Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #2041
dominate
支配；统治；控制
To rule, govern, or control by having superior power or authority.
- 1.
To govern, rule or control by superior authority or power.
以更高权威或权力统治、支配或控制。
- 2.
To exert an overwhelming guiding influence over something or someone.
对某事或某人施加压倒性的主导影响。
- 3.
To enjoy a commanding position in some field.
在某领域占据主导地位。
- 4.
To overlook from a height.
从高处俯瞰。
- 5.
To precede another node of a directed graph in all paths from the start of the graph to the other node.
在有向图中,从起点到另一节点的所有路径中位于该节点之前。
主导；左右；占主导地位；占优势；称雄；俯瞰；俯视；高耸于；支配；以更高权威或权力统治、支配或控制。
In use
The home team dominated the second half and scored three goals.
This company dominates the market for electric cars.
Their star player is dominating every match this season.
dominate sth
dominate 是及物动词，直接跟宾语。此搭配表示在某事中占主导地位或完全控制。
The team dominated the game from start to finish.
那支球队从头到尾主宰了比赛。
be dominated by sth
被动语态常常用来强调受支配或受影响的方面。
The debate was dominated by economic issues.
这场辩论被经济问题主导。
dominate in sth
表示在某领域占优势时，可用 dominate in + 领域；更简洁的说法是直接说 dominate the field。
Connections
Collocations
- dominate the market
- 主导市场
- The company dominates the market for smartphones.这家公司主导着智能手机市场。
- dominate the game
- 主宰比赛
- The team dominated the game from start to finish.这支球队从头到尾主宰了比赛。
- dominate the conversation
- 主导谈话
- She tends to dominate the conversation at dinner parties.她在晚宴上往往主导谈话。
- dominate the field
- 在某领域占主导地位
- He dominates the field of artificial intelligence research.他在人工智能研究领域占主导地位。
- dominate the industry
- 主导行业
- A few big players dominate the industry.几个大玩家主导着这个行业。
- dominate a room
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象'多米诺'骨牌中最强的一张，它'支配'全局。
Context & Register
通常用于正式或中性语境，表示控制或占据优势，常见于体育、商业、政治等领域，也用于日常对话。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the '-ate' spelling and rhyme with the stressed /eɪt/ sound in 'dominate'. However, many other -ate words (e.g., chocolate, climate) are pronounced with a schwa or short vowel, so do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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