To dominate a situation means to be the most powerful or important person or thing in it.
例句
The book is expected to dominate the best-seller lists...这本书预计会占据畅销书排行榜的榜首。...countries where life is dominated by war...战事频繁的国家
VERB
控制;统治;支配
If one country or person dominates another, they have power over them.
例句
He denied that his country wants to dominate Europe...他否认他的国家想要控制欧洲。Women are no longer dominated by the men in their relationships...在两性关系中女性不再受制于男性。
VERB
俯视;高耸于
If a building, mountain, or other object dominates an area, it is so large or impressive that you cannot avoid seeing it.
例句
It's one of the biggest buildings in this area, and it really dominates this whole place.这是该地区最大的建筑物之一，雄踞在整个地区之上。...its skyline dominated by the central mosque.中央的清真寺高耸天际
英汉词典释义
n.
控制;统治
Some cynics say that sport is a mere instrument of capitalist domination.一些愤世嫉俗者认为体育不过是资本主义统治的工具而已。The company has struggled to maintain its domination in the marketplace.该公司奋力维持其市场优势。The country came under foreign domination.该国受到外国势力的控制。