dominance
noun [ U ] uk/ˈdɒm.ɪ.nəns/ us/ˈdɑː.mə.nəns/
C2 主导地位;支配地位;优势
the quality of being more important, strong, or successful than anything else of the same type
The party's dominance in Scotland was being challenged for the first time. 该党在苏格兰的统治地位首次受到挑战。
The dominance of the car makes cycling and walking increasingly difficult. 汽车的主导地位使骑自行车和步行变得越来越困难。
the company's growing dominance of the sports shoe industry 该公司在运动鞋行业的优势地位日益增强
psychology specialized主导;支配
the action of taking control of other people or animals in a forceful way, or the quality of liking to do this
The new chairman appears to be trying to assert his dominance with a set of personnel changes. 新任总裁似乎正试图通过一系列人事变动来维护他的主导地位。
The accepted way to manage elephants in zoos was through close contact and dominance. 动物园里公认的管理大象的方式是通过密切接触和控制。
biology specialized显性
the quality in a gene of always producing a particular characteristic in a person, plant, or animal
There are a small number of human genes whose dominance is contingent upon which parent contributes them. 有一小部分人类基因，其显性取决于基因来自父母中的哪一方。
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- There have been decades of U.S. military dominance in the region.
- The commercial radio station announced its intentions to challenge the dominance of BBC radio, which had a 55% market share.
- Is the dominance of computer trading a good thing for the world financial markets?
- She studies the overt and subtle ways in which males attempt to maintain dominance in the workplace.