prevail
verb (formal)Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they prevail | |
| he / she / it prevails | |
| past simple prevailed | |
| past participle prevailed | |
| -ing form prevailing |
- [intransitive]
to exist or be very common at a particular time or in a particular place 普遍存在；盛行；流行 - prevail in something
We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons. 地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。 - prevail among somebody
Those beliefs still prevail among certain social groups. 那些信念在某些社会群体中仍很盛行。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- always
- usually
- eventually
- …
- be likely to
- must
- should
- …
- against
- over
- prevail in something
- [intransitive] prevail (against/over something)
(of ideas, opinions, etc. 思想、观点等 to be accepted, especially after a struggle or an argument 被接受；战胜；压倒 Extra ExamplesTopics Successc1Her happy outlook always prevailed. 她乐观的态度总是占上风。 His view eventually prevailed over theirs. 他的观点最终战胜了他们的观点。 The wishes of 20 million people ought to prevail against those of 200 thousand. 2,000 万民众的意愿应该会压倒 20 万人的意愿。 The Act requires the will of the Commons ultimately to prevail over that of the upper house. 该法案要求下议院的意志最终压倒上议院的意志。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- always
- usually
- eventually
- …
- be likely to
- must
- should
- …
- against
- over
- [intransitive] prevail (against/over somebody)
to defeat an opponent, especially after a long struggle （尤指长时间斗争后）战胜，挫败 In a one-sided final, Spain prevailed against title-holder Croatia 40–34. 在一场实力悬殊的决赛中，西班牙队以40:34挫败了卫冕的克罗地亚队。 They wasted two penalties but still prevailed 2–1. 他们浪费了两个点球，但仍然以2比1获胜。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin praevalere ‘have greater power’, from prae ‘before’ + valere ‘have power’.