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noun The majority of people interviewed prefer TV to radio. 大多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.大多数人支持禁烟。 This treatment is not available in the vast majority of hospitals. 绝大部分医院都不提供这种治疗。 a majority decision (= one that is decided by what most people want)根据大多数人的意见作出的决定 In the nursing profession, women are in a/the majority.女性在护理行业中占大多数。 She was elected by/with a majority of 749.她以 749 票的多数票当选。 a clear (= large) majority明显多数票 majority (over somebody) They had a large majority over their nearest rivals. 他们所得的票数远远超出名次仅次于他们的对手。 The government does not have an overall majority (= more members than all the other parties added together). 政府没有获得绝对多数票。 The resolution was carried by a huge majority. 这项决议以绝大多数票赞成而获得通过。 The age of majority in Britain was reduced from 21 to 18 in 1970. English speakers form the majority of the population. He has a decisive majority over his main rivals. He joined the majority in criticizing the government’s reforms. If the Republicans want to build a majority, they need the north-east. In the general population, right-handed people are in the majority. In the vast majority of cases, customers get their money back. Latest opinion polls have a comfortable majority against the reform. Opinion polls indicated a two-thirds majority in favour of ratification of the treaty. Republicans increased their majority in both the House and the Senate. The French company holds a majority stake in the retail chain. The march was by the silent majority who oppose terrorism. They failed to win the requisite two-thirds majority. They won by a huge majority. To govern effectively, he will need a working majority in Congress. a majority in Parliament a majority in the Senate countries which have an English-speaking white majority the first Labour government with a clear working majority in the House |