dominate/ˋdɑmə͵net; ˈdɒməneIt or ˈdɒmIneIt/v [I,T] 1 to control someone or something 支配﹐控制: Five large companies dominate the car industry. 五大公司控制了汽车业。2 to be the strongest, most important, or most noticeable feature of something 是…的最主要特征﹔在…中占最重要[最突出]的地位: Education issues dominated the election campaign. 教育问题是这次竞选活动的重点。 —domination /͵dɑməˋneʃən; ˌdɒməˈneIʃ$n or ˌdɒmIˈneIʃ$n/n [U]