dominate
verb OPAL W
/ˈdɒmɪneɪt/
/ˈdɑːmɪneɪt/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they dominate | /ˈdɒmɪneɪt/ /ˈdɑːmɪneɪt/ |
| he / she / it dominates | /ˈdɒmɪneɪts/ /ˈdɑːmɪneɪts/ |
| past simple dominated | /ˈdɒmɪneɪtɪd/ /ˈdɑːmɪneɪtɪd/ |
| past participle dominated | /ˈdɒmɪneɪtɪd/ /ˈdɑːmɪneɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form dominating | /ˈdɒmɪneɪtɪŋ/ /ˈdɑːmɪneɪtɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to control or have a lot of influence over somebody/something, especially in an unpleasant way
支配；控制；左右；影响 - 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。 - dominate somebody/something He tended to dominate the conversation.
他往往左右着交谈的内容。 - As a child he was dominated by his father.
他小时候由父亲主宰一切。 - professions that were once dominated by men
曾经由男性主导的职业 - These two regions continue to dominate the market for orange juice.
这两个地区继续主导橙汁市场。 - In the 1960s American styles dominated the art world.
20世纪60年代，美国风格主导了艺术界。
- The insurance market is totally dominated by the private pension organizations.
保险市场完全由私人养老机构主导。 - This is an attempt to control the multinational giants who dominate the chemical industry.
这是企图控制主导化工行业的跨国巨头。 - His work increasingly dominates his life.
工作越来越左右着他的生活。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- absolutely
- completely
- entirely
- …
- She always says a lot in meetings, but she doesn't dominate.
- [transitive] dominate something to be the most important or noticeable feature of something
在…中具有最重要（或明显）的特色 - The train crash dominated the news.
火车相撞事故成了最重要的新闻。 - The elections continue to dominate the headlines.
选举继续占据头条。 - Diet books dominate bestseller lists.
减肥书占据了畅销书排行榜。 - He dominates every scene he's in.
他主宰着他所处的每一个场景。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- absolutely
- completely
- entirely
- …
- The train crash dominated the news.
- [transitive] dominate something to be the largest, highest or most obvious thing in a place
在…中最显眼的位置；俯视；高耸于 - The cathedral dominates the city.
大教堂俯视全城。
- The cathedral dominates the city.
- [transitive, intransitive] dominate (something) (sport
体育 （在比赛中）占有优势，占据主动，控制战局 - Arsenal dominated the first half of the match.
阿森纳队在上半场比赛中占据上风。 - United completely dominated the first half of the game.
联队完全控制了上半场比赛。
- Arsenal dominated the first half of the match.
词源early 17th cent.: from Latin dominat- ‘ruled, governed’, from the verb dominari, from dominus ‘lord, master’.