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单词 preponderate
释义 pre·pon·der·ate
I. \-əˌrāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin praeponderatus, past participle of praeponderare to exceed in weight or influence, preponderate, from prae- pre- + ponderare to weigh, from ponder-, pondus weight — more at pendant
transitive verb
1. archaic : outweigh
2. archaic : to weigh down : incline
intransitive verb
1.
 a. : to exceed in weight : turn the scale
  < when surplus energy has accumulated in such bulk as to preponderate over productive energy — Brooks Adams >
 b. : to descend or incline downward : become weighed down
2. : to exceed in influence, power, or importance : predominate
 < state ownership will inevitably preponderate in the heavy industries — Owen & Eleanor Lattimore >
3. : to exceed in numbers : form a majority
 < it is the first glory of this volume that such poems preponderate in it — Times Literary Supplement >
II. \-_rə̇t\ adjective
Etymology: Latin praeponderatus, past participle of praeponderare
: preponderant
pre·pon·der·ate·ly adverb
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