护理行业中占大多数。 |
2. | [c] （获胜的）票数；多数票the number of votes by which one political party wins an election; the number of votes by which one side in a discussion, etc. wins |
She was elected by/with a majority of 749. 她以 749 票的多数票当选。 | |
a clear(= large) majority 明显多数票 | |
They had a large majority over their nearest rivals. 他们所得的票数远远超出名次仅次于他们的对手。 | |
The government does not have an overall majority(= more members than all the other parties added together) . 政府没有获得绝对多数票。 | |
The resolution was carried by a huge majority. 这项决议以绝大多数票赞成而获得通过。 |
3. | [c] 超出其余各方票数总和的票数the difference between the number of votes given to the candidate who wins the election and the total number of votes of all the other candidates |
4. | [u] 成年的法定年龄the age at which you are legally considered to be an adult |