n.優(yōu)勢;支配力量
=ascendence.
In its aftermath,bodies littered the shore,entire towns had been blown to bits,and the Allies' ascendance seemed assured. 進(jìn)攻過后,海岸上遍布著尸體,整個鎮(zhèn)子被炸成廢墟,盟軍的優(yōu)勢似乎得到了保證。