major /ˈmeɪdʒə/ CET4 TEM4 ( majoring, majored, majors )

• 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]

  例：

  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。

  例：

  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

  例：

  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

  例：

  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

  例：

  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

  例：

  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]

  例：

  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]

  例：

  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

  例：

  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。