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majority, most, the greater part, the major part ☊ phần lớn ☊
广大 → ☊ guang3da4 (of an area) vast or extensive; large-scale; widespread; (of people) numerous ☊ Phần lớn ☊
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OXF3000: phần lớn largely
OXF3000: phần lớn mainly
OXF3000N chính chủ yếu phần lớn mainly
OXF3000N phần lớn đa số ưu thế majority
like: phần lớn → →
to contribute enormously, greatly ☊ góp phần lớn lao ☊
famine still threatens a majority of the population ☊ nạn đói vẫn còn đe dọa một phần lớn dân số ☊
die Mehrheit ☊ phần lớn ☊ ☊
Im Stadion brüllt und pfeift die Mehrheit der Zuschauer extrem laut. ☊ Phần lớn khán giả trong sân vận động gào và la hét thật to. ☊ (Lektion 49, Nr. 698)
aim for sth: We should aim for a bigger share of the market. ☊ aim ☊
Much of the land alongside the river is below sea level. ☊ alongside ☊
Sexual attraction is a large part of falling in love. ☊ attraction ☊
Anne was French by birth but lived most of her life in Italy. ☊ birth ☊
Much of our butter comes from New Zealand. ☊ come from sth ☊
Much of the country is covered by forest. ☊ cover ☊
Much to her embarrassment she realized that everybody had been listening to her singing. ☊ embarrassment ☊
Most of the monkeys' food is found at ground level. ☊ ground ☊
the manager who is largely responsible for the team's victory ☊ largely ☊
It was largely a matter of trial and error. ☊ largely ☊
Much later on, she realized what he had meant. ☊ later on ☊
The majority of people interviewed prefer TV to radio. ☊ majority ☊
The majority was/were in favour of banning smoking . ☊ majority ☊
majority (over sb): They had a large majority over their nearest rivals. ☊ majority ☊
The sauce is mostly cream. ☊ mostly ☊
The contributors are, for the most part, professional scientists. ☊ for the most part ☊
Much of the discount is pocketed by retailers instead of being passed on to customers. ☊ pass sth on (to sb) ☊
I seem to have spent most of the day photocopying. ☊ photocopy ☊
Large sections of the river have been poisoned by toxic waste from factories. ☊ poison ☊
The party is predicting a majority of 20 seats. ☊ predict ☊
Most of the food we buy is processed in some way. ☊ process ☊
Water covers a large proportion of the earth's surface. ☊ proportion ☊
He spent much of his career in public office (= working in the government). ☊ public ☊
Much of the crime in this area is related to drug abuse. ☊ related ☊
it is remembered that...: It should be remembered that the majority of accidents happen in the home. ☊ remember ☊
The majority of seats on the board will be held by business representatives. ☊ seat ☊
an issue that will affect large sections of the population ☊ section ☊
Next year we hope to have a bigger share of the market. ☊ share ☊
English became the official language for business in spite of the fact that the population was largely Chinese. ☊ in spite of sth ☊
Russian newspapers are largely sympathetic to the president. ☊ sympathetic ☊
He spends most of his time working. ☊ time ☊
In the vast majority of cases, this should not be a problem. ☊ vast ☊
She spent most of her working life as a teacher. ☊ working ☊