/məˈdʒɒrəti; US -ˈdʒɔ:r- ||; məˈdʒɔrətɪ/noun
(pluralmajorities)
1 [sing] [with.sop] majority (of sb/sth) the largest number or part of a group of people or things 大多数;多数:
The majority of students in the class come/comes from Japan.班上大多数学生来自日本。This treatment is not available in the vast majority of hospitals.这种治疗方法在绝大部份医院还没有使用。 [OPP] minority 反义词为minority
2 [C] [usu.sing] majority (over sb) (in an election) the difference in the number of votes for the person/party who came first and the person/party who came second (选举)超过对方的票数:
He was elected by/with a majority of almost 5000 votes.他以超过对方将近5000票当选。 If you have an overall majority you got more votes than all the other people/parties added together. 得到全体大多数票(overall majority),即是所得的选票比所有其他候选者或政党所得的总和多。☞Look also at absolute majority. 另参看absolute majority。
be in the/a majority to form the largest number or part of sth 占多数;占大部份:
Women are in the majority in the teaching profession.妇女在教师职业中占多数。
majority/məˋdʒɔrətI; məˈdʒɒrəti or məˈdʒɒrIti/n plural majorities 1 [singular 单数 also + plural verb BrE 英国英语亦用复数动词] most of the people or things in a group [→ minority] 大半﹐大多数: +of Money is a problem for the majority of students. 钱对大多数学生来说都是个问题。The majority of people support the idea. 大多数人都支持这个想法。great/vast/overwhelming majority (=almost all of a group) 绝大多数 In the vast majority of cases the disease is fatal. 这种疾病绝大多数病例都是致命的。be in the majority (=form the largest group) 占多数 Boys were in the majority. 男孩子占多数。majority vote/decision/verdict etc (=when more people vote for something than against it) 多数票/多数人的决定/多数裁决等 He was found guilty by majority verdict. 他以多数裁决被判有罪。2 [C usually singular 一般用单数] if one person or group wins a majority in an election, they win more votes than other people or groups 领先多数﹐多数票: +of He won by a majority of 500. 他以 500 票的多数票获胜。clear/overall/absolute majority (=when one party wins more votes than all the others) 绝对多数票