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| 詞匯 | majority |
| 釋義 | majority/m?′d??r?ti, AmE -′d??:r-, -′d?ɑ:r- / n [-y\ies/z/] (1)大多數(shù)(部分)(more than half of a total)[Gp,(the)~][N(of)]:the~of union members/one's life 工會成員中的大多數(shù)/大半生;achieve/obtain/win/hold a~in the Parliament得到/取得/贏得/占議會中的多數(shù)席位;disagree with the~與多數(shù)人意見不同;The~of people want(s) peace.多數(shù)人要和平。A great/large~were(was)on his side.絕大多數(shù)人站在他一邊。The minority is subordinate to the~.少數(shù)服從多數(shù)?!玱pinion/rule/leader/verdict多數(shù)觀點(diǎn)/多數(shù)裁定原則/多數(shù)黨領(lǐng)袖/多數(shù)裁決;〖反〗minority; (2)多數(shù)票(多于對方或超過各方票數(shù)總和的票數(shù))(excess of a greater number of votes over a smaller number of votes or(AmE)votes for others together;margin)[C][N(over)]:have a large~(over the other party)以絕大多數(shù)票領(lǐng)先(另一黨);win by(with)a large/clear/small/narrow~以絕對/明顯/微弱/勉強(qiáng)的多數(shù)票取勝;be elected/returned/beaten by a~of 15479 votes,以15479票的多數(shù)當(dāng)選/再次當(dāng)選/反對而落選;His~has been growing by 5 per cent every year.他多得的票數(shù)每年增長5個百分點(diǎn)。 (3)成年,法定年齡(legal age of becoming an adult)[C,通常sing]:attain one's~到成年;He has not reached the age of~.他沒有成年(他沒有到成人年齡)。(通常指18歲);〖同〗adulthood;〖反〗childhood; be in the (a)~(占)多數(shù):Women are in the (a)~in Britain. 英國婦女占多數(shù)。Girls are in the (a)~in their college. 他們學(xué)院女學(xué)生占多數(shù)。Our representatives are in the(a)~on occasions. 有的時候我們的代表占多數(shù)。 【注意】majority為集合名詞(1)作主語時,謂語動詞數(shù)的使用參見AUDIENCE。 【用法】 1)majority 為“票數(shù)”的意義時,動詞用單數(shù):這一點(diǎn)與作集合名詞不一樣,如:His~was five votes.(他多得五票。)The~of voters live in the city.(多數(shù)選舉人住在該市內(nèi)。)2)majority 作“大多數(shù)”解時,可以用great、large來修飾(見(1)中例句),不可使用greater,larger。但用于(2)義在說明不同的選舉情況時可說:He won by a greater~in this election than in the last.(這次選舉,他以比上次更多的選票獲勝。) |
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