( minorities) [] the smaller part of a group; less than half of the people or things in a large group少数人；少数◆Only a small minority of these businesses makes/make decent profits.这些企业中只有极少数有赢利。◆There is a minority view that interest rates will fall.少数人认为利率将会降低。◆Those in favour of the scheme were in a/the minority.支持这个计划的人占少数。OPPmajority [] (usually used as an adjective 通常用作形容词) used to describe a person or an organization that owns a smaller share of a business than the main owner, or the share of the business that they own少数股的◆They hold a minority stake in the business.他们持有这家企业的少数股权。◆She paid €2 billion to buy out the minority investors and take full control of the company.她花费 20 亿欧元买断少数股股东的股权并完全控股这家公司。➡majority (3) ⨁a minority investor / owner / partner / shareholder少数股投资者／业主／合伙人／股东⨁a minority holding / investment / share / stake少数股持有／投资／股份／股权blocking minority