prevail

C1 CET-4 Oxf 5000 大学 FREQ #12367 ★★☆☆☆

vi. 获胜, 流行, 盛行 [医] 流行, 盛行

发音

CA /pɹɪˈveɪl/
US /pɹɪˈveɪl/
UK /pɹɪˈveɪl/
AU /pɹɪˈvæɪl/
NZ /pɹəˈvæɪl/

词形变化

prevail'd prevailed prevailest prevaileth prevailing prevails 三单 prevails prevailing 现在分词 prevailed 过去式 prevailed 过去分词

别名

prevaile prævail prævaile prævale

教材释义与例句

动词

盛行，流行；战胜，获胜

释义与例句

v. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    To be superior in strength, dominance, influence, or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others.

    不及物

    Red colour prevails in the Canadian flag.

    Sunny skies will prevail across the Northeast.

  2. 2.

    To triumph; to be victorious.

    不及物
  3. 3.

    To be current, widespread, or predominant; to have currency or prevalence.

    不及物

    In his day and age, such practices prevailed all over Europe.

  4. 4.

    To succeed in persuading or inducing.

    不及物

    I prevailed on him to wait.

  5. 5.

    To avail.

    废旧 及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

hold run rule endure triumph reign obtain dominate persist predominate

上位词 6

be win continue exist persuade interact

下位词 8

override outweigh reverberate carry over outbalance overarch overbalance preponderate

近义相关 1

run

相关短语

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词源

From Middle English prevailen, from Old French prevaler, from Latin praevaleō (“be very able or more able, be superior, prevail”), from prae (“before”) + valeō (“be able or powerful”). Displaced native Old English rīcsian.

来源：wiktionary