dominate

['dɔmineit]

v.支配, 控制, 统治, 占优势, 俯视, 高耸于

vt.

1. 支配, 统治, 控制

Spain once dominated the seas.

西班牙曾经是海上霸主。

2. 在……中占主要地位

Sports, though important, should not dominate our schools.

运动虽然重要, 但不应在学校中占首要地位。

3. 高耸于, 俯视

The two new buildings dominate the whole town.

这两座新建筑俯瞰整个城市。

vi.

1. 处于支配地位, 拥有压倒优势[(+over)]

He desires to dominate over others.

他很想支配别人。

2. 处于较高的位置, 高耸

词形变化

形容词: dominative | 名词: dominator | 动词过去式: dominated | 动词过去分词: dominated | 动词现在分词: dominating | 动词第三人称单数: dominates |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.支配, 统治, 控制

control  rule  command  lead  

同义参见:

head  prevail  oppress  occupy  

英英释义

动词 dominate:

be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

同义词：predominate, rule, reign, prevail

be in control

have dominance or the power to defeat over

同义词：master

look down on

同义词：command, overlook, overtop

补充

dominatedominate英:[ˈdɔmineit] 美:[ˈdɑməˌnet]vt. & vi.1.控制, 支配, 统治The stronger man dominates the weaker.强者支配弱者。2.在…中占首要地位Sports, and not learning, seem to dominate in the school.似乎是运动而不是学习在那所学校占重要地位。vt.1.耸立于, 俯临

例句

1. He denied that his country wants to dominate Europe.他否认他的国家想控制欧洲。 2. countries where life is dominated by war战事频繁的国家 3. Women are no longer dominated by men at work.在工作上, 女性不再受制于男性。 4. 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, 俯视整个地区。 5. The book has dominated the best-seller lists.这本书已占据畅销书排行榜的榜首。 6. He completely dominates the family.这个家完全由他做主。 7. She must dominate her passions.她必须控制自己的情感。 8. A tall pine dominated the landscape.一棵高耸的松树俯视全景。 9. The church dominates the entire town.那座教堂俯临全城。 10. The issue of gun control will dominate the next election.枪支管制问题将在下次竞选活动中成为主题。 11. The superpower attempted to dominate over other countries.超级大国企图支配其他国家。 12. the castle dominating over the river高耸于河边的古堡 13. The television tower dominates over the city.电视塔俯视全城。 14. the company dominates the market for operating system software.该公司在操作系统软件市场上占支配地位。 15. the race was dominated by the 1992 champion.这场比赛被1992年冠军占尽了风头。 16. a picturesque city dominated by the cathedral tower.教堂高塔俯瞰着风景如画的城市。 17. The Italian team dominated throughout the second half of the game.下半场意大利队占尽优势。 18. She always tends to dominate the conversation.她往往主宰谈话。 19. The cathedral dominates the area for miles around.大教堂居高临下，俯视方圆数英里之地。 20. The king dreamed of dominating [=ruling] the world.国王梦想着统治世界。 21. One company has dominated the market for years.一家公司已经主导市场很多年了。 22. Men dominate the field. = It's a male-dominated field.男性统治着这个领域。 23. He dominated her life for many years.他多年来一直主宰着她的生活。 24. His work dominated the art scene last year.去年他的作品在艺术界独占鳌头。 25. The business dominated her life. [=most of her life/time was devoted to the business]生意是她生活最重要的部分。 26. The topic of her arrest dominated the conversation. [=most of the conversation was about her arrest]她被逮捕这一话题成了人们谈论的主要内容。 27. Our team dominated throughout the game.我们队控制了整场比赛。 28. Our team dominated play throughout the game.我们队整场比赛一直保持领先。 29. She dominated the match.她在比赛中占绝对优势。 30. Pine trees dominate in the eastern part of the forest.森林东部多为松树。 31. "French dominates throughout the region, but German is also spoken."这一地区讲得最多的是法语，不过也讲德语。 32. The statue dominates the town's square.这座雕塑是小镇广场最醒目的建筑。 33. The room was dominated by a large table.房间被一张大桌子所占据。 34. He has had a dominating influence in her life.他对她的生活产生了巨大影响。 35. a very dominating team占很大优势的队 36. The king had dreams of world domination.国王梦想着统治世界。 37. market domination市场的主导 38. The company is a market dominator.这家公司是市场主导者。