majors

Thân thiện

The young baseball player dreams of playing in the majors one day.

Definition

Noun 1. The most important league in any sport, especially professional baseball: Refers to the highest level of competition in a particular sport, where the best teams and players compete. While applicable to any sport, it is most commonly associated with Major League Baseball (MLB).

Usage

The word "majors" is a plural noun used to denote the top professional league as a collective entity. It is often preceded by the definite article "the" and is treated as a singular concept when referring to the league as an organization.

Examples

• Noun:
  • After years in the minor leagues, his dream was finally to play in the majors.
  • She is one of the few women to have worked as a coach in the majors.
  • The rule change was adopted by both the majors and the minor leagues.

Advanced Usage

• "To make it to the majors": To succeed in reaching the highest level of professional play in a sport.
  • Only a small percentage of drafted players ever make it to the majors.
• "To be called up to the majors": When a player is promoted from a minor league team to a major league team.
  • The rookie pitcher was called up to the majors after an impressive streak in AAA.

Variants and Related Words

• Major League (n): The full name for the top professional league, often used interchangeably with "the majors." It is frequently part of a proper name (e.g., Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer).
• Major Leaguer (n): A player who competes in the majors.
  • He had a long career as a major leaguer.

Synonyms

• Big leagues: An informal synonym for "the majors."
  • He's a big leagues pitcher now.

Related Idioms

• "In the big leagues": Functioning at the highest or most important level in any field, not just sports.
  • With this new contract, our startup is finally in the big leagues.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the most important league in any sport (especially baseball)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• major league
• big league