majority
[mə'dʒɔ:riti]
n.大多数, 多数, 多数党, 多数派 n.法定年龄, 少校
例句与用法：
She reaches her majority next month.
她下个月就到成年年龄了。
The majority of people seem to prefer TV to radio.
多数人喜欢电视胜过广播。
词形变化：
名词复数: majorities |
详细释义：
n.
1. 多数, 过半数, 大多数[the S][G][(+of)]
The majority were on Ben's side.
大多数人都站在本的一边。
2. 多数党, 多数派[the S]
The Democrats became the majority in the election.
民主党在这次选举中变成了多数党。
3. 多得的票数[C][S1]
He won by a majority of two: the vote was seven to five.
他以两票多数获胜:票数是七比五。
4. 【律】成人; 成年[U]
A person reaches his majority at the age of 21.
一个人二十一岁达到法定成年。
5. 少校军阶[U]
短语词组：
in the majority
1. 占多数
People who can speak English are in the majority in this country.
在这个国家中能讲英语的人占多数。