1.[ubn]主要的；重要的；大的very large or important
a major road一条大马路
major international companies大跨国公司
to play a major role in sth在某事中起重要作用
We have encountered major problems.我们遇上了大问题。
There were calls for major changes to the welfare system.有人要求对福利制度进行重大改革。
2.[nbn]严重serious
Never mind─it's not major.别担心，这不严重。
3.大调的based on a scale (= a series of eight notes) in which the third note is two whole tones/steps higher than the first note
the key of D majorD 大调
4.（课程）主修的related to sb's main subject of study in college
1.[c]少校an officer of fairly high rank in the army or the US air force
Major Smith史密斯少校
He's a major in the US army.他是美国陆军少校。
2.[c]主修课程；专业课the main subject or course of a student at college or university
Her major is French.她的专业课是法语。
3.[c]主修学生；主修生a student studying a particular subject as the main part of their course
She's a French major.她是法语专业的学生。
4.[pl]大联盟the major leagues
Zakaria: Do you think you can continue to grow if the United States goes into a major recession?
扎：你是否认为即使美国陷入大衰退之中，中国仍能保持增长？。
But, he said, "the transformation from dictatorship to civil society" is "a major task" likely to take many years.
但是，他说，“从专制到民主社会的转变是主要的任务，有可能要花费许多年的时间。”
But as a major storm rips into Shutter Island, the tension seems to be coming from everywhere at once.
当一场大风暴袭击了海岛，影片的紧张氛围似乎一下子达到了顶点。
Perhaps in the eyes acetify on some astigmatism, and this appears to have no major advantages that some lots still much to do.
也许，专注得眼睛发酸，有些散光，这才发现有些看来并无特大优势的地段，仍大有文章可做。
Foreign banks, began to locate major branches in London to the detriment of the clearing banks.
外国银行为了与英国清算银行竞争，开始在伦敦设置主要分行。
Live in the heart of New York City, Chicago, Boston or another major city for at least a year.
在纽约、芝加哥、波士顿或者其它大城市的中心住上至少一年。
US president Bush has a major worry hanging over his head. It is not easy to end the war against Iraq immediately.
美国总统布什有一个重大忧虑悬在心头。伊拉克战争要很快结束并非易事。
"These rapid tests have been a major breakthrough in malaria control, " said Dr Robert Newman, Director of WHO's Global Malaria Programme.
“这些快速检测方法是疟疾控制方面的一项重大突破，”世卫组织全球疟疾规划司司长RobertNewman说。
In many major cities, at least, gays and lesbians no longer seem to need a safe place in the form of a store.
至少，在许多主要的城市里，同性恋已不再需要商店这种形式的庇护之地了。
The company, which supplies major retailers such as Walmart and Gap, is often seen as a bellwether for global consumer sentiment.
作为沃尔玛（Walmart）与Gap等主要零售商的供应商，利丰经常被视为全球消费者情绪的风向标。
Most presciently, China seems to have learned the major lesson of public diplomacy: product trumps packaging every time.
中国最有先见之明的是，她似乎已经领悟到公共外交领域的主要教训：产品总是胜过包装的。
The long-term design of the program proved to be important in that the major effects were shown only after a few years of work.
仅仅施行了几年后就表明该方案的长期计划在主要效应中的重要性。
So I would encourage you to be as generous as you possibly can in response to what is a major catastrophe .
所以，我鼓励大家像面临任何一场重大灾难所作出的回应一样慷慨。
To be sure, had we left without progress, it would have been a major embarrassment to Nixon.
当然，我们此行若毫无进展，对尼克松总统来说无疑是个极大的尴尬。
The first is the obvious point that having him in custody would have been a major policy challenge.
首先很明显的一点是羁押他将是一个巨大的策略挑战。
Yes, if it is a relevant major. Sometimes, it is possible for you to go directly to a postgraduate program.
是，如果是相关专业。也许你还有可能直接进入硕士学位课程。
One of the major criticisms of the museum was that it was too dark.
对博物馆最主要的批评之一是馆内光线太暗。
At least twice a week, supplement aerobic exercise with weight-bearing activities that target all major muscles.
至少两周一次，要用旨在锻炼所有主要肌肉的负重运动来补充有氧运动。
Students who major in software programming, chemistry or applied mathematics are certainly going to ask whether they should take the exam.
软件设计，化学化工，或者应用数学的学生则一定是问是否值得去参加考试。
"We will see what happens over the next two or three months but by and large that will be the major element of our business, " he told MUTV.
“在未来两三个月内我们会拭目以待，但是大体上来讲，（这三个人的交易）是我们（夏天转会中）的主要元素。”他告诉MUTV。
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