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