prevail

[pri'veil]

vi.盛行, 获胜, 劝说

vi.

1. 胜过, 战胜, 优胜[(+over/against)]

Good will prevail over evil.

善良将战胜邪恶。

His argument prevailed and I yielded.

他的论点占了上风, 我让步了。

2. 流行, 盛行; 普遍[(+among/in)]

This custom prevails over the whole area.

这一习俗在整个地区盛行。

词形变化

名词: prevailer | 动词过去式: prevailed | 动词过去分词: prevailed | 动词现在分词: prevailing | 动词第三人称单数: prevails |

词义辨析

同义:

v.获胜, 战胜; 命令, 控制

predominate  reign  rule  hold sway  have force  lead  win through  succeed  be successful  dominate  hold authority  govern  command  have mastery  preponderate

v.统治, 克服; 取胜

triumph  win  be victorious  be the victor  conquer  overcome  defeat  best  outmanoeuvre  gain a victory  carry the day  win out  win one's spurs  gain the palm  win over  master

v.持久, 持续, 存在, 保留

endure  last  continue to exist  persist  be durable  wear well  abide  stay  remain

v.劝说, 劝导, 刺激; 施加压力

persuade  induce  influence  sway  incline  dispose  move  prompt  motivate  stimulate  rouse  inspire  urge  exhort  press  apply pressure  convince  convert  talk into  

同义参见:

abound  exist  

英英释义

动词 prevail:

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

同义词：predominate, dominate, rule, reign

be valid, applicable, or true

同义词：hold, obtain

continue to exist

同义词：persist, die hard, run, endure

prove superior

同义词：triumph

use persuasion successfully

短语词组

prevail on/upon/with

1. 说服; 劝说

We prevailed on her to sing.

我们说服她唱歌。

We'll try to prevail on him to accept the invitation.

我们将尽力说服他接受邀请。

补充

prevailprevail英:[priˈveil] 美:[prɪˈvel]vi.1.说服, 劝说; 诱使2.盛行, 流行This fashion still prevails.这种式样仍在流行。3.获胜; 占优势Justice has prevailed; the guilty man has been punished.正义得到伸张, 罪犯受到惩罚。

例句

1. 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。 2. In the end, common sense prevailed.最终还是常识占了上风。 3. Rick still believes that justice will prevail.里克仍然相信正义将会得到伸张。 4. Different doctrines prevail at different periods.不同时期盛行不同的教义。 5. A similar situation prevails in America.类似的情况在美国屡见不鲜。 6. the confusion which had prevailed at the time of the revolution革命时期普遍存在的混乱情况 7. Justice has prevailed,the guilty man has been punished.正义已经获胜，有罪的人受到了惩罚。 8. The temptation to exploit consumers usually prevails unless it is curbed.剥削消费者的诱惑除非加以限制，否则就会得逞。 9. Truth will prevail.真理必胜。 10. The use of horese for ploughing still prevails among the poorer farmers.用马耕作的现象在贫苦农民中仍然十分盛行。 11. it is hard for logic to prevail over emotion.道理很难战胜感情。 12. a leisured friendly atmosphere prevailed among the crowds.人群中流行着闲适友好的气氛。 13. [as adj. prevailing]the prevailing political culture.盛行的政治文化。 14. she was prevailed upon to give an account of her work.她被说服对自己的工作介绍一番。 15. In some remote areas traditional methods of farming still prevail.在一些偏远地区，传统的耕作方法仍然盛行。 16. In the end justice prevailed and the men were set free.最后，正义得以伸张，那几个男子获得释放。 17. Our soccer team prevailed [=won] despite the bad weather.尽管天气很糟，我们的足球队最终还是获胜了。 18. He prevailed against/over last year's champion.他打败了去年的冠军。 19. She prevailed in a lawsuit against her doctor. [=she won a lawsuit against her doctor]她跟她的医生打官司打赢了。 20. Justice will prevail.正义必将取胜。 21. Truth will always prevail [=triumph] over lies.真理总会战胜谎言。 22. Mutual respect prevails among students and teachers here.这里的老师和学生普遍相互尊重。 23. The house was built in the style that prevailed in the 1980s.房子被建成20世纪80年代盛行的风格。 24. The tribal custom still prevails [=persists] after hundreds of years.部落的这一风俗经过了数百年依然沿袭。 25. The law still prevails in some states.在一些州此法律仍然有效。 26. They prevailed on/upon me to play a few tunes on the piano.他们请求我弹几首钢琴曲。