major

【发音】

美 /'medʒɚ/ 英 /'meɪdʒə(r)/

【翻译】

1. adj.主要的

   英释:very large or important, when compared to other things or people of a similar kind

2. v.主修

   英释:to study something as your main subject at college or university

【记忆】

maj(大) ＋ or → 较大的

【短语】

1. major in : 主修

2. major factor : 主要因素

3. major part : 主要部分；重要部件

4. english major : 英语专业

5. major component : 主要部件；主要元件

6. major equipment : 主要设备

7. major product : 主要产品

8. major event : 重大事件；主要事件

9. major function : 主要功能；优函数

10. major industry : 重点工业；大型工业

11. major subject : 专业；主科

12. major key : 大调；主键值

13. major earthquake : 大地震，主震

14. major league : 职业体协；职业性运动联盟

15. major operation : [医]大手术

16. major general : [军]少将

17. major element : 主要元素

18. major gene : 主要基因；知基因；柱因

19. major axis : 长轴；主轴；长径；强轴

20. pectoralis major : n. [解]大胸肌

【例句】

1. There are two major political parties in the US.

   美国有两大政党。

2. The government’s major concern is with preventing road accidents.

   政府关注的大事是预防道路交通事故。

3. Smoking is one of the major causes of cancer.

   吸烟是引发癌症的元凶之一。

4. the major developments in computer technology

   计算机技术的重大进步

5. He’s majoring in Political Science.

   他主修政治学。

【真题例句】

1. (2017.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 文本题)...the Delta has become one of the leading economic regions and a major manufacturing center both of China and the world...

2. (2017.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 文本题)...The Pearl River is a major river system in south China that flows through Guangzhou City...

3. (2017.12 • CET4 • • 文本题)...Mount Huang is one of the major tourist destinations in china...

4. (2017.12 • CET4 • • 文本题)...and it is one of the major tea tree growing areas of China...

5. (2015.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...Kodak's decision not to pursue the role of official film for the 1984Los Angeles Olympics was a major miscalculation...

6. (2014.·12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...and less than half of the students who plan to major in science or engineering42complete a major in those fields...

7. (2014.6 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...crying is more commonly associated with minor forms of depression than with major depression involving suicidal thoughts...

8. (2014.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...Fire was one of the earliest major technological advances for humankind...

9. (2014.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...But ff the book has one major shortcoming...

10. (2013.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...Kodak's decision not to pursue the role of official film for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics was a major miscalculation...

11. (2013.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...It's clear why this would be something a music major would love...

12. (2013.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 听力题)...I’d like to go to college and major in business administration...

13. (2013.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...and such training is more important than any particular major in a liberal arts college...

14. (2013.12 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...While graduates from top universities are still likely to get a good job no matter what their major is...

15. (2012.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...We’re not advocating a major imposition of the government into people’s lives...

16. (2009.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...He recalls a major lesson learned from his own employee...

17. (2009.12 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...the university publicly stressed that in her previous job she had overseen a major strengthening of Yale’s financial position...

18. (2009.12 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...a major source of the university’s budget...

19. (2008.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...and - without major technological breakthroughs - we can't do much about it...

20. (2008.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...Two major changes—satellite and Internet radio—will force radio advertisers to adapt their methods...

21. (2008.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...We discuss here the major types of media used in advertising...

【同、近义词】

1. adj.主要的；重要的；主修的；较多的

   crucial/important/primary/considerable/central/

2. n.[人类]成年人；主修科目；陆军少校

   adult/

【同根词】

1. n

   majority : 多数；成年