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preponderate
verb[ I ]
formaluk /prɪˈpɒn.dər.eɪt/ us /prɪˈpɑːn.dɚ.eɪt/
to be more important or larger in size or number than other people or things in a group: 占优势
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。
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preponderant
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.
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bulk
bulk largeidiom
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