dominate

verb

1. 支配；控制；左右；影响
   to control or have a lot of influence over sb/sth, especially in an unpleasant way
   1. As a child he was dominated by his father.
      他小时候由父亲主宰一切。
   2. He tended to dominate the conversation.
      他往往左右着交谈的内容。
   3. 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。
2. 在…中具有最重要（或明显）的特色
   to be the most important or noticeable feature of sth
   1. The train crash dominated the news.
      火车相撞事故成了最重要的新闻。
3. 在…中拥有最重要的位置；俯视；高耸于
   to be the largest, highest or most obvious thing in a place
   1. The cathedral dominates the city.
      大教堂俯视全城。
4. （在比赛中）占有优势，占据主动，控制战局
   to play much better than your opponent in a game
   1. Arsenal dominated the first half of the match.
      阿森纳队在上半场比赛中占据上风。

1. VERB 在…中占首要地位，在…中最具影响力
   To dominate a situation means to be the most powerful or important person or thing in it.
   1. The book is expected to dominate the best-seller lists...
      这本书预计会占据畅销书排行榜的榜首。
   2. ...countries where life is dominated by war...
      战事频繁的国家
   3. No single factor appears to dominate.
      没有一个因素看似是决定性的。
2. VERB 控制;统治;支配
   If one country or person dominates another, they have power over them.
   1. He denied that his country wants to dominate Europe...
      他否认他的国家想要控制欧洲。
   2. Women are no longer dominated by the men in their relationships...
      在两性关系中女性不再受制于男性。
   3. The countries of Eastern Europe immediately started to dominate.
      东欧国家立即开始占据支配地位。
3. VERB 俯视;高耸于
   If a building, mountain, or other object dominates an area, it is so large or impressive that you cannot avoid seeing it.
   1. 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，雄踞在整个地区之上。
   2. ...its skyline dominated by the central mosque.
      中央的清真寺高耸天际

1. It is appropriate that Irish names dominate the list
   名单上大部分是爱尔兰名字，这没什么不合适的。
2. The book is expected to dominate the best-seller lists
   这本书预计会占据畅销书排行榜的榜首。
3. No single factor appears to dominate.
   没有一个因素看似是决定性的。
4. He denied that his country wants to dominate Europe
   他否认他的国家想要控制欧洲。
5. Women are no longer dominated by the men in their relationships
   在两性关系中女性不再受制于男性。
6. The countries of Eastern Europe immediately started to dominate.
   东欧国家立即开始占据支配地位。
7. 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，雄踞在整个地区之上。
8. Jones had set out to intimidate and dominate Paul
   琼斯开始恐吓并控制保罗。
9. Fathers have the power to dominate children and young people
   父辈们有能力支配孩子们和年轻人的生活。
10. The big companies dominate the lower price points.
    大公司在低端价格领域占主导地位。
11. The little small-town banks were traditionally very frightened that Wall Street would come to dominate the whole country
    偏狭守旧的小银行通常都很害怕华尔街会控制整个国家。
12. They had the ambition to dominate this small country.
    他们有控制这个小国的野心。
13. The consciousness of being hunted, snared, tracked down, had begun to dominate him.
    他强烈地意识到自己正被人追踪、诱捕乃至擒获。
14. The global economy and Afghanistan are likely to dominate most of his discussions abroad.
    全球经济和阿富汗问题很可能主导他在国外的大部分讨论内容。
15. He developed an overwhelming desire to exert power-to dominate, control and possess another person.
    他发展出了压倒性的权力欲望&去支配、控制和占有另一个人。
16. Microsoft and Sony are battling to dominate the high end of the console gaming market.
    微软和索尼为占领游戏市场的最高控制终端展开了激战。
17. Apple and Google, together, dominate the smartphone market.
    目前，苹果和谷歌共同主导着智能手机市场。
18. We like to call Uber a Category King& companies that define, develop and dominate new markets.
    我们倾向于把Uber称为细分类之王，即那些定义了一个全新市场，并大力开拓，占据市场主导地位的公司。
19. Later, Baidu and Tencent began similar services which gradually came to dominate the domestic online music market.
    后来，百度和腾讯开始了类似的服务，逐渐主导了国内在线音乐市场。
20. Family-controlled conglomerates dominate the economy in South Korea, India and China.
    家族控制的企业集团在韩国、印度和中国的经济中占据重要地位。
21. Two schools of thought tend to dominate today's economic debates.
    这两个流派的思想在今天的经济争论中占据了主要地位。
22. Ripe red fruits, plums and blackberries dominate the aromas and flavors.
    成熟的红果子、李子和黑莓占据了主要的芳香和味道。
23. Occupy the woman most brain cells, so let stylist dominate the world.
    占据了女人大部分的脑细胞，因此让设计师主宰了这个世界。
24. Cronyism and pressure groups dominate, rather than supply based on quality, service and price.
    任人唯亲和压力团体（pressuregroup）占据主导地位，而不是基于质量、服务和价格供应产品的做法。
25. I won't let you dominate my life anymore!
    我不会灾让你统治我的人生了！
26. But fashion are designed and promoted by male dominate cooperation set you free?
    但是男性占主导地位而合作设计和发扬的时尚让你自由了？
27. This view appears to dominate parental choices.
    这一观点似乎主宰了家长们的选择。
28. Today, thermoplastics dominate the industry.
    今天，热塑性塑料主导了产业。
29. We don't compete, we dominate.
    我们不与他们竞争，我们控制。
30. We have lost the initiative and allowed our opponents to dominate the discussion.
    我们已丧失了主动权，让对手控制了这场讨论。

verb

1. have dominance or the power to defeat over
   1. Her pain completely mastered her
   2. The methods can master the problems

   Synonym:    master

2. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
   1. Money reigns supreme here
   2. Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood

   Synonym:    predominaterulereignprevail

3. be in control
   1. Her husband completely dominates her

4. look down on
   1. The villa dominates the town

   Synonym:    commandoverlookovertop

5. be greater in significance than
   1. the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness

   Synonym:    overshadoweclipse