Word · Frequency #392
Major
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
常用于短语 major in + 学科专业
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Used in a phrasal verb: major in.
用于短语动词'major in'中
用于短语动词'major in'中；主修；[计] 主要；主要刻度
In use
She decided to major in biology because she loves animals.
He majored in computer science and now works as a software engineer.
Many students are majoring in business administration this year.
major in [subject]
表示在大学里专攻某学科。
She majored in biology.
她主修生物学。
major in [subject] at [institution]
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。
Verb forms
base major · third person majors · -ing majoring · past majored · past participle majored
规则变化动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Common mistakes
I major English at university.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”。
I am major in English.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”。
Connections
Collocations
- major in computer science
- 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。
- major in business administration
- 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。
- major in economics
- 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。
- major in psychology
- 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。
- major in engineering
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
pager and wager rhyme with major: both end in /eɪdʒɚ/ after the stressed /eɪ/ sound. mayor looks like major but is pronounced /ˈmeɪɚ/, not /ˈmeɪdʒɚ/, so it does not rhyme. manager and soldier share the final unstressed /dʒɚ/ sound but have different stressed vowels, so they do not rhyme with major.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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