ascendancy

英 [əˈsendənsi]

美 [əˈsendənsi]

n.  支配地位; 优势; 影响

GRE

BNC.14964 / COCA.17325

牛津词典

noun

• 支配地位；优势；影响
  the position of having power or influence over sb/sth
  1. moral/political/intellectual ascendancy
     道德影响；政治支配地位；智力优势
  2. The opposition party was in the ascendancy (= gaining control) .
     反对党已渐占优势。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 优势;权势;支配地位
  If one group hasascendancyover another group, it has more power or influence than the other group.
  1. Although geographically linked, the two provinces have long fought for political ascendancy...
     尽管在地理上彼此依存，两省却长期为获取政治支配权你争我夺。
  2. The extremists are gaining ascendancy.
     极端分子正逐渐占据上风。

英英释义

noun

• the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
  1. her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her
  Synonym:dominanceascendanceascendenceascendencycontrol

双语例句

• Herder and many other of his generation wanted to challenge the French ascendancy and to defend a distinctive German culture.
  赫德和他的许多其它发电要挑战法国优势和捍卫一个独特的德国文化。
• Gao Min, China's "Diving Queen", won consecutive Olympic gold medals and gold at three world championships at a time when China's sporting prowess and ascendancy was far from assured.
  高敏，中国的“跳水皇后”，韩元连续奥运金牌和黄金三个世界锦标赛在的时候，中国的体育实力和崛起远未得到保证。
• That implies there could be a lag of about 70 years between economic dominance and currency ascendancy.
  这意味着，本币成为主要储备货币与本国占据世界经济主导地位之间，可能存在着大约70年的滞后。
• Those six killer apps were the key to Western ascendancy.
  这六个杀手级软件程序是西方取得优势的关键。
• Sophisticated public relations activities ascendancy& full-range service focus on customer experience.
  精致的公关活动优势；&注重客户感受的全程服务。
• The wife gradually gained ascendancy over her weak will husband.
  那位太太逐步控制了她那意志薄弱的丈夫。
• They are in danger of losing their political ascendancy.
  他们正面临失去政治优势的危险。
• The "bulls", those who make money on a rising market, are in the ascendancy.
  趁市场行情上涨而赚钱的多头占了上风。
• However, the point missing in the whole debate is perhaps the fact that in the revolving cycle of the rise and fall of the great powers China is on the ascendancy.
  然而，整个辩论中可能缺少了一个点，那就是在大国沉浮的循环中，中国处于上升状态。
• A: I think that as time goes on, people and historians have an opportunity to look back on political figures in this country, who, maybe during their ascendancy or during their years in power were perceived as ruthless sons of bitches.
  史派西：我认为随着时间的推移，人们和历史学家将有机会回顾这个国家的政治人物。这些人在事业上升期或掌权期或许被视为无情的杂种。