preponderance

英 [prɪˈpɒndərəns] 美 [prɪˈpɑːndərəns]

n.  优势; 多数; 主体

TOEFL医学

BNC.15715 / COCA.15714



牛津词典

noun

  1. 优势;多数;主体
    if there is a preponderance of one type of people or things in a group, there are more of them than others

    柯林斯词典

    1. N-SING (数量上的)优势,大多数,主体
      If there is a preponderance of one type of person or thing in a group, there is more of that type than of any other.
      1. ...a preponderance of bright, middle-class children in one group.
        一个小组中聪明伶俐的中产阶级家庭的孩子占大多数
      2. ...Bath, with its preponderance of small businesses.
        以小企业为主的巴斯地区

    双语例句

    1. The preponderance of the evidence, common sense and gut instinct all suggest the apple-has-peaked argument is the stronger of the two.
      绝大多数证据、常识和直觉都表明,苹果已经触顶的说法更令人信服。
    2. The preponderance of the company's customers are located in remote regions near the Arctic Circle and are reachable only over ice roads.
      该公司的大多数客户位于靠近北极圈的偏远地区,只能通过结冰的道路到达。
    3. The interim government and the military, which together possess the preponderance of power in this confrontation, have a unique responsibility to prevent further violence and to offer constructive options for an inclusive, peaceful process across the entire political spectrum.
      在这次冲突中拥有支配权力的临时政府和军方负有不可推卸的责任防止进一步的暴力,并为纳入所有政治派别的包容性和平进程提供各种有建设性的方案。
    4. Spring 2014 fashion collections featured a preponderance of pinks and purples on the runways at Prada, Chanel and Dior, all labels that tend to influence other fashion designers.
      普拉达(Prada)、香奈儿(Chanel)和迪奥(Dior)的2014春季时装系列T台秀展示了大量粉色和紫色时装,而所有这些品牌往往都会影响其他时装设计师。
    5. The academic level of PLA in nephrology was raised markedly with obvious features and preponderance.
      军队肾脏病学总体发展水平取得明显进步,在国内肾脏病领域有明显的特色与优势。
    6. The same is true for tobacco use, where our study-by-study review uncovered a preponderance of results that show no influence.
      抽菸也一样,我们一一检视研究报告发现,多数的结果是「没有影响」。
    7. One reason for the preponderance of young apparatchiks is common to other high-pressure professions& management consultancy, say, or parts of the civil service.
      年轻党政成员优势的原因与其他高压力职业是有共同点的,例如管理咨询或公务员部分。
    8. The preponderance of philanthropists 'names is a telling indicator of the reliance of even internationally renowned museums such as the VA on private investment to fulfil their plans.
      以慈善家的名字来冠名充分说明了这一点:即使是像维多利亚和阿尔伯特博物馆这类举世闻名的博物馆,也要依赖私人投资来达成自己的计划。
    9. The first is mechanical facility useful but sometimes harmful in extreme cases, hence the preponderance of people with Asperger's syndrome who have high IQs.
      首先是:机械的灵活性很有用,但在某些极端情况下是有害的,在有自闭症症状的人群中,高智商人在人数上占优势。
    10. , ought to analyse preponderance and inferiority, opportunity and challenge of human geography development.
      应当从优势与劣势、机遇与挑战等角度,分析人文地理学发展的形势。
    11. The preponderance complement each other of applying two different ways to Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture and drug senstitive test.
      二种不同方法对结核菌培养和药敏的优势互补。
    12. Conclusions the operation method and nursing method of observed group have the preponderance of safety and efficiency.
      结论观察组术式及护理方法具有安全高效优势。
    13. Experimental results show that multiband fusion can combine the preponderance and complementary information of each band and achieve classification results which couldn't be got in single band.
      实验结果表明,多波段融合可以结合各波段的优势和互补信息,获得单波段分类无法获取的分类结果。
    14. There is not sufficient preponderance over enemy in the front line.
      在前线,我们对于敌人并没有显著的优势。
    15. Much preponderance, such as resources, location, market, can support the development of Xi'an agri-tourism.
      西安市发展农业旅游具有资源、市场、区位等多方面的优势。
    16. America's violent Wild West, she points out, had a huge preponderance of men.
      她指出,美国西部旷野,男人占了绝大多数,充满暴力。
    17. The good economic conditions and the absolute preponderance in military force provide the Northeast Field Army with sufficient guarantee in rear service and military affairs to carry out the strategically decisive engagement;
      良好的经济条件和军事力量的绝对优势,为东北野战军进行战略决战提供了充分的后勤与军事保障;
    18. China can rest content with the status quo: its rising wealth, power and influence naturally erode American preponderance.
      中国可以甘于现状:其日益增长的财富、实力和影响力,自然会削弱美国的优势。
    19. The preponderance of low-value-added processing and assembly operations in the Chinese economy makes it a target for protectionist political ire that is disproportionate to its actual size.
      在中国经济中,低附加值的加工和组装业务上的优势,使该国成为贸易保护主义者们政治怒火的目标,而这与其实际规模不成比例。
    20. The preponderance of voters say that if given the chance they would trade in Mr Obama for a Republican.
      大多选民表示,如果给他们一次机会,他们更愿意选择一位共和党人做总统,而不是奥巴马。
    21. It is to be achieved either by gradually acquiring more and more territory and so building up an overwhelming preponderance of power, or by the discovery of some new and unanswerable weapon.
      达到最后胜利的方法,或者是逐步攻占越来越多的领土,确立压倒优势的力量,或者是发明某种无敌新式武器。
    22. A study on the role and preponderance of suburb agricultural science and technology park in urban eco-system
      城郊型农业科技园区在城市生态中的作用与优势分析
    23. This article introduced how did Daqing Health Board exert the preponderance of nursing to extend nursing service to community;
      介绍了大庆市卫生局发挥护理专业优势,把护理工作延伸到社区;
    24. Working at a college with a preponderance of non-English-speaking students, my sister sometimes had difficulty in communicating with the newly arrived.
      在一所非说英语的学生占多数的大学工作,我的姐姐有时很难和新生交流。
    25. The preponderance of oaks in these woods In his prayers there was one note that always predominated.
      在这片林子里橡树占多数他的祈祷里有一种始终占优势的基调。
    26. "Granted, a preponderance of Germans is a characteristic that seems common to most Mediterranean sites; but as yet there is no overwhelmingly specialized patronage." He counted the number of people present and fetched up with twenty-one.
      就算多数地中海现场常有德国人占多数这一特点,到目前为止还没有为某一民族专设的营地。他数了一下在场的人数,结果共有二十一人。
    27. S.The problem is that the preponderance of off-budget financing makes it almost impossible to know much worse things are.
      问题在于,没有列入预算的筹资活动令人几乎不可能了解到情况到底糟糕到了何种程度。
    28. The Soviets possessed the greater preponderance of information, and the American scientists were unwilling to take it seriously.
      前苏联方面掌握了巨大的信息优势,美国的科学家都不愿意当真。
    29. Depending on the marketplace environment of beneficial geographical position and advantageous, the corporation is seizeing zipper manufacture sale and the a talented person's technique preponderance always, and the produce quality reaches to serve to be in colleague's trade superior position always.
      凭借有利地地理位置和优越的市场环境,公司一直占据着拉链生产销售及人才技术的优势,产品质量及服务一直处于同行业优胜地位。

    英英释义

    noun

    1. exceeding in heaviness
      1. the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale

    2. a superiority in numbers or amount
      1. a preponderance of evidence against the defendant

      Synonym:    prevalence

    3. superiority in power or influence
      1. the preponderance of good over evil
      2. the preponderance of wealth and power