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be dominated by sth/sb
这里 dominated 用作形容词，表示“受控制的、被统治的”，常与 by 连用。
The country was dominated by a military government for decades.
这个国家被军事政府统治了几十年。
受支配的；被控制的
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受支配的；被控制的
controlled or ruled by a more powerful person, group, or force
The country was dominated by a military government for decades.
这个国家被军事政府统治了几十年。
被更高权力或力量控制或统治的
controlled or ruled by superior authority or power
被持续唠叨所困扰的
harassed by persistent nagging
The dominated team could barely cross the halfway line.
被压制的队伍几乎无法越过中线。
She felt dominated by her older brother's strict rules.
她感到被哥哥的严格规矩所支配。
In a dominated industry, small shops rarely survive.
在被主导的行业中，小店很少能生存。
这里 dominated 用作形容词，表示“受控制的、被统治的”，常与 by 连用。
The country was dominated by a military government for decades.
这个国家被军事政府统治了几十年。
这类复合形容词通常带连字符，如 male-dominated（男性主导的）或 female-dominated（女性主导的）。
This is still a male-dominated field.
这仍然是一个男性主导的领域。
这里 dominated by… 是过去分词短语作后置定语，相当于 which is dominated by…。
The market is an area dominated by a few large companies.
这个市场是一个被少数大公司主导的领域。
Not this
She has a dominated personality.
Use this
She has a dominant personality.
dominated 是过去分词形容词，意为“受控的、被支配的”；想说“强势的、占主导地位的”应用 dominant。两者主被动意义相反，不能混用。
Not this
The conversation was dominated with one topic.
Use this
The conversation was dominated by one topic.
被动/分词结构 be dominated by 表示“被……主导”，介词须用 by 引出施动者；中文的“被……”易被误译为 with，但 with 不能用来引出施动者。
Not this
He dominated by his older brother.
Use this
He is dominated by his older brother.
dominated 作表语或被动时前面必须有 be 动词；受中文“他被哥哥支配”没有系动词的影响，学习者容易漏掉 is。加上 is 后句子结构才完整。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
男性主导的
The company's board remains male-dominated.
该公司的董事会仍然由男性主导。
女性主导的
Nursing is a traditionally female-dominated profession.
护理是传统上女性主导的职业。
国家主导的
The state-dominated media rarely criticized the government.
国家主导的媒体很少批评政府。
由...主导的
It was a society dominated by the military.
这是一个由军方主导的社会。
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dominated 藏着 dome（圆顶），被圆顶压住 = 被统治、受控。
语域：neutral 常见场景：社会结构、职场、政治、心理 该形容词通常表示“被控制、受支配”的状态，多用于正式或中性的讨论中，比如描述权力关系或社会结构。
These words all end in '-ated', but they have different stress patterns and vowel sounds. For example, 'intimidated' is stressed on the second syllable, while 'dominated' is stressed on the first. They do not rhyme, but they share the same past participle and adjective ending.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WORDNET.