majorities

英 [məˈdʒɒrɪtiz]

美 [məˈdʒɔrɪtiz]

n.  大部分; 大多数; (获胜的)票数; 多数票; 超出其余各方票数总和的票数
majority的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-SING-COLL 多数;大多数
  Themajorityof people or things in a group is more than half of them.
  1. The majority of my patients come to me from out of town...
     大多数来找我看病的患者都是外省人。
  2. The vast majority of our cheeses are made with pasteurised milk...
     我们生产的绝大部分奶酪都是用巴氏消毒过的牛奶制成的。
  3. As a fuel it is preferred by top chefs and is used in the majority of British homes...
     这种燃料得到了顶级大厨的青睐，并得以在英国大多数家庭里广泛使用。
  4. Still, a majority continue to support the treaty.
     大多数人依然支持这份条约。
• N-COUNT 多数票;超过对方的票数
  Amajorityis the difference between the number of votes or seats in parliament or legislature that the winner gets in an election, and the number of votes or seats that the next person or party gets.
  1. Members of parliament approved the move by a majority of ninety-nine...
     议员以99张的多数票批准了这项动议。
  2. According to most opinion polls, he is set to win a clear majority...
     从大多数民意调查的结果来看，他很有可能以绝对多数票胜出。
  3. The Trust's annual meeting has decided by a narrow majority to ban deer hunting.
     国民托管组织的年度会议以微弱的多数票决定禁止猎鹿。
• ADJ (观点、决定、体制等)多数人支持的，多数人拥护的
  Majorityis used to describe opinions, decisions, and systems of government that are supported by more than half the people involved.
  1. ...her continuing disagreement with the majority view...
     她与大多数人的观点依旧不一致
  2. A majority vote of 75% is required from shareholders for the plan to go ahead.
     这项计划若要实施，必须获得股东 75%的多数票。
• N-UNCOUNT 法定成年年龄(英国和美国大多数州规定为18周岁)
  Majorityis the state of legally being an adult. In Britain and most states in the United States, people reach their majority at the age of eighteen.
  1. The age of majority in Romania is eighteen...
     罗马尼亚的法定成年年龄为18周岁。
  2. Once you reach your majority, you may do what you damned well please.
     等你成年后，就可以随心所欲了。
• See also:absolute majoritymoral majority

双语例句

• This is not always true, but the strong tendency to produce majorities is built into the system.
  虽然并不总是如此。但是产生多数党的巨大倾向在这种制度中形成了。
• Majorities also said countries had a right to go to war to ensure adequate energy supplies.
  多数人还表示，各国有权为确保充足的能源供应而战。
• Absolute majorities of contemporary immigrants can be described as coming from developing nations.
  绝大多数的当代移民可说是来自发展中国家。
• That the blessing of liberty which our Constitution secures may be enjoyed alike by minorities and majorities, the Executive has been wisely invested with a qualified veto upon the acts of the Legislature.
  我们宪法所保证的自由同样为少数人和多数人享有，执政者被明智地赋予有资格对某些立法作出否决。
• He's rather better known than many MPs with bigger majorities.
  他比许多具有较多选票的议会议员更有名气。
• If this president, who came into office with solid congressional majorities and stratospheric ratings fails, neither he nor his successors will dare touch health care for many years to come;
  如果这位上台时在国会拥有稳固的多数席位和极高支持率的总统也失败的话，那么他以及他的继任者们在今后很多年都不会再敢碰医疗改革；
• There are large majorities of confident manufacturers in all advanced economies with the exception of Greece, where confidence has been hit as the country struggles with its budgetary crisis.
  在除希腊外的所有发达国家，绝大多数制造商都信心十足。由于在与预算危机做斗争，希腊的企业信心遭到了打击。
• Large majorities of white Americans say blacks have the same opportunities as whites in housing, education and employment.
  占多数的白人说，黑人在住房、教育和就业方面与白人有同等的机会。
• The majorities of large cities like Chicago, and the US Congress.
  诸如芝加哥一类的大城市的市长和当选国会议员。
• One of the great consequences of the system is that it produces majorities automatically.
  这种制度的最大结果就是它自动地产生了多数党。