prevail

英 [prɪˈveɪl]

美 [prɪˈveɪl]

v.  普遍存在; 盛行; 流行; 被接受; 战胜; 压倒; (尤指长时间斗争后)战胜，挫败

第三人称单数：prevails　过去分词：prevailed　过去式：prevailed　现在分词：prevailing　

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同义词辨析

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短语用例

prevail on/upon sb to do sth

• 劝说
  to persuade sb to do sth
  1. We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons.
     地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。
  2. Those beliefs still prevail among certain social groups.
     这些信念在某些社会群体中仍很盛行。

牛津词典

verb

• 普遍存在；盛行；流行
  to exist or be very common at a particular time or in a particular place
  1. We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons.
     地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。
  2. Those beliefs still prevail among certain social groups.
     这些信念在某些社会群体中仍很盛行。
• 被接受；战胜；压倒
  to be accepted, especially after a struggle or an argument
  1. Justice will prevail over tyranny.
     正义必将战胜暴虐。
  2. Fortunately, common sense prevailed.
     幸而理智占了上风。
• （尤指长时间斗争后）战胜，挫败
  to defeat an opponent, especially after a long struggle

柯林斯词典

• VERB （提议、原则、观点）占上风，占优势，获胜，被接受
  If a proposal, principle, or opinionprevails, it gains influence or is accepted, often after a struggle or argument.
  1. We hope that common sense would prevail...
     我们希望情理会占上风。
  2. Rick still believes that justice will prevail...
     里克仍然相信正义会得以伸张。
  3. Political and personal ambitions are starting to prevail over economic interests.
     政治抱负和个人野心开始压倒经济利益。
• VERB （情形、态度、风俗）盛行，流行，普遍
  If a situation, attitude, or customprevailsin a particular place at a particular time, it is normal or most common in that place at that time.
  1. A similar situation prevails in America...
     相似的情况在美国随处可见。
  2. ...the confusion which had prevailed at the time of the revolution...
     在革命期间普遍存在的混乱
  3. How people in a certain era bury their dead says much about the prevailing attitudes toward death.
     某个特定时代的人们如何埋葬逝者很大程度上反映出当时人们对待死亡的普遍态度。
• VERB （在战斗、竞赛、争论中）获胜，取胜
  If one side in a battle, contest, or disputeprevails, it wins.
  1. He appears to have the votes he needs to prevail...
     他似乎已经获得了取胜所需的选票。
  2. I do hope he will prevail over the rebels.
     我确实希望他能战胜叛乱者。
• VERB 劝服；说服
  If youprevail uponsomeonetodo something, you succeed in persuading them to do it.
  1. We must, each of us, prevail upon our congressman to act...
     我们每一个人都必须说服我们各自的国会议员采取行动。
  2. Do you think she could be prevailed upon to do those things?
     你觉得有可能说服她去做那些事情吗？

英英释义

verb

• use persuasion successfully
  1. He prevailed upon her to visit his parents
• prove superior
  1. The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight
  Synonym:triumph
• be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
  1. Money reigns supreme here
  2. Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood
  Synonym:predominatedominaterulereign
• continue to exist
  1. These stories die hard
  2. The legend of Elvis endures
  Synonym:persistdie hardrunendure
• be valid, applicable, or true
  1. This theory still holds
  Synonym:holdobtain

双语例句

• Virtue will prevail against evil.
  美德定将战胜邪恶。
• We will defend our freedom. We will bring freedom to others. And we will prevail.
  我们将保卫我们的自由，也将把自由带给其他人。我们一定会成功。
• And Chinese science has taken a step towards the standards of civilised discourse that Westerners like to think prevail in their own countries.
  中国的科学界向着讲文明的标准迈进了一步，西方人认为这种文明之花只在本国盛开。
• How people in a certain era bury their dead says much about the prevailing attitudes toward death.
  某个特定时代的人们如何埋葬逝者很大程度上反映出当时人们对待死亡的普遍态度。
• And bravery and nobility will prevail at last.
  最终还是勇敢和崇高获胜。
• We must, each of us, prevail upon our congressman to act
  我们每一个人都必须说服我们各自的国会议员采取行动。
• It's not a place where strong sentiments and values prevail.
  这不是一个强烈情感和价值观占上风的世界。
• A similar situation prevails in America
  相似的情况在美国随处可见。
• Can all our efforts towards morality prevail over the forces of evil?
  我们为提倡伦理道德所做的努力能够战胜邪恶的力量吗？
• Political and personal ambitions are starting to prevail over economic interests.
  政治抱负和个人野心开始压倒经济利益。