prevail
- vi.盛行;流行;普遍存在;(尤指长时间斗争后)战胜，挫败;战胜;被接受;压倒
过去式： prevailed 现在分词： prevailing 过去分词： prevailed 第三人称单数： prevails
pre- ...前的 + vail 强壮;价值
prevailverb
普遍存在；盛行；流行
to exist or be very common at a particular time or in a particular place
We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons.
地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。
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
Justice will prevail over tyranny.
正义必将战胜暴虐。
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
劝说
to persuade sb to do sth
I'm sure he could be prevailed upon to give a talk.
我相信能说服他来做一次报告。
prevail
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VERB （提议、原则、观点）占上风，占优势，获胜，被接受
If a proposal, principle, or opinion prevails, it gains influence or is accepted, often after a struggle or argument.We hope that common sense would prevail...
我们希望情理会占上风。
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VERB （情形、态度、风俗）盛行，流行，普遍
If a situation, attitude, or custom prevails in a particular place at a particular time, it is normal or most common in that place at that time.A similar situation prevails in America...
相似的情况在美国随处可见。
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VERB （在战斗、竞赛、争论中）获胜，取胜
If one side in a battle, contest, or dispute prevails, it wins.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。
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VERB 劝服；说服
If you prevail upon someone to do something, you succeed in persuading them to do it.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。
verb
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- use persuasion successfully
- He prevailed upon her to visit his parents
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- prove superior
- The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight
- Synonym: triumph
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- be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
- Money reigns supreme here
- Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood
- Synonym: predominate dominate rule reign
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- continue to exist
- These stories die hard
- The legend of Elvis endures
- Synonym: persist die hard run endure
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- be valid, applicable, or true
- This theory still holds
- Synonym: hold obtain
数据来源：WordNet
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Different doctrines prevail in different times .
不同时期流行不同的学说。
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Example : Those beliefs still prevail among certain social groups .
这些信心在某些社会群体中仍很流行。
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The wall gives some protection from the prevailing wind .
这堵墙挡着常刮的风，起到一些保护作用。
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Those beliefs still prevail among certain social groups .
这些信念在某些社会群体中仍很盛行。
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The prevailing view seems to be that they will find her guilty .
一般人的看法似乎认为她会被判有罪。
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We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons .
地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。
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Fortunately , common sense prevailed .
幸而理智占了上风。
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In the end , wiser counsels prevailed .
高明的建议最终占了上风。
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Justice will prevail over tyranny .
正义必将战胜暴虐。
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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？
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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。
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We hope that common sense would prevail
我们希望情理会占上风。
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The direction of the prevailing winds should be taken into account .
应该将盛行风的方向考虑在内。
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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。
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This reflects attitudes and values prevailing in society
这反映了社会上盛行的态度和价值观。
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I hope this book is not yet another restatement of the prevailing wisdom
我希望这本书不会又是重复一些流行的至理名言。
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It would be the first time in human history that economic necessity has prevailed over military aggrandizement .
那应该是人类历史上首次经济需要高于军事扩张。
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Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea .
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。
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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。
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A similar situation prevails in America
相似的情况在美国随处可见。
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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。
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I do hope he will prevail over the rebels .
我确实希望他能战胜叛乱者。
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Rick still believes that justice will prevail
里克仍然相信正义会得以伸张。
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Financial , not moral , considerations will prevail in a plutocracy .
在富豪当政的国家里，人们见利忘义。
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He broke from prevailing orthodoxies and asked the awkward questions
他抛开盛行的正统观念，问了一些难以回答的问题。
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Adequate housing is possible in developed , mixed economies wherein the interests of the poor have prevailed .
在发达的混合经济体中，充足的房源供给是可能的，在那里贫困阶层的利益较有保障。
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The extremists prevailed , and the security minister was canned
极端主义分子猖獗，致使安全部长被解职。
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The host team eventually prevailed over the Italian team 86-75 .
主队最终以86比75击败了意大利队。
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It was an argument in which neither side could prevail over the other .
在这个问题上，谁也不能使对方折服。
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Justice will prevail .
正义终将获胜。
指在比赛、竞赛、选举、战争等中击败对手，成为胜利者。
win a battle/game/medal
赢得战斗/比赛/奖牌
They are sure to win this basketball match.
他们肯定能打赢这场篮球赛。
That invention won him a medal.
那项发明为他赢得了一枚奖章。
Last year we won another rich harvest.
去年我们又获得了大丰收。
含义广泛，既可指凭借武力或精神、道德方面的力量使对方屈服，又可指在排除阻力、障碍后取得胜利，强调不仅击败对方，而且还使对方臣服。
The Spanish conquered the New World in the sixteenth century.
西班牙人于16世纪征服了新大陆。
When will scientists conquer the stars?
科学家什么时候能征服恒星呢?
Human beings are learning to conquer all kinds of natural disasters.
人类正在学会征服各种自然灾害。
既可指在战斗、竞赛等中战胜对手，又可指在工作、学习等方面克服困难，也可指控制感情，克服某种不良心理。
Government troops have finally overcome the rebel forces.
政府军最终制服了反叛武装。
The learner of a second language has many obstacles to overcom
第二语言学习者有许多障碍要克服
She struggled to overcome her shyness.
她努力克服自己的羞怯。
指某人、某种观点或原则通过斗争、争辩等而获胜，常后接介词 over。
Justice will prevail.
正义终将获胜。
It was an argument in which neither side could prevail over the other.
在这个问题上，谁也不能使对方折服。
The host team eventually prevailed over the Italian team 86-75.
主队最终以86比75击败了意大利队。
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