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dominance

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dom·i·nance /ˈdɒmənəns $ ˈdɑː-/ ●○○ AWL noun [uncountable]  STRONG PERSONIMPORTANTthe fact of being more powerful, more important, or more noticeable than other people or things 优势,显要,突出 dominatedominance of the continuing dominance of the army in Uganda 军队在乌干达继续保持的主导地位political/economic/cultural etc dominance the economic and political dominance of Western countries 西方国家的经济和政治优势dominance over television’s dominance over other media 相对其他媒体而言电视拥有的优势
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dominanceParasites, for instance, affect dominance, at least in mice.In this culture, establishing dominance is often exalted.But if they challenge the bureaucratic-military oligarchy for dominance, they are likely to be confronted by a coupd'état.There, too, Theseus and the Minotaur struggle for dominance.But the theorists do not specify precisely how important Fordism was, nor how its hypothesized dominance was established.military dominanceCooley acknowledges the class structure as a pervasive reality and he too is distressed by the dominance of the top class.dominance overThe Buffalo Sabres continued their dominance over the Boston Bruins with a 5-0 win.
dom·i·nance nounChineseSyllable
Corpus of being more important, more powerful, fact the


dominance
dominance AC /ˈdɒmənəns, ˈdɒmɪnəns $ ˈdɑː-/ noun [uncountable]
the fact of being more powerful, more important, or more noticeable than other people or things ⇨ dominate
    dominance of
    the continuing dominance of the army in Uganda
    political/economic/cultural etc dominance
    the economic and political dominance of Western countries
    dominance over
    television’s dominance over other media