dominant
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++dom·i·nant1 /ˈdɒmɪnənt $ ˈdɑː-/ ●●○ W3 AWL adjective 1 STRONG PERSONMAINmore powerful, important, or noticeable than other people or things 强大的，占优势的，突出的 → dominate The dominant male gorilla is the largest in the group. 领头的公猩猩是这群大猩猩中体形最大的一个。 Japan became dominant in the mass market during the 1980s. 20世纪80年代日本在大众市场上开始占据优势。 its dominant position within the group 它在该组织中的突出地位► see thesaurus at powerful2 controlling or trying to control other people or things – used to show disapproval 专横的，盛气凌人的〔含贬义〕 SYN domineering a dominant personality 专横的个性3 HBH technical a dominant gene causes a child to have a particular physical feature or illness, even if it has been passed on from only one parent 〔基因〕显性的 → recessive The disease is under the control of a single dominant gene. 这种疾病受一个显性基因控制。
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dominant• Brown eyes are dominant.• dominant and aggressive behavior• Gradually, Microsoft became the dominant company in the software business• Overseas, Nielsen remains dominant in gathering sales and other data from retailers.• This was the dominant motif for schools in the first half of the century.• At the time Portugal was the dominant naval power in the Mediterranean.• Their strident moralism jarred with both the measured middle-class radicalism of the repealers and the dominant patrician language of high politics.• These are the dominant players in the Internet access hierarchy and provide other smaller service providers with backbone connectivity.• He suggests that in all cases contradictory discourses are neutralised by the dominant, privileged discourse.• In all of these situations the dominant social system lost its ability to adapt.• TV is the dominant source of information in our society.• Of course, these features of a society will themselves be influenced by its dominant style of adjudication.• But the dominant urban feature in the inter-war period was the growth and spread of London.dominant position• For centuries, they gave it a dominant position.• What's more, the law is on Littlewoods' side in keeping its dominant position.• With many browsers and server programs available, Netscape will lose its dominant position in the business.• Dynamic competition to establish a dominant position may involve reducing costs, process innovation, and product innovation, which are welfare-enhancing.• The primates attained their dominant positions through a combination of military skill, physical prowess, and personal magnetism.• It may also be powerful between close relatives where one may be in a dominant position vis-à-vis the other.• A company in a dominant position which charges excessive prices for its products may be acting abusively.dominant2 noun [singular] technical APMthe fifth note of a musical scale of eight notes 全音阶的第五音Examples from the Corpus
dominant• As the Dolphin approaches, summoned by Arion's song, the suspense is maintained almost to the last by means of secondary dominants.• All the dominants have high frequency here with Calluna the most dominant, and Cladonia species are frequent.dom·i·nant1 adjectivedominant2 nounChineseSyllable
noticeable Corpus important, powerful, more than or other
dominant
dom‧i‧nant1 W3 AC /ˈdɒmənənt, ˈdɒmɪnənt $ ˈdɑː-/ 
adjective
1. more powerful, important, or noticeable than other people or things ⇨ dominate:
The dominant male gorilla is the largest in the group.
Japan became dominant in the mass market during the 1980s.
its dominant position within the group
2. controlling or trying to control other people or things – used to show disapproval
SYN domineering:
a dominant personality
3. technical a dominant gene causes a child to have a particular physical feature or illness, even if it has been passed on from only one parent ⇨ recessive:
The disease is under the control of a single dominant gene.
▪ powerful a powerful person, organization, group etc is able to control and influence events and other people’s actions: the world’s most powerful nation | Parliament had become more powerful than the King. | a powerful political family
▪influential having a lot of power to influence what happens, because people pay attention to what you say: a highly influential fashion designer | He’s one of the most influential figures in international politics.
▪strong powerful – used about people or groups in politics who have a lot of supporters: The communists were particularly strong in the big industrial cities. | He is a strong voice in the state assembly.
▪dominant more powerful than other people, groups, countries etc: She was the dominant force in women’s tennis for many years. | The company has a dominant position in the market.
dominant2 noun [singular] technical
the fifth note of a musical scale of eight notes
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adjective1. more powerful, important, or noticeable than other people or things ⇨ dominate:
2. controlling or trying to control other people or things – used to show disapproval
SYN domineering:
3. technical a dominant gene causes a child to have a particular physical feature or illness, even if it has been passed on from only one parent ⇨ recessive:
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noun [singular] technicalthe fifth note of a musical scale of eight notes