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dominant

/ˈdɒmɪnənt/· adjective

商业/体育B1

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Chinese meaning

占主导地位的

占zhàn据jù统tǒng治zhì/主zhǔ导dǎo地dì位wèi的de

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世shì界jiè杯bēi期qī间jiān领lǐng跑pǎo体tǐ育yù博bó彩cǎi平píng台tái

Example

The betting site Kalshi emerged as a dominant sports betting platform during the World Cup.

博彩网站Kalshi在世界杯期间崛起，成为占主导地位的体育博彩平台。

Source: NPR · 17 Jul 2026

Background ✎

Kalshi靠kào着zhe「自zì己jǐ并bìng非fēi体tǐ育yù博bó彩cǎi商shāng」的de说shuō法fǎ规guī避bì数shù十shí亿yì美měi元yuán税shuì款kuǎn，却què已yǐ在zài世shì界jiè杯bēi期qī间jiān成chéng为wéi体tǐ育yù博bó彩cǎi的de主zhǔ导dǎo平píng台tái。

Roots · etymology

借自中古法语dominant

  • domin-（统治，源自拉丁语dominus「主人」）+ -ant（形容词后缀）

Collocations

  • dominant position / dominant player / dominant force

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