be domineering
用于描述人的性格或行为，常带有负面含义。
Her boss is very domineering and never listens to others.
她的老板非常专横，从不听取别人的意见。
专横的；盛气凌人的；飞扬跋扈的
专横的,独裁的或威权的。；有控制欲的；跋扈的
Overbearing, dictatorial, or authoritarian; trying to control others in an arrogant way.
专横的,独裁的或威权的。
Overbearing, dictatorial or authoritarian.
有控制欲的
tending to domineer
Her domineering attitude made it difficult for her colleagues to express their opinions.
她专横的态度让同事们很难表达自己的意见。
用法提示：形容词“domineering”修饰“attitude”，描述一种强势、控制他人的态度。
The domineering boss often interrupts employees during meetings.
这位专横的老板经常在会议上打断员工发言。
用法提示：形容词“domineering”直接修饰“boss”，表示老板喜欢控制别人。
He tried to be less domineering after his friends complained about his behavior.
朋友们抱怨他的行为后，他试图不那么专横了。
用法提示：形容词“domineering”用作表语，描述主语“he”的性格特征。
用于描述人的性格或行为，常带有负面含义。
Her boss is very domineering and never listens to others.
她的老板非常专横，从不听取别人的意见。
表示主观感受，后接宾语和形容词作补语。
I find his domineering attitude hard to tolerate.
我觉得他盛气凌人的态度难以忍受。
表示状态变化，常与程度副词连用。
He became increasingly domineering after his promotion.
他升职后变得越来越专横。
grammar · medium
易错句子He always domineers over his colleagues.
正确表达He is always domineering over his colleagues.
错误使用了动词原形 domineers，但在此处需要使用形容词 domineering 与 be 动词搭配构成形容词短语。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is very dominant in the meeting, which annoys everyone.
正确表达She is very domineering in the meeting, which annoys everyone.
混淆了 dominant（主导的，中性）和 domineering（盛气凌人的，贬义）两个形容词，此处语境需要贬义词。
domineering 强调专横跋扈的负面态度；dominating 更中性，指在某个领域或关系中占据主导地位。
dominant 指在整体中占据首要或优势地位，多为客观描述；domineering 则涉及对他人的压制和傲慢行为。
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