| 单词 | prevailing |
| 释义 | prevailing (prɪveɪlɪŋ ) adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] 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. Collocations: prevailing atmosphere There are certainly some very strong echoes of the prevailing atmosphere of the dotcom bubble of 20 years ago. Times,Sunday Times Its bitterness felt out of step with the prevailing atmosphere of fresh alliances and reconciliation (or rather forgetting), and it duly had a limp reception. The Times Literary Supplement But will the prevailing atmosphere of austerity affect the 2011 yield? Times, Sunday Times A prevailing atmosphere of pessimism can be reversed in the space of a summer. Times, Sunday Times His patriotism was questioned, and, in the prevailing atmosphere of spy hysteria, he was accused of working for the enemy. The Times Literary Supplement The prevailing culture of always putting the team first was tested occasionally by both his actions and the enormous media buzz that accompanied him everywhere. Times, Sunday Times I'm always keen to adapt to the prevailing culture. Times, Sunday Times You couldn't make a car stand more boldly against the prevailing culture, short of fastening a horse to the front of it. Times, Sunday Times The mainstream parties were 'so in thrall to the prevailing culture of political correctness that they have ceased to represent the silent majority', these people felt. Times, Sunday Times These offences need to be countered with vigorous law enforcement and stiff exemplary sentences for the guilty, in contrast to the prevailing culture of official paralysis. Times, Sunday Times To the surprise of many, however, he went against the prevailing fashion of the times and turned to abstraction in the late 1950s. Times, Sunday Times Alternatively, you could choose a so-called 'pragmatic' fund- one that has no particular style and will pursue either growth or value stocks depending on the prevailing fashion. Times, Sunday Times I find myself surprisingly in tune with the prevailing fashion zeitgeist. Times, Sunday Times In this it would follow the prevailing fashion for institutions and charities to have outside directors from business, industry, media, or indeed politics. Times, Sunday Times The prevailing fashion at the time, particularly for engagement rings, was for them to be set with a single, large diamond. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In these placings, institutional investors, executives and directors have been able to buy shares, often at a discount to the prevailing price, but retail investors have been excluded. Times,Sunday Times The prevailing price yesterday was 60p. Times, Sunday Times The placing was at 16.3p, a 2 per cent discount on the prevailing price. Times, Sunday Times Nearly all the known copper reserves that were commercially viable at the prevailing price had been exhausted. The Times Literary Supplement An alternative approach has been to suggest that employment constitutes reliance on a platform that 'fixes the prevailing price'. Times, Sunday Times The title suggests the prevailing sentiment of much of this singularly alluring music, beautifully played and brilliantly improvised. Times, Sunday Times This, of course, has been the prevailing sentiment of the majority of industry observers for some time now. Globe and Mail Although nationalism was the prevailing sentiment in artistic production in the 1940s, he studied other movements such as expressionism, abstract art and figurativism as well. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The prevailing theory was that there were simply bacterial that could fit through the filter. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The prevailing theory in the research was that it probably isn't someone in military intelligence. Times,Sunday Times The 19th century prevailing theory of sleep and waking stated that brain organization and behavior was based on a sensory-motor schema. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They named their element sequanium, but the claim was discounted because the prevailing theory at the time was that if it existed at all, element 93 would not exist naturally. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The prevailing theory at the time, however, was that the isotopes were due to the existence of differing numbers of nuclear electrons in different atoms of an element. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But the prevailing tone modulates between gentle humour and low-key poignancy. Times,Sunday Times But this sombre note, coming after the show's prevailing tone of farce, strains credibility. Times, Sunday Times The show's title translates as 'full moon', a clue to the prevailing tone as it indicates a time of the month associated with insomnia or lunacy. Times, Sunday Times Softly strummed guitars are the dominant mode, rueful midlife introspection the prevailing tone. Times, Sunday Times He was one of the fewer older people to be selected at the time when the prevailing trend was to field young thrusting candidates. Times, Sunday Times It seems perverse and counter-intuitive, to move against the prevailing trend in retail and away from the internet. Times, Sunday Times If anything, the prevailing trend has swung in the opposite direction. Times, Sunday Times Periods bleed into one another; gnarled veterans of a bygone age survive to buck the prevailing trend. The Times Literary Supplement Synthetic textiles crafted for performance may be the prevailing trend in menswear, but denim proved it's still the most versatile fabric around. Times, Sunday Times It would also be easier to do if there was a straight, not circular, course and a prevailing wind. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The ridges are oriented in the direction of the prevailing wind. Geography Basic Facts (1983) The prevailing wind is westerly. Times, Sunday Times (2013) This alone will make life rather sweeter for those under the landing path of planes heading into the prevailing wind from the west. Times, Sunday Times (2015) No one — media, regulators, board directors — wants to question the prevailing wisdom or the successful formula. Times, Sunday Times The prevailing wisdom for living spaces has been light and bright: render walls in breezy neutrals and incorporate end-to-end glass. Times, Sunday Times In celebrity career terms, though, the new prevailing wisdom seems to be that anything goes. Times, Sunday Times What gave him the confidence to ignore prevailing wisdom? Times, Sunday Times So runs the prevailing wisdom. Times, Sunday Times |
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