prevailed

英 [prɪˈveɪld]

美 [prɪˈveɪld]

v.  普遍存在; 盛行; 流行; 被接受; 战胜; 压倒; (尤指长时间斗争后)战胜，挫败
prevail的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB （提议、原则、观点）占上风，占优势，获胜，被接受
  If a proposal, principle, or opinionprevails, it gains influence or is accepted, often after a struggle or argument.
  1. We hope that common sense would prevail...
     我们希望情理会占上风。
  2. Rick still believes that justice will prevail...
     里克仍然相信正义会得以伸张。
  3. Political and personal ambitions are starting to prevail over economic interests.
     政治抱负和个人野心开始压倒经济利益。
• VERB （情形、态度、风俗）盛行，流行，普遍
  If a situation, attitude, or customprevailsin a particular place at a particular time, it is normal or most common in that place at that time.
  1. A similar situation prevails in America...
     相似的情况在美国随处可见。
  2. ...the confusion which had prevailed at the time of the revolution...
     在革命期间普遍存在的混乱
  3. How people in a certain era bury their dead says much about the prevailing attitudes toward death.
     某个特定时代的人们如何埋葬逝者很大程度上反映出当时人们对待死亡的普遍态度。
• VERB （在战斗、竞赛、争论中）获胜，取胜
  If one side in a battle, contest, or disputeprevails, it wins.
  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. 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 youprevail uponsomeonetodo something, you succeed in persuading them to do it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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？

双语例句

• It would be the first time in human history that economic necessity has prevailed over military aggrandizement.
  那应该是人类历史上首次经济需要高于军事扩张。
• I prevailed on him to accept my offer.
  我说服他接受我的提议。
• Absolute quiet prevailed while he was speaking.
  他说话时全场一片寂静。
• By degrees policy prevailed over passion.
  渐渐地，策略战胜了忿怒的情绪。
• So far, pragmatism and dialogue seem to have prevailed.
  到目前为止，实用主义和对话似乎占据了主流。
• 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？
• Brother Ted had been prevailed upon to bring his flute.
  特德修士被人说服把他的笛子带来了。
• My husband, who was apparently decaying, as I observed, was at last prevailed with.
  我丈夫，很明显他已经衰颓下去了，最后终于被我说服了。
• Once the cold war had ended it was natural to ask why the western system had prevailed.
  冷战一结束，人们自然会提出一个问题：为什么西方制度获胜了？
• At last justice has prevailed and the guilty man has been punished.
  正义最终取得了胜利，作恶的人受到了惩罚。