prevail

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英 [prɪˈveɪl]

美 [prɪˈvel]

prevail基本释义

vi.盛行；获胜；劝说

prevail用法及例句

v.(动词)

占上风，占优势

盛行，流行

战胜，胜过，优胜，取胜，克敌制胜，获胜

普遍，普及

成功

奏效，生效，有效

传开

有，是

说服，劝说

诱使，被接受

压倒

主导

v.(动词)

vi. 盛行,流行 be generally seen, done, etc.

vi. 获胜,占优势 gain victory; occupy a dominant position

vi. 说服,劝说; 诱使 persuade (sb) (to do sth); lead or induce

verb

1. use persuasion successfully

e.g. He prevailed upon her to visit his parents

2. prove superior

e.g. The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight

Synonym: triumph

3. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

e.g. Money reigns supreme hereHispanics predominate in this neighborhood

Synonym: predominatedominaterulereign

4. continue to exist

e.g. These stories die hardThe legend of Elvis endures

Synonym: persistdie hardrunendure

5. be valid, applicable, or true

e.g. This theory still holds

Synonym: holdobtain

1. （提议、原则、观点）占上风，占优势，获胜，被接受If a proposal, principle, or opinion prevails, it gains influence or is accepted, often after a struggle or argument.

e.g. We hope that common sense would prevail...我们希望情理会占上风。e.g. Rick still believes that justice will prevail...里克仍然相信正义会得以伸张。

2. （情形、态度、风俗）盛行，流行，普遍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.

e.g. A similar situation prevails in America...相似的情况在美国随处可见。e.g. ...the confusion which had prevailed at the time of the revolution...在革命期间普遍存在的混乱

3. （在战斗、竞赛、争论中）获胜，取胜If one side in a battle, contest, or dispute prevails, it wins.

prevail的翻译

e.g. He appears to have the votes he needs to prevail...他似乎已经获得了取胜所需的选票。e.g. I do hope he will prevail over the rebels.我确实希望他能战胜叛乱者。

4. 劝服；说服If you prevail upon someone to do something, you succeed in persuading them to do it.

e.g. We must, each of us, prevail upon our congressman to act...我们每一个人都必须说服我们各自的国会议员采取行动。e.g. Do you think she could be prevailed upon to do those things?你觉得有可能说服她去做那些事情吗？

1. 盛行,流行,占优势：pretext 藉口 | prevail 盛行,流行,占优势 | prevalent 流行,盛行的

2. 显示：Portable可携带的 | Prevail显示 | Prompt迅速的

3. 战胜：aggressive:程度要比一般程度要深的 | prevail: 战胜 | negotiate 挤出一条路

常用例句

词汇搭配

用作动词(v.)

〈正〉打败,战胜; 压倒 defeat; be successful in opposingprevail against sb/sth

The knights prevailed against their enemies.

骑士们降服了敌人。

We can't hope to prevail against such overwhelming odds.

我们不能希望战胜这种势不可挡的力量。

用作动词(v.)

This fashion still prevails.这种式样仍在流行。

Justice has prevailed; the guilty man has been punished.正义得到伸张,罪犯受到惩罚。

用作动词 (v.)

～+副词

prevail dominantly绝对占优势

prevail easily很容易获胜

prevail finally〔ultimately〕*终获胜

prevail generally普遍流行

prevail normally正常流行

prevail unanimously毫无异议地获胜

prevail uniformly始终如一地流行

prevail universally普遍流行

～+介词

prevail against〔over〕胜过,克服,压倒

prevail against〔over〕 one's enemies战胜敌人

prevail against overwhelming odds在极不利的情况下取胜

prevail among在…中流行

prevail among the people人们中很流行

prevail among the tribes在部族中盛行

prevail in在…占上风

prevail on劝说,说服

prevail with劝说

It..prevails against all cold Diseases of the Head, Brain, Nerves and Womb.

出自：W. Salmon

In the end the moral law prevails over the law of the jungle.

出自：A. G. Gardiner

On you go, jolly and optimistic that right will prevail.

出自：D. Lessing

词语用法

词源解说

v.(动词)

prevail的基本意思是“说服”,这种说服既有说理含义,又有感情因素,强调面临对方强烈反对或有充分论据的挑战。引申可表示“盛行”“流行”“获胜”。

prevail一般只用作不及物动词,常与 against 〔over〕连用表示“打败,战胜”“压倒”; 与on〔upon〕连用表示“说服”“劝告”。

prevail可用于进行体,但如果有still修饰则不能用于进行体。

☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古典拉丁语的prvalere：pr (之前） + valere (实力，能力），意为有更大的权力。

近义词

临近词

to对于

hold sway统治

master主人

victorious胜利的

occur发生

win over说服

be有

incline倾斜

talk交谈

inspire鼓舞

conquer征服

obtain获得

influence影响

pressure压强

continue继续

prompt迅速的

reign君主统治

endure容忍

talk into说服某人做某事...

stimulate刺激

wear磨损

wear well经久耐用(显得年轻...

a英语字母表的第一个字母...

convert(使)转变

best*好的

carry the day获胜(占优势)...

gain获得

win one's spurs因功被封为骑士; 获得荣...

successful成功的

stay停留

command命令

remain剩余

carry携带

dominate支配

defeat挫败

induce引起

persuade说服

force武力

predominate占优势

run跑

press按

apply应用

outmanoeuvre以计谋挫败

lead引导

durable耐用持久的

abound富于

move移动

out出

over在 ... 的上方...

win through克服障碍

gain a victory取得胜利

govern统治

day白天

one's任何人的

rule规则

the那

win赢

rouse唤醒

preponderate以重量胜过

have已经

mastery精通

victory胜利

into到 ... 里

palm手掌

succeed成功

die hard难解掉, 难消灭...

exhort劝诫

victor胜利者

spurs动词spur的第三人称单...

exist存在

authority权力

sway摇动

hold拿着

triumph凯旋

persist坚持

through通过

overcome战胜

well很好地

convince使确信

win out取得*终的胜利...

urge驱策

dispose清除

last持续

motivate激发(兴趣或欲望)...

abide遵守

prevalence

pretty

prevailing

prevail over

Prevail trend

prevail in

prevailing type

prevail upon

prevail among

prevail on

prevail with

prevailingly

相关列句

He appears to have the votes he needs to prevail.(他看来有他胜出所需要的选票。)

If you sit back, shrug, and say you can't do anything, their interests will prevail over yours.(如果你袖手旁观，耸耸肩，说你无能为力，他们的利益就会压倒你的利益。)

Which method will ultimately prevail remains to be seen.(哪一种方法能*终成为流行趋势仍拭目以待。)

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。)

Those beliefs still prevail among certain social groups.(这些信念在某些社会群体中仍很盛行。)

Compassion can and must now prevail.(现在，同情怜悯能够也一定会获得胜利。)

How could any of them truly prevail in pulling you down?(他们怎么能真正战胜你击倒你呢？)

In case there is any divergence of interpretation of this agreement, the... text shall prevail.(对本协议在解释上若有分歧，应以…文本为准。)

Truth will prevail.(真理必胜。)

We hoped that common sense would prevail.(我们希望常识能占上风。)