| 释义 |
dom·i·nate /ˈdɒmɪneɪt/ vt. | vi.
❶ vt.
1. 支配，统治，控制；施加决定性影响于
dominate a group 支配一团体
a white-dominated society 白人统治的社会
His personality dominated the other members of the committee. 他的个性对委员会的其他成员起了决定性影响。
2. 耸立于；比…高，俯视
The skyscraper dominates the city. 这幢摩天大楼俯视全城。
He dominates everyone else by his height. 他个子比其他所有的人都高。
3. 在…中占首要地位；独占
These two questions dominated the discussion. 这两个问题在讨论中占了首要地位。
A huge bed dominated the centre of the room. 一张大床独占房间的中心。
❷ vi.
1. 处于支配地位，拥有优势
Although the cathedral and the castle are both noticeable, the cathedral dominates. 虽然大教堂和城堡都令人瞩目，但大教堂尤胜一筹。
2. 处于较高(或较优越)的位置
a village nestled under a dominating crag 隐匿在高耸峭壁下的村庄
[<L dominārī to be lord over<dominus lord] |