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Prevail Verb 例:We Hope Common Place Prevailed 英[Prɪˈveɪl

单词 prevail
音标
英[prɪˈveɪl] 美[prɪˈvel]
解释
vi.流行,盛行;获胜,占优势;说服,劝说;
例句

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

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

VERB
(在战斗、竞赛、争论中)获胜,取胜
If one side in a battle, contest, or dispute prevails, it wins.
例: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。
例:I do hope he will prevail over the rebels.我确实希望他能战胜叛乱者。

VERB
劝服;说服
If you prevail upon someone to do something, you succeed in persuading them to do it.
例: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。
例: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?
变形
third:prevails~done:prevailed~ing:prevailing~past:prevailed~

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