preponderate
verb [ I ] formal uk/prɪˈpɒn.dər.eɪt/ us/prɪˈpɑːn.dɚ.eɪt/
占优势
to be more important or larger in size or number than other people or things in a group
Although it was a mixed class, girls preponderated. 虽然是混班，但女生人数占优。
The evidence preponderates heavily against the verdict. 证据在很大程度上反对判决。
See: preponderant
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- A sense of general happiness preponderated.
- They gave his statement a preponderating importance which it did not really possess.
- Middle-aged or elderly patients preponderated on the ward.