| 单词 | prevail |
| 释义 | prevail (prɪveɪl ) Word forms: prevails , prevailing , prevailed 1. verb 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. [VERB] Rick still believes that justice will prevail. [VERB] Political and personal ambitions are starting to prevail over economic interests. [VERB + over] Synonyms: win, succeed, triumph, overcome 2. verb 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. [VERB] ...the confusion which had prevailed at the time of the revolution. [VERB] How people bury their dead says much about the prevailing attitudes toward death. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: be widespread, abound, predominate, be current 3. verb If one side in a battle, contest, or dispute prevails, it wins. He appears to have the votes he needs to prevail. [VERB] I do hope he will prevail over the rebels. [V + over/against] 4. verb If you prevail upon someone to do something, you succeed in persuading them to do it. [formal] We must, each of us, prevail upon our congressman to act. [V + upon/on] Do you think she could be prevailed upon to do those things? [V upon/on n to-inf] Collocations: common sense prevails Inevitably and regrettably there were losers; but in the main a rigorous sense of common sense prevailed. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Thankfully common sense prevailed and he will be able to rejoin his family. The Sun (2017) If only such common sense prevailed on the roads, where size-ism rages. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The prevailing view is that charging now would be a mistake, and whatever one thinks of majority opinions, it makes a lot of sense too. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He wants free speech dogmatists to think again, and presents a series of challenges to the prevailing view in the US. The Times Literary Supplement (2013) What is termed " neoclassical economics " was not always the prevailing view of the discipline. The Making of Neoclassical Economics (1990) In the hospitals, too, the same spirit prevails. Times, Sunday Times A generally egalitarian spirit prevails, and those who run the place have obviously got where they are on merit and hard work. Times, Sunday Times I can not conceal that a very bad spirit prevails. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That was why they paid you commission, and the view prevails. Times, Sunday Times That will cause no problem so long as the majority view prevails, and it probably will. Times, Sunday Times It would seem that, too often, the latter view prevails. Times, Sunday Times A similarly sympathetic view prevails in more recent literature. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All the year rainy and cloudy weather prevails. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Sunny weather prevails year-round, with nearly 3300 hours of bright sunshine annually. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In its northern regions it has a moderate and humid climate and in the southern portions cold weather prevails. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Cool, wet weather prevails throughout the year. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 占上风 Japanese: 普及する |
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