英语词汇minority的词组、短语、固定搭配翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

minority AC /maɪˈnɒrəti, maɪˈnɒrɪti $ məˈnɔː-, mɪˈnɔː-, məˈnɑː-/ noun a small group of people or things that form less than half of a larger groupadjectivesa small/tiny minority She is one of a small minority of women working in engineering. | Only a tiny minority of the population ever actually commit a crime.a substantial/significant/large/sizeable minority (=less than half, but still a lot of people) A significant minority of people alive today will live to be 100. | A large minority of the country’s population have no formal qualifications. | A sizeable minority of people regularly sleep less than 5 hours a night.verbsform a minority also constitute a minority formal (=be a minority) Shiite Muslims form a minority in this mainly Sunni country.represent a minority (=be a minority) The over-65s represent only a minority of the population.belong to a minority People who belong to a minority community often stick closely together.affect a minority The side effects of the drug only affect a minority of patients.minority + nounsa minority group Many of the company’s employees are from minority ethnic groups. | It’s ridiculous to refer to women as a minority group.a minority interest Jazz is a minority interest, but it is still an important part of musical studies.a minority opinion/view This is a minority view among scientists.a minority shareholder (=someone who owns less than half the shares in a company) A minority shareholder with 10% of voting rights refused to accept the plan.a minority stake/interest (=a number of shares in a company, equalling less than half the total number) IBM holds a minority stake in the computer company.a minority government (=that does not have enough members to control parliament without the support of other parties) Italy’s minority government will need the support of its allies to win the vote.the minority leader AmE (=the leader of the political party that has fewer politicians in Congress than the leading party) The Republican minority leader in the Senate called for an increase in the minimum wage.prepositionsa minority of sb/sth In a significant minority of cases, the virus can be deadly.be in a minority (=be less than half of the total) Male students are in a minority in this class.among a minority He is among the minority of voters who still support the war.

词组	minority
释义	minority AC /maɪˈnɒrəti, maɪˈnɒrɪti $ məˈnɔː-, mɪˈnɔː-, məˈnɑː-/ noun a small group of people or things that form less than half of a larger groupadjectivesa small/tiny minority She is one of a small minority of women working in engineering. \| Only a tiny minority of the population ever actually commit a crime.a substantial/significant/large/sizeable minority (=less than half, but still a lot of people) A significant minority of people alive today will live to be 100. \| A large minority of the country’s population have no formal qualifications. \| A sizeable minority of people regularly sleep less than 5 hours a night.verbsform a minority also constitute a minority formal (=be a minority) Shiite Muslims form a minority in this mainly Sunni country.represent a minority (=be a minority) The over-65s represent only a minority of the population.belong to a minority People who belong to a minority community often stick closely together.affect a minority The side effects of the drug only affect a minority of patients.minority + nounsa minority group Many of the company’s employees are from minority ethnic groups. \| It’s ridiculous to refer to women as a minority group.a minority interest Jazz is a minority interest, but it is still an important part of musical studies.a minority opinion/view This is a minority view among scientists.a minority shareholder (=someone who owns less than half the shares in a company) A minority shareholder with 10% of voting rights refused to accept the plan.a minority stake/interest (=a number of shares in a company, equalling less than half the total number) IBM holds a minority stake in the computer company.a minority government (=that does not have enough members to control parliament without the support of other parties) Italy’s minority government will need the support of its allies to win the vote.the minority leader AmE (=the leader of the political party that has fewer politicians in Congress than the leading party) The Republican minority leader in the Senate called for an increase in the minimum wage.prepositionsa minority of sb/sth In a significant minority of cases, the virus can be deadly.be in a minority (=be less than half of the total) Male students are in a minority in this class.among a minority He is among the minority of voters who still support the war.
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