dominant

adjective

OPAL W

/ˈdɒmɪnənt/

/ˈdɑːmɪnənt/

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more important, powerful or easy to notice than other things
- The firm has achieved a dominant position in the world market.
- The dominant feature of the room was the large fireplace.
Extra Examples
- Banks have a dominant role in most countries' economies.
- London is dominant within the UK economy.
- No one group appears to be overwhelmingly dominant.
- The state of the economy has been the dominant theme of the election.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- become
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
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(biology) a dominant gene causes a person to have a particular physical characteristic, for example brown eyes, even if only one of their parents has passed on this gene compare recessiveTopics Biologyc2

Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin dominant- ‘ruling, governing’, from the verb dominari, from dominus ‘lord, master’.

单词	dominant
释义	dominant adjective OPAL W /ˈdɒmɪnənt/ /ˈdɑːmɪnənt/ jump to other results more important, powerful or easy to notice than other things The firm has achieved a dominant position in the world market. The dominant feature of the room was the large fireplace. Extra Examples Banks have a dominant role in most countries' economies. London is dominant within the UK economy. No one group appears to be overwhelmingly dominant. The state of the economy has been the dominant theme of the election. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem become … adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry (biology) a dominant gene causes a person to have a particular physical characteristic, for example brown eyes, even if only one of their parents has passed on this gene compare recessiveTopics Biologyc2 Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin dominant- ‘ruling, governing’, from the verb dominari, from dominus ‘lord, master’.
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