| 英语单词 | prevailing |
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| 英美音标 | [pri'veili] |
| 中文释义 | adj.占优势的,主要的,流行的 |
| vocab简明 | Something that is prevalent or most common can be described as prevailing. The prevailing opinion in your family might be that your cousin Bob who sleeps in his closet is certifiably insane. |
| vocab扩展 | The adjective prevailing comes from the Latin words prae, meaning before, and valere, meaning to be strong or have power. The English word maintains that sense of strength and predominance. If you live a couple of miles north of a pig farm, and the weatherman says that the prevailing winds will be from the south and gusty, it's probably a good day to keep your windows closed. |
| 真题原句 | A prevailing trend against business-method patents. |
| 柯林斯星级 | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ 形容词]（风）盛行的，常年刮的 The prevailing wind in an area is the type of wind that blows over that area most of the time. [ADJ n]
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| 来源 | 2010.2 |
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