英语词汇“predominantly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

a predominantly middle-class neighborhood
As a civil engineer, Susan will be competing in a predominantly male profession.
Our economy is predominantly capitalist.
The character Shylock is a Jew living in a predominantly Christian society.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

It is the first to be drawn predominantly from the left, with no fewer than nine ex-communists in the 21-member cabinet.
Price promotions are predominantly used by fast-moving consumer goods producers, especially in the grocery trade.
Soho was predominantly a male environment: women, to be tolerated had to be either very beautiful, girlfriends or wives.
The above discussion may give the impression that this is a predominantly quantitative study.
The best baseball was in the predominantly white neighborhoods.
The compensatory financing was designed to give temporary support to countries facing short-term fluctuations in export earnings, predominantly primary producing nations.
These easterly areas cater predominantly for caravans, camping and chalets, offering the tourist many facilities and entertainment.
They also, to a greater or lesser extent, existed outside mainstream, predominantly male controlled, hierarchical structures.

Longman Language Activatorwhen there is much more of one type than of other types► mostly/mainly/largely

· Apart from the Nile valley, Egypt is mostly desert.· I used to read a lot of poetry, mainly love poetry.· The new immigrants were mainly from Southern Europe.· The surface of Mercury seems to consist largely of dust.

► predominantly

if something, especially a group of people, is predominantly of a particular type, most of it is of that type: · The character Shylock is a Jew living in a predominantly Christian society.· As a civil engineer, Susan will be competing in a predominantly male profession.· Our economy is predominantly capitalist.

► predominate

formal if people or things of a particular type predominate in a place or situation, they are present in greater numbers than other types of people or things: · Dairy farms predominate in Sussex.· In the summer, blue and pink flowers predominate, but there are white flowers, too, for contrast.

► be in the majority

if people of a particular kind are in the majority in an organization or group, they form the largest part of it: · The number of women on the committee has grown steadily and now they are in the majority.

► a preponderance of

formal if there is a preponderance of people or things of a particular type in a group, most of the people or things in the group are of that type - used especially when the group is being studied: · At some universities, there is a preponderance of older lecturers.· They chose to investigate reasons for the preponderance of large families among the poor and ill-educated.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► black

· Plumage of drakes predominantly black, of ducks mainly brown; tail short, pointed.· So I became a shoe salesman in a department store that had a predominantly black clientele.· It became widely accepted that the attackers were predominantly black, although there was little evidence for this belief.· He said he was a member of the Congress of Racial Equality, a predominantly black civil rights group.· Although predominantly black, the looters included people of all races.· Ballard counted the number of students qualified to enroll at City in the 1968 graduating classes of two predominantly black high schools.· Its predominantly black and brown members have virtually nothing to offer a united body other than themselves and their supporters.· But none of them carries a show, and there are no drama series and few movies that feature predominantly black casts.

► concerned

· And feminist psychologists are still predominantly concerned with making egalitarian corrections to traditional psychological theories, rather than working with their uncertainties.

► female

· A predominantly female race, they have been known to take mortals to be their husbands.· Co-workers have always been predominantly female, he promoted women to top levels from the get-go.· The auditorium was comfortably full, and predominantly female.· The workplaces embrace factors such as a closed shop environment, a multi-union situation and a predominantly female labour force.

► male

· They also, to a greater or lesser extent, existed outside mainstream, predominantly male controlled, hierarchical structures.· The largely southern based and predominantly male rambling clubs were bastions of class exclusivity.· The principal feminist challenge to psychology's predominantly male subjects and masculine subject matter is, again, an egalitarian one.· It was an aggressive assertion of a predominantly male, working-class integrity against incursions from middle-class intellectuals and foreign influence.· First, they extend its existing range, studying female subjects in areas which have previously been researched using predominantly male samples.· Therefore, the police, magistrates and judges, who are all predominantly male, will tend to leniency.· And the predominantly male legal establishment is naturally reluctant to be dispossessed.· However, in contrast to magistrates judges are not just predominantly male, they are almost exclusively so.

► rural

· At a local scale, table 5.5 shows differences in tenure within Devon, an example of a predominantly rural county.· Anglicans were still too heavily committed to an organization suited to a predominantly rural society.· This model was intended to enhance the practical skills and productivity of predominantly rural populations.· In predominantly rural areas these discrepancies are most marked, reflecting a low social valuation of education for girls.

► white

· It is predominantly white, but the away strip is even more garish, a mix of red, white and blue.· Clinton hammered away at campaign themes tailor-made to appeal to predominantly white swing voters who might otherwise vote for Republican Bob Dole.· Colour: Its body is predominantly white and has horizontal blue stripes towards the underside which is yellow.· The predominantly white jury, which ultimately rendered the verdict, was composed of six men and six women.· It is predominantly white, with some red markings about the neck and cheeks in particular, and is a dual-purpose type.· The best baseball was in the predominantly white neighborhoods.· Like feminist psychologists in general, lesbian psychologists are predominantly white and middle class.

VERB► draw

· It is the first to be drawn predominantly from the left, with no fewer than nine ex-communists in the 21-member cabinet.

► use

· They tend to forget these interests when using predominantly middle-class women psychologists' arguments, for example.· Price promotions are predominantly used by fast-moving consumer goods producers, especially in the grocery trade.· First, they extend its existing range, studying female subjects in areas which have previously been researched using predominantly male samples.· These are the non-renewable sources of energy that have been used predominantly in the past.

WORD FAMILYadjectivepredominantverbpredominateadverbpredominantly

单词	predominantly
释义	predominantlypre‧dom‧i‧nant‧ly /prɪˈdɒmənəntli $ -ˈdɑː-/ ●●○ AWL adverb Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a predominantly middle-class neighborhood As a civil engineer, Susan will be competing in a predominantly male profession. Our economy is predominantly capitalist. The character Shylock is a Jew living in a predominantly Christian society. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS It is the first to be drawn predominantly from the left, with no fewer than nine ex-communists in the 21-member cabinet. Price promotions are predominantly used by fast-moving consumer goods producers, especially in the grocery trade. Soho was predominantly a male environment: women, to be tolerated had to be either very beautiful, girlfriends or wives. The above discussion may give the impression that this is a predominantly quantitative study. The best baseball was in the predominantly white neighborhoods. The compensatory financing was designed to give temporary support to countries facing short-term fluctuations in export earnings, predominantly primary producing nations. These easterly areas cater predominantly for caravans, camping and chalets, offering the tourist many facilities and entertainment. They also, to a greater or lesser extent, existed outside mainstream, predominantly male controlled, hierarchical structures. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhen there is much more of one type than of other types► mostly/mainly/largely · Apart from the Nile valley, Egypt is mostly desert.· I used to read a lot of poetry, mainly love poetry.· The new immigrants were mainly from Southern Europe.· The surface of Mercury seems to consist largely of dust. ► predominantly if something, especially a group of people, is predominantly of a particular type, most of it is of that type: · The character Shylock is a Jew living in a predominantly Christian society.· As a civil engineer, Susan will be competing in a predominantly male profession.· Our economy is predominantly capitalist. ► predominate formal if people or things of a particular type predominate in a place or situation, they are present in greater numbers than other types of people or things: · Dairy farms predominate in Sussex.· In the summer, blue and pink flowers predominate, but there are white flowers, too, for contrast. ► be in the majority if people of a particular kind are in the majority in an organization or group, they form the largest part of it: · The number of women on the committee has grown steadily and now they are in the majority. ► a preponderance of formal if there is a preponderance of people or things of a particular type in a group, most of the people or things in the group are of that type - used especially when the group is being studied: · At some universities, there is a preponderance of older lecturers.· They chose to investigate reasons for the preponderance of large families among the poor and ill-educated. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► black · Plumage of drakes predominantly black, of ducks mainly brown; tail short, pointed.· So I became a shoe salesman in a department store that had a predominantly black clientele.· It became widely accepted that the attackers were predominantly black, although there was little evidence for this belief.· He said he was a member of the Congress of Racial Equality, a predominantly black civil rights group.· Although predominantly black, the looters included people of all races.· Ballard counted the number of students qualified to enroll at City in the 1968 graduating classes of two predominantly black high schools.· Its predominantly black and brown members have virtually nothing to offer a united body other than themselves and their supporters.· But none of them carries a show, and there are no drama series and few movies that feature predominantly black casts. ► concerned · And feminist psychologists are still predominantly concerned with making egalitarian corrections to traditional psychological theories, rather than working with their uncertainties. ► female · A predominantly female race, they have been known to take mortals to be their husbands.· Co-workers have always been predominantly female, he promoted women to top levels from the get-go.· The auditorium was comfortably full, and predominantly female.· The workplaces embrace factors such as a closed shop environment, a multi-union situation and a predominantly female labour force. ► male · They also, to a greater or lesser extent, existed outside mainstream, predominantly male controlled, hierarchical structures.· The largely southern based and predominantly male rambling clubs were bastions of class exclusivity.· The principal feminist challenge to psychology's predominantly male subjects and masculine subject matter is, again, an egalitarian one.· It was an aggressive assertion of a predominantly male, working-class integrity against incursions from middle-class intellectuals and foreign influence.· First, they extend its existing range, studying female subjects in areas which have previously been researched using predominantly male samples.· Therefore, the police, magistrates and judges, who are all predominantly male, will tend to leniency.· And the predominantly male legal establishment is naturally reluctant to be dispossessed.· However, in contrast to magistrates judges are not just predominantly male, they are almost exclusively so. ► rural · At a local scale, table 5.5 shows differences in tenure within Devon, an example of a predominantly rural county.· Anglicans were still too heavily committed to an organization suited to a predominantly rural society.· This model was intended to enhance the practical skills and productivity of predominantly rural populations.· In predominantly rural areas these discrepancies are most marked, reflecting a low social valuation of education for girls. ► white · It is predominantly white, but the away strip is even more garish, a mix of red, white and blue.· Clinton hammered away at campaign themes tailor-made to appeal to predominantly white swing voters who might otherwise vote for Republican Bob Dole.· Colour: Its body is predominantly white and has horizontal blue stripes towards the underside which is yellow.· The predominantly white jury, which ultimately rendered the verdict, was composed of six men and six women.· It is predominantly white, with some red markings about the neck and cheeks in particular, and is a dual-purpose type.· The best baseball was in the predominantly white neighborhoods.· Like feminist psychologists in general, lesbian psychologists are predominantly white and middle class. VERB► draw · It is the first to be drawn predominantly from the left, with no fewer than nine ex-communists in the 21-member cabinet. ► use · They tend to forget these interests when using predominantly middle-class women psychologists' arguments, for example.· Price promotions are predominantly used by fast-moving consumer goods producers, especially in the grocery trade.· First, they extend its existing range, studying female subjects in areas which have previously been researched using predominantly male samples.· These are the non-renewable sources of energy that have been used predominantly in the past. Word family WORD FAMILYadjectivepredominantverbpredominateadverbpredominantly mostly or mainly: The city’s population is predominantly Irish.
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