minor
adjective
uk/ˈmaɪ.nər/us/ˈmaɪ.nɚ/minoradjective(UNIMPORTANT)
B2
having littleimportance,influence, oreffect,especiallywhencomparedwith other things of the sametype:
较不重要的；次要的；轻微的a minoroperation小手术
It's only a minorproblem.那只是个小问题。
There's been anincreasein minoroffences, such astrafficviolationsandpettytheft.轻微的违法活动有所增加，如违反交通规则、小偷小摸等。
Shesufferedonly minorinjuries.她只是受了点轻伤。
Itrequiresa few minoradjustments.需要作几处小的调整。
a minorpoetof the 16thcentury16世纪一位不太知名的诗人
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majoradjective(IMPORTANT)
- For thesakeofcompleteness, I should alsomentiontwo other minordevelopments.
- Treat minorailmentsyourself.
- Thefearis that these minorclashesmaydevelopintoall-outconfrontation.
- They had minorbreakthroughsbutrealsuccesseludedthem.
- Yourhealthisgenerallygood, but you do have a few minorproblems.
Of little or less importance
- be in/undersomeone'sshadowidiom
- be neither here nor thereidiom
- be no big dealidiom
- biggie
- derisory
- lowly
- meaningless
- meaninglessly
- meaninglessness
- mere
- merely
- peripheral
- petty
- piffling
- play second fiddleidiom
- poxy
- rinky-dink
- secondarily
- subordinate
- valueless
minoradjective(MUSIC)
music
belongingorrelatingto amusicalscalethat isgenerallythoughtto have asadsound:
小调的；小音阶的Thepieceis written in a minorkey.这是一支用小调谱写的乐曲。
Mozart's Piano ConcertoinD minor莫扎特的D小调钢琴协奏曲
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majoradjective(MUSIC)
Notes of the musical scale
- A, a
- B, b
- C, c
- D, d
- doh
- flat
- half step
- high doh
- la
- lah
- major
- mi
- middle C
- register
- scale
- semitone
- soh
- sol
- sol-fa
- te
minor
noun[C]
legaluk/ˈmaɪ.nər/us/ˈmaɪ.nɚ/someone who is tooyoungto have thelegalresponsibilitiesof anadult:
未成年人He wasaccusedof havingsexwith a minor.他被指控与一名未成年人发生性关系。
a child
- childWhen I was a child the summers seemed to go on for ever.
- boyThere's a new boy in my class.
- girlThe girl's name is Sally.
- kidI'm off to pick up the kids from school.
- kiddieI saw her with a little kiddie in a pushchair.
- little oneThe little ones must be hungry by now.
Young people
- adolescence
- adolescent
- boyhood
- delinquent
- emo
- girlhood
- grow
- larrikin
- mall rat
- ned
- post-adolescent
- punk
- shaver
- skinhead
- teens
- tween
- tweenager
- wild child
- yoof
- young blood
minor
verb
uk/ˈmaɪ.nər/us/ˈmaɪ.nɚ/minor insomethingUS
tostudysomething asyoursecond mostimportantsubjectincollege:
（大学）副修科目I minored inSpanishincollege.我在大学副修西班牙语。
Learning & knowing
- absorptive capacity
- academy
- acquire
- acquisition
- assimilate
- autodidact
- extension
- familiar
- journey
- non-library
- onboard
- onboarding
- outlearn
- pick
- sit
- uncultured
- unlearnable
- unteachable
- upskill
- upskilling