单词 | prevail |
释义 | prevail[pri'veil]vi. 获胜, 流行, 盛行【医】 流行, 盛行 prevail pre.vail AHD: [pr¹-v³l“] D.J. [pr!6ve!l]K.K. [pr!6vel]v.intr.(不及物动词) pre.vailed,pre.vail.ing,pre.vails 1. To be greater in strength or influence; triumph:获胜,占上风:力量或影响较大;胜利:prevailed against great odds.以绝对优势取胜2. To be or become effective; win out:成功,奏效:有效或变得有效;成功:hoped justice would prevail.希望正义会取胜3. To be most common or frequent; be predominant:重要,占绝大多数:最普遍或平常;占绝大多数:a region where snow and ice prevail.雪、冰较多的地区4. To be in force, use, or effect; be current:流行:有势力,正在用,有影响;现行:an ancient tradition that still prevails.古代的传统仍旧盛行5. To use persuasion or inducement successfully. Often used withon, upon, or with. See Synonyms at persuade 成功地劝服或诱使。经常和on, upon 或 with连用 参见 persuade语源:1. Middle English prevailen 中古英语 prevailen 2. from Old French prevaloir prevaill- 源自 古法语 prevaloir prevaill- 3. from Latin praeval¶re [to be stronger] 源自 拉丁语 praeval¶re [更强大的] 4. prae- [pre-] prae- [前缀,表“在…之前”] 5. val¶re [to be strong] * see wal- val¶re [强大的] *参见 wal- 继承用法:prevail“er n.(名词) |
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