dominate

英 [ˈdɒmɪneɪt]

美 [ˈdɑːmɪneɪt]

v.  支配; 控制; 左右; 影响; 在…中具有最重要(或明显)的特色; 在…中拥有最重要的位置; 俯视; 高耸于

过去分词：dominated　过去式：dominated　第三人称单数：dominates　现在分词：dominating　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.2041 / COCA.2312

牛津词典

verb

• 支配；控制；左右；影响
  to control or have a lot of influence over sb/sth, especially in an unpleasant way
  1. As a child he was dominated by his father.
     他小时候由父亲主宰一切。
  2. He tended to dominate the conversation.
     他往往左右着交谈的内容。
  3. She always says a lot in meetings, but she doesn't dominate.
     她在会上总是滔滔不绝，但她的话没什么影响。
• 在…中具有最重要（或明显）的特色
  to be the most important or noticeable feature of sth
  1. The train crash dominated the news.
     火车相撞事故成了最重要的新闻。
• 在…中拥有最重要的位置；俯视；高耸于
  to be the largest, highest or most obvious thing in a place
  1. The cathedral dominates the city.
     大教堂俯视全城。
• （在比赛中）占有优势，占据主动，控制战局
  to play much better than your opponent in a game
  1. Arsenal dominated the first half of the match.
     阿森纳队在上半场比赛中占据上风。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 在…中占首要地位，在…中最具影响力
  Todominatea situation means to be the most powerful or important person or thing in it.
  1. The book is expected to dominate the best-seller lists...
     这本书预计会占据畅销书排行榜的榜首。
  2. ...countries where life is dominated by war...
     战事频繁的国家
  3. No single factor appears to dominate.
     没有一个因素看似是决定性的。
• VERB 控制;统治;支配
  If one country or persondominatesanother, they have power over them.
  1. He denied that his country wants to dominate Europe...
     他否认他的国家想要控制欧洲。
  2. Women are no longer dominated by the men in their relationships...
     在两性关系中女性不再受制于男性。
  3. The countries of Eastern Europe immediately started to dominate.
     东欧国家立即开始占据支配地位。
• VERB 俯视;高耸于
  If a building, mountain, or other objectdominatesan area, it is so large or impressive that you cannot avoid seeing it.
  1. It's one of the biggest buildings in this area, and it really dominates this whole place.
     这是该地区最大的建筑物之一，雄踞在整个地区之上。
  2. ...its skyline dominated by the central mosque.
     中央的清真寺高耸天际

英英释义

verb

• have dominance or the power to defeat over
  1. Her pain completely mastered her
  2. The methods can master the problems
  Synonym:master
• be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
  1. Money reigns supreme here
  2. Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood
  Synonym:predominaterulereignprevail
• be in control
  1. Her husband completely dominates her
• look down on
  1. The villa dominates the town
  Synonym:commandoverlookovertop
• be greater in significance than
  1. the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness
  Synonym:overshadoweclipse

双语例句

• The little small-town banks were traditionally very frightened that Wall Street would come to dominate the whole country
  偏狭守旧的小银行通常都很害怕华尔街会控制整个国家。
• Occupy the woman most brain cells, so let stylist dominate the world.
  占据了女人大部分的脑细胞，因此让设计师主宰了这个世界。
• Later, Baidu and Tencent began similar services which gradually came to dominate the domestic online music market.
  后来，百度和腾讯开始了类似的服务，逐渐主导了国内在线音乐市场。
• Jones had set out to intimidate and dominate Paul
  琼斯开始恐吓并控制保罗。
• They had the ambition to dominate this small country.
  他们有控制这个小国的野心。
• Cronyism and pressure groups dominate, rather than supply based on quality, service and price.
  任人唯亲和压力团体（pressuregroup）占据主导地位，而不是基于质量、服务和价格供应产品的做法。
• It's one of the biggest buildings in this area, and it really dominates this whole place.
  这是该地区最大的建筑物之一，雄踞在整个地区之上。
• Fathers have the power to dominate children and young people
  父辈们有能力支配孩子们和年轻人的生活。
• He developed an overwhelming desire to exert power-to dominate, control and possess another person.
  他发展出了压倒性的权力欲望&去支配、控制和占有另一个人。
• We don't compete, we dominate.
  我们不与他们竞争，我们控制。