prevailing

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pre·vail·ing /prɪˈveɪlɪŋ/ adjectiveadj [only before noun]

1 COMMONexisting or accepted in a particular place or at a particular time 流行的，盛行的 SYN current

The prevailing mood of public opinion remained hostile.

公众仍普遍持敌对情绪。

the prevailing economic conditions in Northern Ireland

北爱尔兰普遍的经济状况

2. prevailing wind DNa wind that blows over a particular area most of the time 〔在某一地区大部分时间常刮的〕盛行风

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prevailing wind• He faces the open end to the east, away from the sun and prevailing wind.• He also organized the compilation and publication of charts showing the prevailing winds and currents for each quarter of the year.• Protection from the prevailing wind can often be provided by rock outcrops or carefully planted shrubs in the background.• They will adjust, bending like bamboos before the prevailing wind from the north.• It was an entire nation of pragmatists, each individual swaying with the prevailing wind to ensure his or her own future.• You must be reasonably fit and be sure you can handle the prevailing wind, weather and tidal conditions.

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prevailing• In actual fact 90 percent of penises range from three to five inches in length, but dimensions change with prevailing conditions.• Mr Sugar warned that prevailing exchange rates were forcing Amstrad to raise prices, causing demand to fall for certain products.• Careful adjustment of the screen angle and contrast to suit the prevailing light is critical.• prevailing local customs• the prevailing minimum wage• The greatest designers can sway with the prevailing mood of the moment, but remain fundamentally true to their own spirit.• The prevailing rates are published daily in the Financial Times, and are also displayed on Prestel and in all our branches.• A prevailing sense of relief and a chance for everyone to forge a career non-reliant on academic achievement.• I don't need to conform to a prevailing stereotype in the search for distinguished and illustrious positions.• The prevailing tone was homosexual - there was no doubt about that.

prevailing ... conditions• Are you capable of sailing in the prevailing conditions?• In actual fact 90 percent of penises range from three to five inches in length, but dimensions change with prevailing conditions.• Presumably such marked fluctuations are connected with the prevailing weather conditions.• The first few years of floating proved to be fairly successful, especially in the light of the prevailing economic conditions.• The value used for the exposure will be reasonable for the prevailing conditions.• The Surrealists had exposed and challenged some of the prevailing conditions by bringing together contemporary work with objects from earlier cultures.• Farmers are businessmen and since wages constitute a cost of production they will normally pay no more than prevailing conditions dictate.• For some species, the width of each ring depends on prevailing climatic conditions, such as temperature and rainfall.

From Longman Business Dictionary

prevailingpre·vail·ing /prɪˈveɪlɪŋ/ adjectiveadj [only before a noun]

existing at a particular time or in a particular situationSYN CURRENT

The prevailingeconomic conditions have had a serious impact on our operations.

The shares will be bought at prevailing market prices.

pre·vail·ing adjectiveadj

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