prevail

• Avarice was his prevailing passion .
  他最大的嗜好是贪财。
• Can 't i prevail upon you to have another helping of pie ?
  你再吃一块馅饼好吗？
• An uneasy truce prevailed .
  一种不稳定的休战状态出现了。
• May i prevail on you to make a speech after dinner ?
  可以请你在用餐后讲几句话吗？
• This really is the prevailing idea of main street .
  这实际上是《大街》的主导思想。
• Thrift has become the prevailing practice .
  节约成风。
• Pretentious literary style does not prevail now .
  矫揉造作的文体现在已经不时兴了。
• Even ted was affected by the prevailing mood .
  甚至特德也受到那个蔓延的情绪的影响。
• The practice still prevails in some parts of africa .
  这种做法在非洲某些地区仍然很盛行。