majority
noun
məˈdʒɒrɪəti noun
1
MOST PEOPLE OR THINGS
大多数人或物
most of the people or things in a group 多数，大多数〔人或物〕; singular 单数，also + plural verb BrE 英国英语中亦用复数动词
[+ of ]
The majority of students find it quite hard to live on the amount of money they get.
大多数学生都觉得很难靠他们得到的那点钱生活。
great/vast/overwhelming majority of sth (almost all of a group) 绝大多数某事物
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
In this city, Muslims are in the majority.
在这个城市里穆斯林占多数。
2
MOST VOTES
多数票
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 C
majority of 50/100 etc
He won by a majority of 500.
他以 500 票的多数获胜。
The Labour Party won a huge majority at the last general election.
工党在上次大选中获得巨大的票数优势。
clear/overall/absolute majority (a situation in which one party wins more votes in an election than all the other parties) 绝对多数票
The party won an absolute majority in Portugal in 1987. 1987
年该党在葡萄牙获得了绝对的票数优势。
small/narrow majority
The government gained only a narrow majority, with 151 votes against 144.
该政府只获得了 151 票对 144 票的微弱优势。
Labour/Conservative etc majority
The Labour majority was reduced to just 15 seats at the last election.
上届选举中工党占多数的地位削弱到仅剩 15 个席位。
3
majority vote/decision/verdict etc
a vote or decision in which more people vote for something than vote against it 多数票/作出的决定/裁决等
The committee takes decisions by majority vote.
委员会是以多数票作出决定的。
The jury found him guilty by a majority verdict.
陪审团通过多数裁决判他有罪。
4
majority stake/shareholding etc
when one person or group owns a bigger share of a company than other people or groups and so is able to control what happens to the company 多数股份
Alex Golding held a majority shareholding in Golding plc.
亚历克斯．戈尔丁在戈尔丁公共有限公司持有多数股份。
5
BECOMING AN ADULT
成年
the age when someone legally becomes an adult [英，法律] 成年; 法定年龄; U | BrE law
reach majority/the age of majority
He became a partner in the family firm on reaching his majority.
他到达法定年龄后便成为家族企业的合伙人。