dominate
/ˈdɒmɪneɪt/verb
with obj.(常作be dominated)
1- have a commanding influence on; exercise control over支配; 统治; 控制：
the company dominates the market for operating system software.
该公司在操作系统软件市场上占有统治地位。
1.1
- be the most important or conspicuous person or thing in成为…中最重要（或最显眼）的人（或事物）：
the race was dominated by the 1992 champion.
1992年的冠军获得者在这场比赛中出尽了风头。
1.2
- (of something tall or high) have a commanding position over; overlook（高大的东西）高耸于; 俯瞰：
a picturesque city dominated by the cathedral tower.
一个耸立着大教堂塔楼、风景如画的城市。
派生词
dominator
noun词源
early 17th cent.: from Latin dominat- 'ruled， governed'， from the verb dominari, from dominus 'lord， master'.