major league

英 [ˈmeɪdʒə liːɡ]

美 [ˈmeɪdʒər liːɡ]

n.  (尤指棒球)第一流的职业队伍联盟; 大联盟

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指棒球）第一流的职业队伍联盟；大联盟
  a league of professional sports teams, especially in baseball , that play at the highest level

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 职业体育总会;(尤指美国)职业棒球联合会，职业棒球大联盟
  The major leaguesare groups of professional sports teams that compete against each other, especially in American baseball.
  1. Chandler was instrumental in making Jackie Robinson the first black player in the major leagues.
     在杰基·罗宾逊成为职业棒球联合会第一名黑人球员的过程中，钱德勒起到了重要作用。
• ADJ 职业棒球联合会的
  Major leaguemeans connected with the major leagues in baseball.
  1. ...a town with no major league baseball.
     没有一支加入职业棒球联合会的球队的小镇
• ADJ 重要的;成功的
  Major leaguepeople or institutions are important or successful.
  1. James Hawes's first film boasts major-league stars.
     詹姆斯·霍斯的电影处女作明星云集，阵容强大。
• PHRASE 跻身成功人士行列
  If someonemoves into the major leagueormakes it into the major league, they become very successful in their career.
  1. Once a girl has made it into the major league every detail is mapped out by her agency.
     女孩子一旦打响名气，事无巨细全会由她的经纪公司来安排。

英英释义

noun

• the most important league in any sport (especially baseball)
  Synonym:big leaguemajors

双语例句

• FC Dallas and Major League Soccer Works, the US league's charitable arm, share the same overall goal as UNICEF and FC Barcelona: to use sport as a means of improving children's well-being.
  达拉斯足球俱乐部和足球大联盟工程（美国足球大联盟的慈善部门）与联合国儿童基金会和巴塞罗那足球俱乐部有着共同的总体目标：将利用体育运动作为改善儿童福祉的一种方式。
• He has also exercised a right to buy a major league soccer franchise in Miami.
  他还行使了一项买下迈阿密一支大联盟足球队的选择权。
• Brad Pitt's new movie Moneyball exposes the unfairness in Major League Baseball.
  布拉德·皮特的新片《点球成金》揭露了美国职业棒球大联盟中的不公平现象。
• It was supposed to be a thank you for winning the Major League Soccer Championship.
  拿到美国足球大联盟冠军，按照惯例，总会有许多客套的答谢话要说。
• Is this why Major League Baseball prohibits metal bats?
  这是否成为美国职棒大联盟禁止金属棒球棒的理由？
• They both have roughly the same chance of getting a hit in a major league baseball game.
  他们在职棒大联盟比赛露一手的机会都差不多。
• Once a girl has made it into the major league every detail is mapped out by her agency.
  女孩子一旦打响名气，事无巨细全会由她的经纪公司来安排。
• Unlike Major League Baseball, salaries in the National Basketball Association and some other leagues are capped.
  与美国棒球联盟不同，美国篮球协会和其它联盟内的薪水是封顶的。
• It's understood the former England captain is targeting Miami as a base for a Major League Soccer team.
  人们认为这位前英格兰队长已锁定迈阿密作为职业联盟足球队的基地。
• I hope you'll play in the major league some day.
  我希望有一天你能进联赛。