prevail中文什么意思

vi.
1.胜，压倒，占优势；占上风，胜过 (over; against); 成功，奏效。
2.普遍；传开，盛行，流行，普及。
3.说服，劝说 (on; upon; with)。
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This custom does not prevail now. 这种风俗现在已经不流行了。 Can't I prevail upon you to have another helping of pie 你再吃一块馅饼好吗？ I cannot prevail upon him. 我说服不了他。 prevail over [against] the enemy 战胜敌人。

• prevail on:    劝说; 说服, 诱使
• prevail climax:    优势顶级
• prevail over:    获胜,占优势; 取胜，占优势；盛行; ...

例句与用法

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1. Presidents, by nature, desire to prevail .
   总统的本性都是唯我独尊。
2. Perfect discipline prevailed ashore and afloat .
   岸上、船上秩序井然。
3. Alas, unwisdom has already prevailed .
   可惜，不明智的见解却在流行。
4. A certain festive cheerfulness prevails .
   弥漫着一片节日的欢乐。
5. Profound silence prevailed on the open countryside .
   四野茫茫，寂静无声。

英文释义

动词

1. use persuasion successfully; "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents"
2. prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight"
   同义词：triumph
3. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
   同义词：predominate, dominate, rule, reign
4. continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
   同义词：persist, die hard, run, endure
5. be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds"
   同义词：hold, obtain