prevailing

英 [prɪˈveɪlɪŋ]

美 [prɪˈveɪlɪŋ]

adj.  普遍的; 盛行的; 流行的; (指风)一地区常刮的
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的现在分词

现在分词：prevailing　

CET6TOEFL法律

BNC.6137 / COCA.6777

牛津词典

adj.

• 普遍的；盛行的；流行的
  existing or most common at a particular time
  1. the prevailing economic conditions
     普遍的经济状况
  2. the attitude towards science prevailing at the time
     当时对科学的流行看法
  3. The prevailing view seems to be that they will find her guilty.
     一般人的看法似乎认为她会被判有罪。
• （指风）一地区常刮的，盛行的
  the prevailing wind in an area is the one that blows over it most frequently

柯林斯词典

• ADJ （风）盛行的，常年刮的
  Theprevailingwind in an area is the type of wind that blows over that area most of the time.
  1. The direction of the prevailing winds should be taken into account.
     应该将盛行风的方向考虑在内。

英英释义

adj

• most frequent or common
  1. prevailing winds
  Synonym:prevalentpredominantdominantrife

双语例句

• I hope this book is not yet another restatement of the prevailing wisdom
  我希望这本书不会又是重复一些流行的至理名言。
• Any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude.
  根据气候和纬度大概划分的地理带中的任何一个。
• Zhou Jielun's songs are prevailing among the young these years.
  这几年周杰伦的歌曲在年轻人中特别流行。
• Today, with humanism prevailing, the behavior of mankind has greatly destroyed this relationship.
  在人本主义盛行的今天，人类的创造极大地破坏了人与自然的和谐。
• It reflected the liberal attitudes prevailing in Britain at that time.
  条约反映了当时英国公众普遍的开明态度。
• The analysis adds new twists to prevailing notions about archaic human history.
  这方面的分析给现在流行的关于古人类历史的说法添加了新的花样。
• The prevailing orthodoxy on this delicate problem.
  对这一个微妙问题的普遍流行的正统看法。
• Excluded from the prevailing political system.
  被排除在当今的政治制度之外。
• The process whereby a minority group gradually adopts the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture.
  同化少数人群体逐渐接受盛行的文化的风俗和态度的过程。
• In defiance of the prevailing political conditions, translation may embrace and introduce foreign political and ethical values.
  尽管有时与主流政治环境相悖，翻译仍然可以接受和引入异质的政治和民族价值观。