Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #392
major
主修…的学生；专业学生
核心释义
A university student specializing in a particular subject.
- 1.
(陆军及美国空军)少校军衔,介于上尉和中校之间
A rank of officer in the army and the US air force, between captain and lieutenant colonel.
- 2.
陆军少校军官的头衔。
Title for an army officer with the rank of major.
- 3.
美国陆军、空军或海军陆战队的委任军官,低于中校,高于上尉
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
- 4.
成年人
A person of legal age.
- 5.
英国政治家,1990年至1997年任首相(生于1943年)
British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)
- 6.
使用八钟的变奏鸣钟法
A system of change-ringing using eight bells.
- 7.
在大学中主修某一特定领域的学生
a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject
- 8.
大型商业成功公司,尤指比独立厂牌大的唱片公司
A large, commercially successful company, especially a record label that is bigger than an indie.
- 9.
目标
A goal.
- 10.
大型切叶蚁,充当兵蚁,保卫巢穴
A large leaf-cutter ant that acts as a soldier, defending the nest.
少校；成年人；大公司；（唱片）大厂牌；约翰·梅杰；进球
用法In use
She decided to change her major from biology to chemistry.
用法提示：major 作为名词表示“主修课程”。
The major gave orders to his troops.
用法提示：major 作为名词表示“少校”军衔。
What is your major in college?
用法提示：major 作为名词表示“主修课程”。
she is a linguistics major
be a major in [field]
表示主修专业
She is a major in biology.
她是生物学专业的学生。
be a major
表示军衔
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- major in
- 主修...专业的学生
- She is a major in chemistry.她是化学专业的学生。
- declare a major
- 申报专业
- You need to declare your major by the end of sophomore year.你需要在大学二年级结束前申报专业。
- change your major
- 换专业
- He changed his major from biology to chemistry.他把专业从生物换成了化学。
- double major
- 双专业
- She is pursuing a double major in economics and mathematics.她正在攻读经济学和数学双专业。
- major field
- 主修领域
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
Major 少校和主修同词，记住：'主修'是学业之重，'少校'是军衔之重。
语境与语域Context & Register
学术语境，指大学生主修的专业或领域。多用于教育场景，正式程度中性。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No common words rhyme with 'major' (/ˈmeɪdʒər/). The listed words share the spelling ending -or or -ior but have different consonant sounds and vowels. For example, 'minor' ends with /nər/, 'senior' with /njər/, and 'favor' with /vər/.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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。
一起学习词形
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.