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prevail

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pre·vail /prɪˈveɪl/ ●○○ verb [intransitiveI] formal  
1 EXISTif a belief, custom, situation etc prevails, it exists among a group of people at a certain time 〔信念、风俗等〕盛行,流行
prevail in/among etc
 the economic conditions which prevail in England and Wales
英格兰和威尔士普遍的经济状况
 I admired the creativity which prevailed among the young writers.
我钦佩青年作家普遍具有的那种创造力。
2 WINif a person, idea, or principle prevails in a fight, argument etc, they are successful in the end 〔某个人、观点或原则〕获胜
 Justice will prevail.
正义终将获胜。
common sense prevails/reason prevails (=a sensible decision is made) 常识/理智占了上风
 He considered lying, but then common sense prevailed.
他想过要说谎,不过后来理智还是占了上风。
prevail over/against
 Your inner strength will enable you to prevail over life’s obstacles.
内心的力量将促使你战胜生活中的困难。
3prevail on/upon somebody phrasal verbphr v formal PERSUADEto persuade someone 说服〔某人〕
prevail on/upon somebody to do something
 She prevailed upon her father to say nothing.
她说服父亲保持缄默。
Examples from the Corpus
Examples from the Corpus
From Longman Business Dictionary
prevailpre·vail /prɪˈveɪl/ verb [intransitiveI] formal
1if someone or their arguments, views etc prevail, they finally win an argument after a long period of time
The company is hoping to prevail in a court challenge to the water board ruling.
prevail over
Kimberly-Clark is asking for a ruling that its patent should prevail over the one issued to P&G.
2if an attitude or belief prevails, it continues to exist in a particular situation
Pessimism and gloom have continued to prevail about Britain’s economic expectations.
prevail in/among
Slow holiday trading prevailed in the Treasury market yesterday.
the new spirit of caution that now prevails among Japan’s car makers
Origin prevail
(1300-1400) Latin praevalere, from valere to be strong
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