majority /məˈdʒɒrɪtɪ/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-SING-COLL The majority of people or things in a group is more than half of them. 多数

  例：

  The majority of my patients come to me from out of town.

  我的多数病人来自市区外。

• 2. 

  PHRASE If a group is in a majority or in the majority, they form more than half of a larger group. 占多数

  例：

  Surveys indicate that supporters of the treaty are still in the majority.

  调查显示该条约的支持者仍占多数。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT A majority is the difference between the number of votes or seats in a legislature or parliament that the winner gets in an election, and the number of votes or seats that the next person or party gets. 多得的票数; 多获得的席位

  例：

  Members of parliament approved the move by a majority of ninety-nine.

  国会议员们以99票的多数批准了该提案。

• 4. 

  ADJ Majority is used to describe opinions, decisions, and systems of government that are supported by more than half the people involved. 多数人支持的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  ...her continuing disagreement with the majority view.

  …她与多数人观点的持续不一致。

• 5. 

  N-UNCOUNT Majority is the state of legally being an adult. In most states in the United States, people reach their majority at the age of eighteen. 成年

  例：

  ...a citizen of Russia who has reached the age of majority.

  …一个已成年的俄罗斯公民。