pre·vail

verb

/prɪˈveɪl/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they prevail	/prɪˈveɪl/ /prɪˈveɪl/
he / she / it prevails	/prɪˈveɪlz/ /prɪˈveɪlz/
past simple prevailed	/prɪˈveɪld/ /prɪˈveɪld/
past participle prevailed	/prɪˈveɪld/ /prɪˈveɪld/
-ing form prevailing	/prɪˈveɪlɪŋ/ /prɪˈveɪlɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

[intransitive] to exist or be very common at a particular time or in a particular place普遍存在；盛行；流行
- prevail in something We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons.地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。
- prevail among somebody Those beliefs still prevail among certain social groups.那些信念在某些社会群体中仍很盛行。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- always
- usually
- eventually
- …
verb + prevail
- be likely to
- must
- should
- …
preposition
- against
- over
[intransitive] prevail (against/over something) (of ideas, opinions, etc.) to be accepted, especially after a struggle or an argument被接受；战胜；压倒 synonym triumph
- Justice will prevail over tyranny.正义必将战胜暴虐。
- Fortunately, common sense prevailed.幸而理智占了上风。
Extra Examples
- Her happy outlook always prevailed.她乐观的态度总是占上风。
- His view eventually prevailed over theirs.他的观点最终战胜了他们的观点。
- The wishes of 20 million people ought to prevail against those of 200 thousand.2,000 万民众的意愿应该会压倒 20 万人的意愿。
- The Act requires the will of the Commons ultimately to prevail over that of the upper house.该法案要求下议院的意愿最终凌驾于上议院的意愿之上。
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- always
- usually
- eventually
- …
verb + prevail
- be likely to
- must
- should
- …
preposition
- against
- over
[intransitive] prevail (against/over somebody) to defeat an opponent, especially after a long struggle（尤指长时间斗争后）战胜，挫败
- In a one-sided final, Spain prevailed against title-holder Croatia 40–34.在一场实力悬殊的决赛中，西班牙队以40:34挫败了卫冕的克罗地亚队。
- They wasted two penalties but still prevailed 2–1.他们浪费了两个点球，但仍然以 2-1 获胜。

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin praevalere ‘have greater power’, from prae ‘before’ + valere ‘have power’.