major league

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major-league

1.

An association of sports teams which plays at the highest skill level of its sport, especially Major League Baseball.
2.

The highest level of competition in a field of endeavor.

定语

You can't be so casual. You're in the major leagues now.

adj.

1.

Of or pertaining to a major sports league; belonging to the professional level of a sport, such as US baseball.

体育
2.

Analogous in importance to a major league sports team.

引申义

That rock band is really major league.

Calatrava is a major league architect.
3.

Serious, high-level; significant

比喻

The company made a major league effort to get the contract.

Bill accidentally faxed sensitive documents to our competitors, and such a major league mess-up could only be dealt with by firing Bill.

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