dominate

Word family

1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]CONTROL to control someone or something or to have more importance than other people or things 支配，控制，主宰

The industry is dominated by five multinational companies.

这个行业受五家跨国公司控制。

New Orleans dominated throughout the game.

新奥尔良队自始至终都控制着这场比赛。

Her loud voice totally dominated the conversation.

她的大嗓门完全主导着这场谈话。

Education issues dominated the election campaign.

教育问题成了这次选举活动的主要辩题。

2 [transitiveT]HIGH to be larger and more noticeable than anything else in a place 耸立于，比…高，俯视

The cathedral dominates the city.

大教堂俯视全城。

—dominating adjectiveadj

his dominating characteristic

他的主要品质

5 —domination/‚dɒmɪ'neɪʃ ə n‚dɒmə'neɪʃ ə n/ n[U]

political domination

操纵政治大权

Examples from the Corpus

dominate• The fortress on top of the hill still dominates Barcelona harbour.• Her office is dominated by a large oak table where she spreads out her work.• Movie directing is a profession dominated by men.• Massive database management may be one area that could be dominated by optical technology.• It's almost embarrassing the way his Oxfordshire-based team have dominated Formula One this season.• It was obvious that her husband completely dominated her.• a very self-confident man with a dominating manner• Inland the wild and vast Presely Hills which dominate the area are well worth exploring.• A pair of red-and-gold boots dominated the display.• A handful of multinational companies dominate the economy.• The co-ops have longstanding political ties to the Liberal Democratic Party, which dominates the government.• It was invented in June 1983, but not until 1986 did it dominate the mortgage market.• The murder trial has dominated the news this week.• A giant Ferris wheel dominates the skyline.• Men still tend to dominate the world of law - hardly any top judges are women.• You shouldn't allow your job to dominate your life like that.

Origin dominate

(1600-1700) Latin dominatus, past participle of dominari “to rule”, from dominus “lord”

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