| 单词 | dominating |
| 释义 | dominating (once / 2146 pages) adj If something is dominating, that means it has a powerful and commanding position. If your team is dominating on the basketball court, you're not only winning, you're outplaying your opponents. Dominating comes from the root word dominate, which comes from the Latin word dominari, meaning "to rule, to govern." When you're a dominating presence, you're self-assured and clearly in charge of your environment — possibly even to the point of being bossy. An object can be dominating too, such as that tall church in the distance that's dominating the landscape. WORD FAMILYdominating: dominatingly+/dominate: dominated, dominates, dominating, domination/domination: dominations USAGE EXAMPLESActually, though, Adams was a gentle and sensitive man, a rare opponent of the anti-Asian racism dominating the Australian labour movement. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) The Tigers were even more dominating against Ohio State. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) Clemson destroyed Ohio State in a dominating 31-0 victory on Saturday to set up a rematch against Alabama in the College Football national championship game. Reuters(Jan 01, 2017) 1adj offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power a rather aggressive and dominating character Syn autocratic, bossy, high-and-mighty, magisterial, peremptory domineering tending to domineer 2adj most powerful or important or influential D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe Syn ascendant, ascendent dominant exercising influence or control 3adj used of a height or viewpoint looked up at the castle dominating the countryside Syn commanding, overlooking high (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high') |
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