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the smaller part of a group; less than half of the people or things in a large group 少数；少数派；少数人 Only a small minority of students is/are interested in politics these days. 目前，只有极少数学生对政治感兴趣。 Only a tiny minority of products is/are affected. 仅极少数产品受到影响。 For a minority, the decision was a disappointment. 对于少数人来说，这一决定令人失望。 That's very much a minority view. 这只是少数派观点。 Minority interest groups have gained disproportionate influence. 少数利益集团的影响力过大。 - among a/the minority
You are definitely among the minority. 你绝对属于少数派。 minority shareholders in the bank 银行的少数股东 to have a minority stake in a company 在公司中拥有少数股权
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesb2a sizeable minority of the population 人口中为数可观的少数 the view of a small but vocal minority 一小部分人的观点
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- significant
- sizeable
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- belong to
- discriminate against
- target
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- opinion
- view
- rights
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- among a/the minority
- from a/the minority
- in a/the minority
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- only a minority
- [countable]
a small group within a community or country that is different because of race, religion, language, etc. 少数派；少数民族；少数群体 the rights of ethnic/racial minorities 少数民族／族裔的权利 There is a large German-speaking minority in the east of the country. 该国东部有一个讲德语的少数民族。 persecuted/oppressed minorities 受迫害/压迫的少数民族 minority languages 少数民族语言 - (North American English)
The school is 95 per cent minority (= 95 per cent of children are not white Americans but from different groups). 这所学校里 95% 的学生来自少数族裔。 - (North American English)
minority neighborhoods (= where no or few white people live) 有色种族聚居区 minority groups/populations/leaders 少数群体/人口/领袖
Collocations Race and immigrationsee also BAME, BME, ethnic minority, visible minorityRace and immigration 种族与移民 Prejudice and racism 偏见与种族歧视 - experience/encounter racism/discrimination/prejudice/anti-semitism
经历／遭遇种族歧视／歧视／偏见／反犹太主义 - face/suffer persecution/discrimination
面临／遭受迫害／歧视 - fear/escape from/flee racial/political/religious persecution
惧怕／逃离种族／政治／宗教迫害 - constitute/be a form of racial/race discrimination
构成／是一种种族歧视 - reflect/reveal/show/have a racial/cultural bias
反映出／揭示出／表现出／具有种族／文化偏见 - be biased/be prejudiced against (especially British English) black people/(both especially North American English) people of color/African Americans/Asians/Africans/Indians, etc.
对黑人／有色人种／非裔美国人／亚洲人／非洲人／印度人等有偏见 - discriminate against minority groups/minorities
歧视少数群体／少数民族 - perpetuate/conform to/fit/defy a common/popular/traditional/negative stereotype
固守／遵从／符合／藐视普遍的／流行的／传统的／负面的模式化观念 - overcome/be blinded by deep-seated/racial/(especially North American English) race prejudice
克服根深蒂固的／种族的偏见；被根深蒂固的／种族的偏见所蒙蔽 - entrench/perpetuate racist attitudes
固守种族主义的态度 - hurl/shout (especially British English) racist abuse; (especially North American English) a racist/racial/ethnic slur
高声地进行种族污辱 - challenge/confront racism/discrimination/prejudice
拒绝接受／对抗种族主义／歧视／偏见 - combat/fight (against)/tackle blatant/overt/covert/subtle/institutional/systemic racism
打压／反对／处理公然的／公开的／隐蔽的／微妙的／制度性的种族歧视
Race and society 种族和社会 - damage/improve (especially British English) race relations
破坏／改善种族关系 - practise (racial/religious) tolerance/segregation
- bridge/break down/transcend cultural/racial barriers
消除／打破／超越文化／种族隔阂 - encourage/promote social integration
鼓励／促进社会融合 - outlaw/end discrimination/slavery/segregation
取缔／终止歧视／奴隶制／种族隔离 - promote/embrace/celebrate cultural diversity
促进／欣然接纳／颂扬文化多样性 - conform to/challenge/violate (accepted/established/prevailing/dominant) social/cultural norms
遵循／挑战／违背（公认的／确立的／盛行的／占支配地位的）社会／文化规范 - live in a multicultural society
生活在多元文化社会 - attack/criticize multiculturalism
攻击／批评多元文化主义 - fight for/struggle for/promote racial equality
为种族平等而斗争；促进种族平等 - perpetuate/reinforce economic and social inequality
延续／加剧经济和社会的不平等 - introduce/be for/be against (British English) positive discrimination/(especially North American English) affirmative action
推行／支持／反对积极性区别对待政策 - support/be active in/play a leading role in the civil rights movement
支持／积极参与／领导民权运动
Immigration 移居 - control/restrict/limit/encourage immigration
控制／限制／鼓励外来移民 - attract/draw a wave of immigrants
吸引一批外来移民 - assist/welcome refugees
援助／欣然接受难民 - house/shelter refugees and asylum seekers
安置／庇护难民和寻求政治避难者 - smuggle illegal immigrants into the UK
偷运非法移民到英国 - deport/repatriate illegal immigrants/failed asylum seekers
驱逐／遣返非法移民／寻求政治避难失败者 - assimilate/integrate new immigrants
同化／融合新移民 - employ/hire migrant workers
雇用流动工人 - exploit/rely on (cheap/illegal) immigrant labour
- apply for/gain/obtain/be granted/be denied (full) citizenship
申请／获得／准予／未准予（完全的）公民身份 - have/hold dual citizenship
持有双重国籍
Extra ExamplesTopics People in societyb2Qualified minority applicants are highly sought after. 合格的少数民族申请人极受欢迎。 people from ethnic minorities 少数民族人民 Dental decay is most prevalent amongst poor and minority communities. 牙齿腐烂在贫困社区和少数民族社区中最为普遍。 Many religious minorities fear their beliefs will be ignored. 许多宗教少数群体担心他们的信仰会被忽略。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- significant
- sizeable
- …
- belong to
- discriminate against
- target
- …
- opinion
- view
- rights
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- among a/the minority
- from a/the minority
- in a/the minority
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- only a minority
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law 法律 the state of being under the age at which you are legally an adult 未成年 When his minority ended he had to fight to reclaim his property. 当他的少数派结束时，他不得不争取收回自己的财产。
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in sense (3)): from French minorité or medieval Latin minoritas, from Latin minor ‘smaller’.
Idioms
be in a/the minority
to form less than half of a large group 占少数；成为少数派 Men are in the minority in this profession. 在这一行业中，男人占少数。 We are in the minority on this issue. 在这个问题上，我们是少数派。
be in a minority of one
- (often humorous)
to be the only person to have a particular opinion or to vote a particular way 是唯一持不同意见者；是唯一投此票者