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| /ˈdɒmɪˌneɪt/ |
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| 1 | I/T to control something or someone , often in a negative way , because you have more power or influence 支配；控制 |
| She tends to dominate the conversation. 她往往会在谈话中占支配地位。 |
| As a boy, he was dominated by his mother. 他还是个小男孩的时候受他母亲控制。 |
| He had been a dominating figure in her life. 他已成为她的生活中一个举足轻重的人物。 |
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| 2 | I/T to be the most important issue , activity , problem etc in a particular situation 在…中占首要地位；在…中成为首要问题 |
| The earthquake once again dominated the news. 地震又一次成为最重大的新闻。 |
| Don’ t allow the computer to dominate your child’ s life. 别让计算机主宰了你孩子的生活。 |
| Constitutional issues have become the dominating concern over the last few months. 宪法问题在过去的几个月中已经成为人们最关心的问题。 |
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| 3 | I/T to play much better than your opponents in a game or sport 在（游戏或比赛中）中占优势 |
| Barcelona completely dominated the first half of the match. 巴塞罗那队在上半场完全占据了优势。 |
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| 4 | T if an object dominates a place , it is so big or high that it is easy to notice 占据…的大量空间；耸立于 |
| a little room dominated by a huge fireplace 被大壁炉占去大半空间的小房间 |
| Chicago’ s skyline is dominated by the country’ s tallest skyscraper. 这座全国最高的摩天大楼在芝加哥高高耸立。 |
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