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单词 dominate
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Definition of dominate in English:

dominate

verb ˈdɒmɪneɪtˈdɑməˌneɪt
[with object]
  • 1Have power and influence over.

    the company dominates the market for operating system software
    Example sentencesExamples
    • After all, the choice of candidates is still dominated by fixers and power players.
    • The home side dominated proceedings and took the lead midway through the first half.
    • A power that dominates Eurasia would control two of the world's three most advanced and economically productive regions.
    • In a sport utterly dominated by a handful of nations, it's pretty much a closed shop.
    • My preference is for a pluralistic world, not dominated by any single power.
    • What he pointed to, is that apparently weak forces actually can dominate what seem to be strong forces.
    • The world's money is now dominated by giant financial corporations.
    • In our electronic culture the image dominates to an extent that can almost reduce the words to extras.
    • Neither side dominated territorially for the remainder of the match.
    • However, the government was increasingly dominated by the Conservatives.
    • And humans do not attain lasting joy by power grabbing, dominating others, or heaping up public acclaim.
    • The right wing can only dominate to the extent that the vacuum opened up on the left remains unfilled.
    • The French have dominated decision-making about agricultural standards.
    • The first was a growing misapprehension regarding the possible effects of a world dominated by a single superpower.
    • Frustrated by a lack of progress in an industry still dominated by men, women are fighting on several fronts.
    • However, we know that if government continues to dominate the market the private sector will never develop.
    • The opposition had no chance to speak to the public via the state-controlled media, which totally dominates the market.
    • First, it is a defined geographic market dominated by a handful of big players with plenty of reach.
    • They dominated territorially for long periods yet were left frustrated by their inability to break down a solid defence.
    • Thus, markets were increasingly dominated by a small number of large vertically integrated enterprises.
    Synonyms
    control, influence, exercise control over, be in control of, command, be in command of, be in charge of, rule, govern, direct, be the boss of, preside over, have ascendancy over, have mastery over, master, have the upper hand over, subjugate, hegemonize
    domineer, tyrannize, oppress, bully, intimidate, have the whip hand over, push around/about, boss (about/around), ride roughshod over, trample on, have under one's thumb
    informal head up, call the shots, call the tune, be in the driver's seat, be in the saddle, be at the helm, rule the roost, lay down the law, walk all over
    British informal wear the trousers
    North American informal have someone in one's hip pocket
    literary sway
    predominate, prevail, reign, be prevalent, be paramount, be pre-eminent, be most important, be influential, be significant, be of consequence, be of account, count, matter, signify, carry weight, bulk large
    1. 1.1 Be the most important or conspicuous person or thing in.
      the race was dominated by the 1998 champion
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Despite starting from the back of the grid, they dominated every race and broke the lap record.
      • Many have returned to their native land having failed to dominate racing.
      • In Victoria last week one topic completely dominated the headlines: police corruption.
      • In the race, he put his head down and took the quick car to the front and pretty much dominated the race.
      • Two separate but important developments dominated newspaper headlines this week.
      • He remains on course for the victory he needs to keep this year's title race alive after dominating the Rally of Italy yesterday.
      • When you are used to dominating a race, controlling the pace, increasing and decreasing the tempo when you like, just to sit and wait can be almost painful.
      • He would never sit back and relax because he could always go faster, win more races and dominate a little more.
      • For some reason, my mindset was to go out there and try to run away from the beginning and to dominate the race.
      • He also does not consistently dominate at that level like a future NFL player should.
      • It translates not only to those short gains but, more notably, to his knack of dominating the most important games.
      • The first three dominated their respective races and were clear winners.
      • Today was for the student press, which is rather important in a town dominated by its university.
      • Michael Jordan made a less than triumphant return to the city where he dominated for a decade.
      • It looked like I was dominating the race, but I wasn't really.
      • From dominating the race before and after the Second World War, French riders have gradually lost their grip over the race.
      • Thoughts of my dominating this race quickly turned to thoughts of my finishing this race.
      • After a week dominated by railway matters, it seems worth reminding ourselves just how fragmented the system is.
      • For as long as I can remember there has always been one team that dominates the year's racing.
      • He had dominated racing this year with six victories in seven starts.
    2. 1.2 Have a commanding position over; overlook.
      a picturesque city dominated by the cathedral tower
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Anybody who knows Auckland will know that the city skyline is dominated by the Sky Tower.
      • One side of the square is dominated by an important-looking domed and pillared building.
      • The Acropolis, in the centre of Athens, is an outcrop of rock that dominates the ancient city.
      • In those days the silhouette of the city - dominated by the castle - could be seen as far away as Lauder.
      • Behind him the skyline was still dominated by the White Mountains, their snowy peaks glistening in the afternoon sun.
      • They fear seven-storey tower blocks could dominate the skyline, competing with the cathedral in height.
      • Edinburgh Castle, the most famous castle in Scotland, overlooks the city and dominates its skyline.
      • For those not of a vertiginous disposition, it is well worth a climb to the top of the round tower dominating the graveyard.
      • Some featured the new Auckland landmark - the Sky Tower, which certainly now dominates the city skyline.
      • Designed by Brunelleschi and built without the use of scaffolding, the impressive dome atop the cathedral dominates the city's skyline.
      • The action takes place in a small fortified city, dominated by an exclusive apartment block for the rich.
      • If they pull that off, they will command world football like the Eiffel Tower dominates their capital.
      • In the case of RAF Waddington, this was the City of Lincoln, a historic city with a magnificent cathedral dominating the scenery for miles around.
      • No stretch of road defines and dominates a city the way the Strip does Las Vegas.
      • The local gothic mansion, Bled Castle, is situated on a cliff overlooking the lake and dominates the landscape.
      • The gigantic building, which dominates the whole city, was constructed on a hill in the southwest of Moscow.
      • It dominates the city - being embedded in rock that was displaced in the Ice Age.
      • A few buildings dominating the present city space and the memorial of the Hungarian Millennium can also be seen on the stamp pictures.
      • This would dramatically alter the landscape where the medieval cathedral still dominates its surroundings.
      • With its turrets and stained glass windows, it dominates the city skyline.
      Synonyms
      overlook, command, tower above, tower over, stand over, project over, jut over, hang over, loom over, dwarf, overtop, overshadow, overhang
      bestride, span, straddle, extend across

Derivatives

  • dominator

  • noun ˈdɒmɪneɪtəˈdɑməˌneɪdər
    • But then, human determination, imagination and ingenuity, when put to the service of justice, have had an uncanny and unpredictable way of playing havoc with the plans of dominators.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • As the imbalance of power between the two grows, the dominated girl is no longer recognized by her dominator as a subject.
      • The two were well on their way to becoming dominators of the UK trance scene.
      • It ought not be surprising at all, then, that whistleblowers get persecuted using all the insidious, ingenious, devious, and oppressive means dominators in our society can apply.
      • When properly manipulated, bureaucrats can help dominators maintain their tight grip on markets while supplying a convenient scapegoat for unfair rules.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin dominat- 'ruled, governed', from the verb dominari, from dominus 'lord, master'.

  • dame from Middle English:

    In its earliest use dame meant ‘a female ruler’. It comes ultimately from Latin domina ‘mistress’, the root of which also gave us danger, dominate (early 17th century), dominion (Middle English), and dungeon. Dame was used as a form of address to a woman of rank from the Middle Ages, and in the 17th century became a legal title—it is now the title given to a woman with the rank of Knight Commander or holder of the Grand Cross in the Orders of Chivalry. Alongside this elevated use ran a more popular strand, where a dame was the mistress of a house or school, or any elderly or mature woman. This gave us the pantomime dame, the comic middle-aged character usually played by a man, who makes her first appearance in print in the early 20th century. Dame is used in the USA for any girl or woman—as Oscar Hammerstein II told us in his 1949 song from the musical South Pacific, ‘There is nothin' like a dame’. Dam (Late Middle English) in the sense ‘mother (of an animal)’ is also from dame (the sense ‘a barrier’ (Middle English) is Germanic). See also baby, damsel

Rhymes

abominate, nominate
 
 

Definition of dominate in US English:

dominate

verbˈdäməˌnātˈdɑməˌneɪt
[with object]
  • 1Have a commanding influence on; exercise control over.

    the company dominates the market for operating system software
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In a sport utterly dominated by a handful of nations, it's pretty much a closed shop.
    • A power that dominates Eurasia would control two of the world's three most advanced and economically productive regions.
    • First, it is a defined geographic market dominated by a handful of big players with plenty of reach.
    • Thus, markets were increasingly dominated by a small number of large vertically integrated enterprises.
    • They dominated territorially for long periods yet were left frustrated by their inability to break down a solid defence.
    • Neither side dominated territorially for the remainder of the match.
    • However, the government was increasingly dominated by the Conservatives.
    • The right wing can only dominate to the extent that the vacuum opened up on the left remains unfilled.
    • The first was a growing misapprehension regarding the possible effects of a world dominated by a single superpower.
    • What he pointed to, is that apparently weak forces actually can dominate what seem to be strong forces.
    • Frustrated by a lack of progress in an industry still dominated by men, women are fighting on several fronts.
    • The world's money is now dominated by giant financial corporations.
    • The home side dominated proceedings and took the lead midway through the first half.
    • And humans do not attain lasting joy by power grabbing, dominating others, or heaping up public acclaim.
    • After all, the choice of candidates is still dominated by fixers and power players.
    • The French have dominated decision-making about agricultural standards.
    • However, we know that if government continues to dominate the market the private sector will never develop.
    • In our electronic culture the image dominates to an extent that can almost reduce the words to extras.
    • The opposition had no chance to speak to the public via the state-controlled media, which totally dominates the market.
    • My preference is for a pluralistic world, not dominated by any single power.
    Synonyms
    control, influence, exercise control over, be in control of, command, be in command of, be in charge of, rule, govern, direct, be the boss of, preside over, have ascendancy over, have mastery over, master, have the upper hand over, subjugate, hegemonize
    predominate, prevail, reign, be prevalent, be paramount, be pre-eminent, be most important, be influential, be significant, be of consequence, be of account, count, matter, signify, carry weight, bulk large
    1. 1.1 Be the most important or conspicuous person or thing in.
      the race was dominated by the 1992 champion
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It looked like I was dominating the race, but I wasn't really.
      • He also does not consistently dominate at that level like a future NFL player should.
      • It translates not only to those short gains but, more notably, to his knack of dominating the most important games.
      • He would never sit back and relax because he could always go faster, win more races and dominate a little more.
      • When you are used to dominating a race, controlling the pace, increasing and decreasing the tempo when you like, just to sit and wait can be almost painful.
      • Thoughts of my dominating this race quickly turned to thoughts of my finishing this race.
      • In Victoria last week one topic completely dominated the headlines: police corruption.
      • For as long as I can remember there has always been one team that dominates the year's racing.
      • Michael Jordan made a less than triumphant return to the city where he dominated for a decade.
      • He had dominated racing this year with six victories in seven starts.
      • He remains on course for the victory he needs to keep this year's title race alive after dominating the Rally of Italy yesterday.
      • Many have returned to their native land having failed to dominate racing.
      • For some reason, my mindset was to go out there and try to run away from the beginning and to dominate the race.
      • From dominating the race before and after the Second World War, French riders have gradually lost their grip over the race.
      • In the race, he put his head down and took the quick car to the front and pretty much dominated the race.
      • Despite starting from the back of the grid, they dominated every race and broke the lap record.
      • After a week dominated by railway matters, it seems worth reminding ourselves just how fragmented the system is.
      • Today was for the student press, which is rather important in a town dominated by its university.
      • Two separate but important developments dominated newspaper headlines this week.
      • The first three dominated their respective races and were clear winners.
    2. 1.2 (of something tall or high) have a commanding position over; overlook.
      a picturesque city dominated by the cathedral tower
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The Acropolis, in the centre of Athens, is an outcrop of rock that dominates the ancient city.
      • The action takes place in a small fortified city, dominated by an exclusive apartment block for the rich.
      • In the case of RAF Waddington, this was the City of Lincoln, a historic city with a magnificent cathedral dominating the scenery for miles around.
      • No stretch of road defines and dominates a city the way the Strip does Las Vegas.
      • Anybody who knows Auckland will know that the city skyline is dominated by the Sky Tower.
      • Some featured the new Auckland landmark - the Sky Tower, which certainly now dominates the city skyline.
      • Designed by Brunelleschi and built without the use of scaffolding, the impressive dome atop the cathedral dominates the city's skyline.
      • If they pull that off, they will command world football like the Eiffel Tower dominates their capital.
      • One side of the square is dominated by an important-looking domed and pillared building.
      • It dominates the city - being embedded in rock that was displaced in the Ice Age.
      • The gigantic building, which dominates the whole city, was constructed on a hill in the southwest of Moscow.
      • Behind him the skyline was still dominated by the White Mountains, their snowy peaks glistening in the afternoon sun.
      • Edinburgh Castle, the most famous castle in Scotland, overlooks the city and dominates its skyline.
      • With its turrets and stained glass windows, it dominates the city skyline.
      • A few buildings dominating the present city space and the memorial of the Hungarian Millennium can also be seen on the stamp pictures.
      • The local gothic mansion, Bled Castle, is situated on a cliff overlooking the lake and dominates the landscape.
      • They fear seven-storey tower blocks could dominate the skyline, competing with the cathedral in height.
      • In those days the silhouette of the city - dominated by the castle - could be seen as far away as Lauder.
      • This would dramatically alter the landscape where the medieval cathedral still dominates its surroundings.
      • For those not of a vertiginous disposition, it is well worth a climb to the top of the round tower dominating the graveyard.
      Synonyms
      overlook, command, tower above, tower over, stand over, project over, jut over, hang over, loom over, dwarf, overtop, overshadow, overhang

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin dominat- ‘ruled, governed’, from the verb dominari, from dominus ‘lord, master’.

 
 
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