major

1. ADJ You use major when you want to describe something that is more important, serious, or significant than other things in a group or situation. 主要的; 重大的[ADJ n]

The major factor in the decision to stay or to leave was usually professional. 决定去留的主要因素通常与职业相关。

Drug abuse has long been a major problem for the authorities there. 毒品滥用长期以来一直是那里的当局的一大难题。

2. N-COUNT/N-TITLE/N-VOC A major is an officer who is one rank above captain in the United States Army, Air Force, or Marines. 少校

I was a major in the war, you know. 你知道，我在那场战争期间是个少校。

3. N-COUNT At a university or college in the United States, a student's major is the main subject that they are studying. 专业

English majors would be asked to explore the roots of language. 英语专业的学生会被要求探究语言的根源。

4. N-COUNT At a university or college in the United States, if a student is, for example, a geology major, geology is the main subject they are studying. …专业的学生

She was a history major at the University of Oklahoma. 她曾是俄克拉何马大学历史专业的学生。

5. V-I If a student at a university or college in the United States majors in a particular subject, that subject is the main one they study. 以…为专业

He majored in finance at Claremont Men's College in California. 他在加利福尼亚州的克莱尔蒙特男子大学主修金融。

6. ADJ In music, a major scale is one in which the third note is two tones higher than the first. (音乐) 大调的[n ADJ, ADJ n]

The orchestra played Mozart's Symphony No. 35 in D Major. 该管弦乐队演奏了莫扎特D大调第35交响曲。

7. N-PLURAL The majors are groups of professional sports teams that compete against each other, especially in baseball. (尤指棒球中的) 职业总会[美国英语]

I knew what I could do in the minor leagues, I just wanted a chance to prove myself in the majors. 我知道我能在小联合会中做些什么，我只是想要一个在大型职业总会中证明自己的机会。

8. N-COUNT A major is an important sports competition, especially in golf or tennis. (尤指高尔夫球或网球中的) 大赛

Sarazen became the first golfer to win all four majors. 萨拉曾成为了第一个赢得全部4场大赛的高尔夫球员。