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Prevail Year's Day You’re Prɪ'Veɪl Making Resolutions Custom

Front prevail
Pron [prɪ'veɪl]
Back 【PREVAIL】
Making resolutions on New Year's Day is a custom that still prevails.
在新年这一天下决心是个依然流行的习俗。
【重点词汇】
prevail v. 流行 adj. prevalent
New Year's Day: 元旦
Vocab
prevailbe larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

Prevail means to successfully persuade someone of something. If you were a Presidential advisor and you convinced him to make a National Day of Pet Appreciation, then you prevailed upon him to recognize pets.

Prevail can be used for different kinds of success. If you prevail upon someone, you have influence on them. If you prevail over someone, you win. Say you’re a big fan of a losing team. You might cheer, “Despite all odds, we will prevail!” To use prevail there has be some kind of contest. That could be internal, like when you’re on a diet and your desire to eat chocolate cake prevails over your discipline.

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