Word · Frequency #10047
predominated
占主导地位；占优势
predominated is the past of predominate.
to be greater in number, quantity, power, status, or importance
- 1.
To dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size.
支配,控制,或以数量或规模上的优势取胜。
- 2.
To be prominent; to loom large; to be the chief component of a whole.
突出；显得重要；成为整体的主要部分。
- 3.
To dominate or hold power over, especially through numerical advantage; to outweigh.
支配或掌握权力,尤指通过数量优势；胜过。
支配,控制,或以数量或规模上的优势取胜。；突出；显得重要；成为整体的主要部分。；支配或掌握权力,尤指通过数量优势；胜过。；掌握；控制
In use
In this region, small family farms still predominate.
Young people predominate in the audience at these concerts.
Despite the new technology, traditional methods continue to predominate in many schools.
predominate over sb/sth
表示在竞争或比较中占优势。
In the final match, the champion's experience predominated over the challenger's youth.
在决赛中，冠军的经验战胜了挑战者的年轻。
predominate in sth
表示在某领域或范围内占多数或主要地位。
Young people predominate in the city's population.
年轻人在这座城市的人口中占主导地位。
Verb forms
base predominate · third person predominates · -ing predominating · past predominated · past participle predominated
Connections
Collocations
- predominate in
- 在…中占主导地位
- In this region, agriculture still predominates in the economy.在这个地区，农业仍然在经济中占主导地位。
- predominate over
- 支配；胜过
- His desire for power predominated over all other considerations.他对权力的欲望压倒了所有其他考虑。
- tend to predominate
- 往往占优势
- In stressful situations, negative emotions tend to predominate.在压力大的情况下，负面情绪往往占据上风。
- still predominate
- 仍然占主导地位
- Despite modern influences, traditional customs still predominate in many villages.尽管有现代影响，传统习俗在许多村庄仍然占主导地位。
- predominate among
- 在…中占多数
- Women predominate among the teaching staff.在教职员工中女性占多数。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想‘pre’在前，‘dominate’统治，即‘在前面统治’→ 占主导地位。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术或正式写作、讨论比例或影响力 predominate 作为动词，通常用于正式或学术语境，表示数量、权力或重要性上的优势。在日常口语中较少使用，更常见的表达是 dominate 或 be dominant。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Abominate rhymes with predominate (same stressed vowel /ɒ/ and ending). Dominate, terminate, fascinate, eliminate, and discriminate are lookalikes with different stress or vowel; they do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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