prevailing

美 [prɪˈveɪlɪŋ]英 [prɪˈveɪlɪŋ]
  • v.盛行;流行;普遍存在;战胜;(尤指长时间斗争后)战胜,挫败;被接受;压倒
  • adj.普遍的;盛行的;流行的;(指风)一地区常刮的
  • prevail的现在分词
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adj.

1

普遍的;盛行的;流行的
existing or most common at a particular time

the prevailing economic conditions

普遍的经济状况

the attitude towards science prevailing at the time

当时对科学的流行看法

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。

2

(指风)一地区常刮的,盛行的
the prevailing wind in an area is the one that blows over it most frequently

prevailing

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  • 1
    ADJ (风)盛行的,常年刮的
    The prevailing wind in an area is the type of wind that blows over that area most of the time.

    The direction of the prevailing winds should be taken into account.

    应该将盛行风的方向考虑在内。

adj

1
most frequent or common
prevailing winds
Synonym: prevalent predominant dominant rife

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  1. This reflects attitudes and values prevailing in society

    这反映了社会上盛行的态度和价值观。

  2. 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。

  3. 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。

  4. Those beliefs still prevail among certain social groups .

    这些信念在某些社会群体中仍很盛行。

  5. 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。

  6. We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons .

    地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。

  7. Justice will prevail over tyranny .

    正义必将战胜暴虐。

  8. 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。

  9. We hope that common sense would prevail

    我们希望情理会占上风。

  10. The direction of the prevailing winds should be taken into account .

    应该将盛行风的方向考虑在内。

  11. 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。

  12. 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。

  13. 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。

  14. 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。

  15. I do hope he will prevail over the rebels .

    我确实希望他能战胜叛乱者。

  16. Rick still believes that justice will prevail

    里克仍然相信正义会得以伸张。

  17. Financial , not moral , considerations will prevail in a plutocracy .

    在富豪当政的国家里,人们见利忘义。

  18. 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。

  19. Justice will prevail .

    正义终将获胜。

  20. She wears a fashionable hair style prevailing in the city .

    她的发型是这个城市流行的款式。

  21. Thrift has become the prevailing practice .

    节约成风。

  22. In case there is any divergence of interpretation of this agreement , the * text shall prevail .

    如对本协定在解释上遇有分歧应以*文为准。

  23. Different doctrines prevail in different times .

    不同时期流行不同的学说。

  24. He wore his hair in the prevailing fashion .

    他的头发梳的是当时盛行的发型。

  25. The way does not prevail under heaven ( or in the empire ) . or bad government prevails .

    天下无道。

  26. 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。

  27. This is surprising when you consider the prevailing emphasis by scholars and trainers and managers on the importance of cultivating close interpersonal relationships at work .

    学者、培训师和管理者如此普遍地强调在工作中培养亲密人际关系的重要性,这会使你十分意外,如果你仔细想想的话。

  28. If you are at home trying to decide where to go for dinner , however , the knowledge component may prevail , and you decide to go where you can eat a healthier meal .

    但如果你正在家里,为去哪里吃晚饭犹豫不决,你的知识要素则可能会更强,因此你会选择一个能吃到更健康的食物的地方。

  29. There will probably be months of legal tussling , and it is not at all clear which side will prevail in court , nor in the battle for public opinion and legislative favor .

    这场法律角逐的可能会耗上好几个月的时间,哪一方在法庭占上风,哪一方又会贏得公众舆论和立法者的青睐都还尚不可知。

  30. " There 's an ancient legend that as long as these eggs are made , evil will not prevail in the world , " says Joan Brander , a Canadian egg-painter who has been painting eggs for over 60 years , having learned the art from her Ukrainian relatives .

    “有一个古老的传说:只要一直制作彩蛋,恶魔将不会在世上横行作乱,”加拿大的彩蛋绘制师琼·布兰德说道。