the minors

IPA/ðə mˈaɪnəz/
IPA/ðə mˈaɪnɚz/

the minors — 慣用語

1. the lower professional leagues that feed into the top level, especially in baseb

1.慣用語C1
釋義

小聯盟

低於最高職業級別的聯盟

the lower professional leagues that feed into the top level, especially in baseball or ice hockey

例句

Luis played in the minors for three years before reaching the major league team.

Luis 在小聯盟打了三年，才升上大聯盟球隊。

played in the minors

The club sent the young pitcher back to the minors after two difficult starts.

那支球團在兩場先發表現不佳後，把那名年輕投手送回小聯盟。

sent ... back to the minors

常見搭配
  • play in the minors
  • season in the minors
  • sent to the minors
  • called up from the minors
  • come up from the minors
同義詞
反義詞

文法句型

play in the minors

send someone to the minors

come up from the minors

用法筆記

The phrase is strongly associated with North American sports. It is always plural and normally includes 'the'. The opposite idea is 'the majors' or 'the major leagues'.

常見錯誤

Do not use 'the minors' for children under legal age. Say 'minors' without 'the' or 'underage people' for that meaning.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • season in the minors
  • years in the minors

常用片語

  • play in the minors
  • send someone to the minors
  • call someone up from the minors
  • come up from the minors

介系詞搭配

  • in the minors
  • from the minors
  • to the minors