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predominate

🇬🇧 UK/prɪ'dɒmɪneɪt/🇺🇸 US/pri'dɒmineit/
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Definitions

v.

To be the largest, most powerful, or most noticeable element; to have control or dominance.

占主导地位,占优势;支配

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
prebefore
+
dominhouse, rule, master
+
ateto make, having
=predominate

Common Collocations

  • 1.predominate over凌驾于……之上
  • 2.tend to predominate趋于主导
  • 3.[begin to predominate]开始占主导地位
  • 4.continue to predominate继续占据主导

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    In the early 20th century, coal and steam power predominated in industry.

  • 2.

    A sense of optimism seemed to predominate among the delegates at the conference.

  • 3.

    Oak and pine trees predominate in the forests of this mountainous region.

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