dom·i·nate /ˈdɑməˌnet/
 (vt.)(vi.)支配,占優勢


 Dom·i·nate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dominated; p. pr. & vb. n. Dominating.]  To predominate over; to rule; to govern. “A city dominated by the ax.”
    We everywhere meet with Slavonian nations either dominant or dominated.   --W. Tooke.


 Dom·i·nate, v. i. To be dominant.

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 dominate
      v 1: be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance;
           "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in
           this neighborhood" [syn: predominate, rule, reign,
            prevail]
      2: be in control; rule the roost; "Her husband completely
         dominates her"
      3: have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain
         completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the
         problems" [syn: master]
      4: look down on; "The villa dominates the town" [syn: command,
          overlook, overtop]