majority

1. N-SING-COLL The majority of people or things in a group is more than half of them. 多數(shù)

The majority of my patients come to me from out of town. 我的多數(shù)病人來自市區(qū)外。

2. PHRASE If a group is in a majority or in the majority, they form more than half of a larger group. 占多數(shù)

Surveys indicate that supporters of the treaty are still in the majority. 調(diào)查顯示該條約的支持者仍占多數(shù)。

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. 多得的票數(shù); 多獲得的席位

Members of parliament approved the move by a majority of ninety-nine. 國會議員們以99票的多數(shù)批準(zhǔn)了該提案。

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

...her continuing disagreement with the majority view. …她與多數(shù)人觀點的持續(xù)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

...a citizen of Russia who has reached the age of majority. …一個已成年的俄羅斯公民。