major

chief, principal, main, major, leading, capital, foremost, primary

名词 major:

1. a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
2. British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)
   同义词：John Major, John R. Major, John Roy Major
3. a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject
4. the principal field of study of a student at a university

动词 major:

1. have as one's principal field of study

形容词 major:

1. of greater importance or stature or rank
2. greater in scope or effect
3. greater in number or size or amount
4. of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes
5. of a scale or mode
6. of greater seriousness or danger
7. of full legal age
8. of the elder of two boys with the same family name

1. This quartet represents a major new trend in modern music.
   这首四重奏的曲子反映了现代音乐中一种主要的新趋向。
2. Her major is French.
   她的主修科目是法语。
3. She majored in maths and physics at university.
   她在大学期间主修数学和物理。
4. My major is French.
   我的主修科目是法语。
5. The play was a major success.
   这出戏大获成功。
6. We have encountered major problems.
   我们已遇到重大的问题。

ma.jor

adj.（形容词）
Greater than others in importance or rank:
主要的，较重要的：在重要性或地位方面超过其他人的：
例句：
a major artist.
主要的艺术家

Great in scope or effect:
卓越的，显著的：在范围或效果上重大的：
例句：
a major improvement.
卓越的进步

Great in number, size, or extent:
多的，大的：数目、尺寸或程度上很大的：
例句：
the major portion of the population.
大部分的人口

Requiring great attention or concern; very serious:
严重的：需要很大的关心和注意的；非常严重的：
例句：
a major illness.
重病

Law Having attained full legal age.
【法律】 成年的：达到法定年龄的
Of or relating to the field of academic study in which a student specializes.
主修的，专攻的：和一个学生专门研究的学术领域有关的
Music
【音乐】
Designating a scale or mode having half steps between the third and fourth and the seventh and eighth degrees.
长音阶的：表示在第三和第四以及第七和第八度之间产有半拍的音阶或调式的
Equivalent to the distance between the tonic note and the second or third or sixth or seventh degrees of a major scale or mode:
长调的：相当于主音音符与大调的第二或第三或第六和第七度之间的距离的：
例句：
a major interval.
长音程

Based on a major scale:
基于大调之上的：
例句：
major key.
大调

n.（名词）
Abbr. Maj.
缩写 Maj.
A comissioned rank in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above captain and below lieutenant colonel.
少校官阶：美国陆军、空军或海军在上尉之上而在中校之下的军衔
A similar rank in another military or paramilitary organization.
同少校官阶者：在其他军事或者准军事组织中的相同军衔
One who holds this rank.
少校：拥有这个军衔的人
One that is superior in rank, importance, or ability:
举足轻重者：在地位、重要性和能力方面很高的人或事物：
例句：
an oil-producing country considered as one of the majors.
产油国被认为是世界上的重要国家之一

Law One who has reached full legal age.
【法律】 成年人：达到法定年龄的人

A field of study chosen as an academic specialty.
专业，主修课：选作学术专业的一个研究领域
A student specializing in such studies:
主修生：专修这样专业的学生：
例句：
a linguistics major.
专修语言学的学生

Logic
【逻辑学】
A major premise.
大前提
A major term.
大项目
Music A major scale, key, interval, or mode.
【音乐】 大调音阶、调、音程或调式
majors Sports The major leagues.
majors 【体育运动】 美国职棒联盟
v.intr.（不及物动词）
ma.jored,ma.jor.ing,ma.jors
To pursue academic studies in a major:
主修：在一个专业里进行学术研究：
例句：
majoring in mathematics.
主修数学

来源：
Middle English majour
中古英语 majour
from Latin m3ior * see meg-
源自 拉丁语 m3ior *参见 meg-