| 单词 | to prevail upon |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto prevail upon c. intransitive. To succeed in persuading, inducing, or influencing; usually as to prevail on, to prevail upon, or †to prevail with (someone). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > persuade (a person) [verb (transitive)] > persuade or prevail upon wina1340 persuadec1450 to prevail withc1450 prevail1466 train1549 overswaya1586 oppugn1596 overrulea1616 reach1637 to prevail upon1656 to gain upon1790 convince1958 society > authority > power > influence > have influence with [verb (transitive)] > succeed in influencing prevaila1400 to prevail withc1450 carrya1616 to prevail upon1656 c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1904) I. 172 (MED) So mekull Þis þoght prevaylid so on hym þat, with-in a litle while after, he made hym a freer. 1567 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure II. xxv. f. 233 The reasons of Rhomeo so much preuailed with Iulietta, as she made him this answer. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. 25 I so preuailed with him, as he let me haue it. 1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. iv. 2 Enquiring what manner of disputes they were wherewith Socrates prevail'd so much upon the young men. 1708 J. Swift Elegy on Partridge in Wks. (1755) II. i. 158 I prevailed with myself to go and see him. 1711 E. Budgell Spectator No. 67. ⁋6 I was prevailed upon by her and her Mother to go last Night to one of his Balls. 1805 E. Clark Banks of Douro II. 118 They could not prevail with her to stay. 1846 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 II. v. 220 The Peshwa..endeavoured to prevail upon the Resident to grant a longer interval. 1881 A. Trollope Ayala's Angel III. lviii. 188 Mr. Traffick undertook to prevail with him to give an adequate fortune to his youngest daughter on her marriage with Captain Batsby. 1932 G. F.-H. Berkeley Italy in Making I. xiv. 199 Charles Albert improved his already good relations with the Holy See by prevailing upon Gregory XVI to re-establish the Papal Nunciature at Turin. 1994 Daily Tel. 26 Aug. 7/8 He prevailed on Air Marshal Harris to allow him to fly one more time and he was killed on a pathfinding mission. < as lemmas |
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