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单词 prevail
释义
prevail
verb[I]
formal
uk
/prɪˈveɪl/us
/prɪˈveɪl/
C2
to getcontrolorinfluence:
占优势，占上风
I amsurethatcommonsensewill prevail in the end.我相信常识最终会获胜。
And didreasonprevailover(=becomea morepowerfulinfluencethan)emotion?理智战胜了情感吗？
to becommonamong agroupofpeopleorareaat aparticulartime:
流行，盛行
Thisattitudestill prevails among themiddleclasses.这种观点在中产阶级中仍然很普遍。
More examples
  • Afriendlyatmosphereprevailed amongmembersof theteam.
  • Our onlyhopeis thatjusticewill prevail.
  • Eventuallycommonsenseprevailed and hedecidedit would be moresensibleto behonest.
  • The Republicans areexpectedto prevail in next year'selection.
  • The Britishteamhadfinallyprevailed over the Russians.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Winning and defeating
  • annihilate
  • annihilation
  • bank
  • be gunning forsomeoneidiom
  • be one in the eye forsomeoneidiom
  • convincing
  • moral victory
  • move/go in for the killidiom
  • near thing
  • outclass
  • outcompete
  • sew
  • slaughter
  • sweep
  • takesomeonedown
  • takesomeoneto the cleaner'sidiom
  • takesomethingapart
  • takedown
  • thrashing
  • wipe
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Habitual and customary

Phrasal verb

prevail on/uponsomeone
(Definition ofprevailfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

prevail| American Dictionary

prevail
verb[I]
us
/prɪˈveɪl/
toexistand beacceptedamong alargenumberofpeople, or to get apositionofcontrolandinfluence:
Let’shopethatcommonsenseprevails.
Inspiteofinjuries,ourteamprevailed and went on towin.

Phrasal verb

prevail on/uponsomeonetodo something
(Definition ofprevailfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

prevail| Business English

prevail
verb[I]
uk
/prɪˈveɪl/us
to getcontrolorinfluencein aparticularsituation:
prevail over sthTheycomplainedthatcorporateinterestsoften prevailed over theneedsof theindividual.
formal
towinin anargument,courtcase, etc.:
prevail in sthIf they prevail in thecourtcase, they couldreceiveup to $10,000 each.
to becommonamong agroupofpeopleor in anareaat aparticulartime:
Thisattitudestill prevails inpartsofEurope.
prevail among sbSecrecy prevails among thebankinglobbies.

Phrasal verb

prevail upon/on sb
(Definition ofprevailfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprevail

prevail
However, such pressure ultimately prevailed and the scene was set for multipartyism.
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By 1906-1910 epidemic mortality in both cities fell to roughly half the level that had prevailed a generation earlier.
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What settlement does is to make the one-in-thirteen ex ante chance of prevailing the determining factor for all plaintiffs.
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However, these were the exception, and on the whole what has prevailed is the priority of maintaining political stability.
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Clearly, then, practitioners' definitions of social isolation reflected the dichotomised model which prevails in research literature.
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A community spirit prevailed between black and white citizens, helping each other through a ' ' barter-oriented system of exchange ' ' (27).
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In such ways, both authors position themselves against prevailing versions of economic theory.
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The influence of prevailing architectural fashions is best seen in the changing style of town halls.
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The book deliberately presented a more optimistic scenario than that suggested by prevailing trends.
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Without a broadly based consumer or family lobby until the 1980s, community and union protests over hospital closures prevailed over community care advocates.
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If, by great permanent establishments, all these objects of expence are better secured ..., are they worse than if the same tastes prevailed in scattered individuals ?
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Nevertheless, the prevailing pattern of succession served as a model for the new legacies, which were now also inherited in the matrilineal line.
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I trust that it may help to end the baseless hostility prevailing between economic theory and economic history.
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Business transactions and conduct were expected to be fair and in accord with the prevailing market ethics.
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While we looked for 'principal-agent' relationships between central governments and administering institutions, we found that more complex multi-level governance structures prevailed in most cases.
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