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notes) in which the third note is two whole tones/ steps higher than the first note 大调的：the key of D major * D 大调一compare minor adj.{2) 4 {NAm£) related to sb’s main subject of study in college 主修的

(课程）

鼸 fiot/n 1 {C]   广.Maj.) an officer of fairly high rank in

the army or the US air force 少校：Major Smith 史密 斯少校◊ He’s a major in the US army.他是美国陆军少 校。一see also drum major, sergeant major 2 [C] (/V/\m£) the main subject or course of a student at college or university 圭修课程;.专业课：Her major is french•她的专业课i法语。一compare minor /i.(2) 3 [C] (NAm^) a student studying a particular subject as the main part of their course 主修学生；主修生：She’s a french major.她是法语专业的学生。4 the majors [pi.] (/V/\m£，spo/t 体）the major leagues 大联盟 ■ verb 'major in sth (NAm^) to study sth as your

main subject at a university or college 主修：She majored Zn History at Stan/ord.她在斯坦福主修历史。 'major on sth (Br£) to pay particular attention to one subject, issue, etc.专门研究（课题、问题等） major-domo/.meidsa'daumai^/V/^mf.meidsar’dou- mou/ noun (pi. -os) a senior servant who manages a large house (大宅如）总管家，大管家 majorette /.meid33_ret/ noun {especially NAmB)

=DRUM MAJORETTE

.major 'general noun an officer of very high rank in the army or the US air force，陆军少将；（美 _).空军少 将：Major Genera! WiHiam ffunt命军少将威廉•亨特 ma.jof.ity 〇■*» /ma，d3i)r9ti; AMmf -丨(13〇:1>; -，d3a:r-/ noun (pi -ies)

1 [sing.+.sing./pl. v.]〜（of sb/sth) the largest part of a group of people or things 大部分；大多数：The majority of people interviewed prefer TV to radio, iz ^ 数接受采访的人都喜欢看电视多于听收音机。◊ The majority was/were in favour of banning smoking .     ^

数入支持禁烟。◊ TTiis treatment is not avcu’ZabZe in the vast majority o/hospftak.绝大部分医院都不提供这种治 疗。.◊ a majority Secisi.on (= one that is decided by what most people want)根据大多数人的意见作出的决定 〇 In the nursing profession, women are in a/the majority•女性在护a行业中占大多数。EH3 minority — see also moral majority, silent majority 2 [C] ~ (over sb) (Br£) the number of votes by which one political party wins an election; the number of votes by which one side in a discussion, etc. wins (获胜的）票 数；多数票：She was eZecteS by/wft/i a majority 〇/ 749.她以749票的多数票当选。◊ 77iey had a」arge majority over their nearest rfvaZs•他们所得的票数远远超 出备次仅次于他们的对手。◊ a dear (= largej majority 明显多数票◊ TTie government does not haW an ovemh majority (= more members than all the other parties added together).政府没有获得绝对多数票。◊ TTie reso­lution was carried by a huge majoria 这项决议 以非常 大的多数票赞成而获得通过。一see also absolute majority 3 [C] [NAm^) the difference between the number of votes given to the candidate who wins the election and the total number of votes of all the other candidates超出其余各方票数总和的票数一see also plurality(2) 4 [U] [law W) the age at which you are legally considered to be an adult 成年的法定年龄 majority leader noun the leader of the political party that has the majority in either the House of Representatives or the Senate in the US (美_众议院或 参$院p)多数派政党领袖

maijority 'rule notm [u] a system in which power is held by the group that has the largest number of mepbers多数裁考原则

majority 'verdict noun {law W] a decision made by a jury in a court case that most members, but not all, agyee with多数裁决（陪审团根据多数票作出T .

'major league (also 'Major league) noun \NAm£) a league of professional sports teams, especially in baseball, that play at the highest level (.尤指棒球）第 一流的职业队伍联盟；大联盟

major-league adj. [only before noun] (NAm^) 1 (sport connected with teams that play in the major leagues, especially in baseball (尤#棒球）职业体育总会的， 大联盟命：a major-Zeague team职业体育总会球队 2 very important and having a lot of influence 非常重 要的；颇i影响力的：a major-league biwiness举足^重 的#业

majorly /'meid3ali; NAmE -d30rli/ adv. (used before an adjective        (informal, especially NAm^) very;

extremely 非常地；极端地：majorty disappointed 无比

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SYNONYMS同义词辨析 make

create ♦ develop ♦ produce ♦ generate ♦ form

These words all mean to make sth from parts or materials, or to cause sth to exist or happen•以上各词

均含制造、使产生之义。

make to create or prepare sth by combining materials or putting parts together; to cause sth to exist or happen指制造、做、组会、使产生：She her own c/ot/?es.她自:B做衣服。5/je miMte a good mpr«s/on on沩e /nfe/v/eww•她结讀面试者留下了 很好的印象。

create to make sth exist or happen, especially sth new that did not exist before 创创作.、创建： Scientists disagree about how the universe was created.

科学家对宇宙是怎样形成的有分歧。

MAKE OR CREATE?用 make 还是 create ?

Make is a more general word and is more often used for physical things: you would usually make a table/ dress/cake but create jobs/wealth. You can use create for sth physical in order to emphasize how original or unusual the object is. * make 会通用，/.较常用以搶 物质的岽西，如制造桌子、做衣服、做蛋糕通常用 make,但创造就业机会/财富用create。要强调某物品 或实体事物是原创的或不同寻常，也可用create:⑺ this new dish, created by our head chef.品尝一飞:这邊 新菜吧，是我们厨师长首创的。 develop (used especially in business contexts) to think of and produce a new product (尤用于商务 语境）开发，研制（产品）：to deve/op newso/tMwe :开发新软件

produce to make things to be sold; to create sth using skill指生产、制造（商品）；（运用技巧）制 作、造出:：a factory that produces microchips' 微芯許

制造厂

generate to produce or create sth, esjaecially power, money or ideas指创造、产生（电、财富或主意）： to generate electricity o Brainstorming is a good vrayo/generaf/ng/c/eas.集思广益是出主意的好办法。 form [often passive] to make sth from sth else; to make sth into sth else指制作、组成、制成：

尺earrange 汰e Offers to/orm fl new word•重新排列字 .母，组成另.一单词。〇77jechfl/n/s/om7e<//ram736 //Ms•这根链条由136个每节组成。

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

■                 to make/create/develop/produce/generate/form sth from/out of sth

備 to make/foim sth into sth

■                 to make/produce. wine

■                 to creat白/develop a new product

■                 to create/produce/generate income/profits/wealth

■                 to produce/generate electricity/heat/power

make tHr /meik/ verb, noun • verb (made, made /meid/)

► CREATE 制造 1 ~ sth (from/(out) of sth) | 〜sth into sth | 〜sth (for sb) | ~ sb sth to create or prepare sth by combining materials or putting parts together 制造；