predominate
🇬🇧 UK/prɪ'dɒmɪneɪt/🇺🇸 US/pri'dɒmineit/
TOEFLGREC2
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-derivedCommon 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.