prevail
基本释义
- v.流行，盛行；（在比赛、竞赛或争辩中）击败，获胜；占优势，占上风；（继续）使用；说服，劝服（prevail on/upon）
词语例句
流行，盛行vi.
Those beliefs still prevail among certain social groups.
这些信念在某些社会群体中仍很盛行。
This prioritization of quantity over quality prevailed for decades, meaning a generation was brought up with food that couldn't compete with neighboring France.
这种数量重于质量的观念盛行了几十年，这意味着一代人在成长过程中所吃的食物无法与邻国法国竞争。
（在比赛、竞赛或争辩中）击败，获胜vi.
He appears to have the votes he needs to prevail.
他看来有他胜出所需要的选票。
There will probably be months of legal confrontation, and it is not at all clear which side will prevail in court, nor in the battle for public opinion and legislative favor.
可能会有几个月的对薄公堂，人们根本不清楚哪一方会在法庭上获胜，也不清楚哪一方会赢得公众舆论和立法支持。
占优势，占上风vi.
Justice will prevail over tyranny.
正义必将战胜暴虐。
Farmers and consumers alike can choose whether or not to use whichever version prevails: "I'm giving people an option."
农民和消费者都可以选择是否使用占优势的版本：“我给人们一个选择。”
（继续）使用vi.
The custom still prevails in some areas after a century.
经过一个世纪，这一风俗在部分地区依然沿袭着。
- We hoped that common sense would prevail.我们希望常识能占上风。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- Rick still believes that justice will prevail.里克仍然相信正义会占上风。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- Those beliefs still prevail among certain social groups.这些信念在某些社会群体中仍很盛行。来自《牛津词典》
相关短语
- prevail in/among在……中盛行
- prevail against/over sth.战胜……，占……的上风
- prevail on/upon说服，劝服
- prevail over胜过；占优势
- prevail on说服，劝说
- prevail upon说服；诱使
- prevail with劝说；说服
- prevail over获胜；占优势；盛行；胜过
- Truth will prevail真理必胜；真谛必胜；真谛必负；虚理必胜
- prevail on upon说服
- prevail on劝说；说服；诱使；劝醒
- prevail with诱使；说服；劝说
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英英释义
- v.be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
- v.be valid, applicable, or true
- v.continue to exist
- v.prove superior
- v.use persuasion successfully
词源
- prevail流行，盛行，获胜，成功词根词缀： pre-前,先 + vail(-val-)价值 → 有优先价值
- prevail盛行，流行，战胜，获胜pre-,在前，领先，-vail,价值，.力量，词源同avail,value.即在力量上超过，胜利，引申词义盛行，流行等。
- prevailFrom Middle English prevailen, from Old French prevaler, from Latin praevaleō (“be very able or more able, be superior, prevail”), from prae (“before”) + valeō (“be able or powerful”).