第三人称单数：predominates
现在分词：predominating
过去分词：predominated
过去式：predominated
不及物动词占支配地位; （数量上）占优势
及物动词在…中占优势; 支配，统治
形容词同predominant
及物动词
1. His smile predominated his features.
他满面笑容。
2. Pine trees predominate the woods here.
这儿的树林中最多的是松树。
不及物动词
1. Red and white predominate in these flowers.
这些花中大部分是红色和白色的。
2. He soon began to predominate over them.
他不久就开始支配他们了。
3. In this area immigrants predominate over the natives of the place.
在这一地区，移民在数量上超过了本地人。
1. 主导：(3)集体成员在法律上或事实上具有的共同问题主导(predominate)了影响单个成员的任何问题,而且,在所有可以采用的争端解决方法中,集体诉讼在公正及有效性方面优越于(superior)其他任何方法.
2. 支配,占优势：predominant 支配,优势的 | predominate 支配,占优势 | preeminent 卓越,超群的
3. 占优势：predominance 优势 | predominate 占优势 | predormitium 深度睡眠前期
4. 掌握：predominate over 统治 | predominate 掌握 | predomination 卓越
1. （在数量上）占优势，占大多数
If one type of person or thing predominates in a group, there is more of that type of person or thing in the group than of any other.
e.g. In older age groups women predominate because men tend to die younger...
在老年群体中女性占大多数，因为男性的寿命往往较短。
e.g. All nationalities were represented — but the English predominated.
所有国家都有代表出席——但是英格兰人占大多数。
2. 占主导地位；占支配地位；突出
When a feature or quality predominates, it is the most important or noticeable one in a situation.
e.g. He wants to create a society where Islamic principles predominate.
他想创造一个以伊斯兰教戒律为主导的社会。
1. predominate的反义词
1. It is in the midst of a beautiful landscape where grow Beijing's biggest forests in which birch trees predominate.
verb
1. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
e.g. Money reigns supreme here
Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood
Synonym: dominate rule reign prevail
2. appear very large or occupy a commanding position
e.g. The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain
Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall
adj
1. having superior power and influence
e.g. the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism
Synonym: overriding paramount predominant preponderant preponderating