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major in [subject]
表示在大学里专攻某学科。
She majored in biology.
她主修生物学。
主修；专攻
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主修；专攻
to study a particular subject as your main subject at a college or university; used in the phrasal verb major in
She majored in biology.
她主修生物学。
常用于短语 major in + 学科专业
用于短语动词'major in'中
Used in a phrasal verb: major in.
major
Base
原形
majors
3rd person
第三人称单数
majoring
-ing
现在分词
majored
Past
过去式
majored
Past participle
过去分词
She majors in biology.
她主修生物学。
He majored in economics last year.
去年他主修经济学。
They have majored in different fields.
他们主修了不同的领域。
规则变化动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
She decided to major in biology because she loves animals.
她决定主修生物学，因为她喜欢动物。
He majored in computer science and now works as a software engineer.
他主修计算机科学，现在是一名软件工程师。
Many students are majoring in business administration this year.
今年许多学生正在主修工商管理。
表示在大学里专攻某学科。
She majored in biology.
她主修生物学。
可进一步指明学校。
He majored in economics at Harvard.
他在哈佛大学主修经济学。
Not this
I major English at university.
Use this
I major in English at university.
动词“major”是不及物动词，后接学科时必须加介词“in”。
Not this
I am major in English.
Use this
I major in English.
“be + major”结构错误，因为“major”是动词，不能与be动词连用；应直接使用动词“major in”，或者改用名词短语“an English major”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
主修计算机科学
She plans to major in computer science at university.
她计划在大学主修计算机科学。
主修工商管理
He majored in business administration and now runs his own company.
他主修工商管理，现在经营自己的公司。
主修经济学
Many students choose to major in economics because of the career opportunities.
许多学生选择主修经济学是因为就业机会多。
主修心理学
I decided to major in psychology after taking an introductory course.
在修了一门入门课程后，我决定主修心理学。
主修工程学
My brother is majoring in engineering at a technical college.
我哥哥正在一所技术学院主修工程学。
我主修的是时装营销。
In the 2001 film Legally Blonde, Elle Woods says this when asked about her college major. It introduces her as a fashion-loving student, and later becomes a memorable line as she defies expectations by entering Harvard Law School.
在2001年的电影《律政俏佳人》中，艾丽·伍兹在被问及大学专业时说了这句话。它将她塑造成一个热爱时尚的学生，后来在她出人意料地进入哈佛法学院时，这句话也成为了一句令人难忘的台词。
Use Major naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记 major in 为主修：major 发音近‘美哲’，联想‘美国哲学系学生的主修课’。注意是谐音联想，非词源。
语域：neutral 常见场景：university applications、academic advising、personal conversations about studies 该动词用于短语动词 major in，表示主修某专业。它多出现在大学选专业、学业咨询或谈论学习方向的场合，正式与非正式语境中都自然，属于中性表达。
Major 作动词时是不及物动词，后面必须跟介词 in 接主修的专业。
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