predominate /pn'domineit; pri'6oms,net/ vi [VP2A, 3A] ~ (over), (formal) have or exert control (over); be superior in numbers, strength, influence, etc: (正式用語(yǔ))統(tǒng)治; 支配; (在數(shù)量，力量，勢(shì)力等上)占優(yōu)勢(shì)： a forest in which oak-trees ~. 橡樹(shù)為主的森林。