| 釋義 |
majority /ms'dzorsti US: -'djar-; ma'djarati/ n (pl -ties) 1 (with sing or pl v) a/the ~ (of), the greater number or part (of): (動(dòng)詞可用單數(shù)或復(fù)數(shù))多數(shù); 大半： The ~ of people seem to prefer watching games to playing games. 大部分的人似乎都喜歡看比賽，而不喜歡參加比賽。 The ~ were/was in favour of the proposal. 多數(shù)人贊成這個(gè)建議。 2 [C] number by which votes for one side exceed those for the other side: (投票時(shí))超過(guò)對(duì)方的票數(shù)： He was elected by a large ~/by a ~ of 3749. 他以大多數(shù)票(超過(guò)對(duì)方 3,749 票)當(dāng)選。 The Government's ~ was a small one. 政府的多數(shù)票多得有限。 be in the/a ~, have the ~. 擁有多數(shù); 占多數(shù)。 ~ verdict, verdict of the ~ (of a jury, etc). (陪審團(tuán)等的)多數(shù)判決。 3 one s ~, a legal age of reaching manhood or womanhood: 達(dá)到成年的法定年齡： He will reach his ~ next month. 下個(gè)月他將達(dá)到法定年齡 6 b army rank of major: 少校的階級(jí)： obtain one's ~. 獲授少校階級(jí)。 |