prevail
/prɪˈveɪl/verb
no obj.
1- prove more powerful than opposing forces; be victorious占优势, 占上风; 获胜：
it is hard for logic to prevail over emotion.
道理很难战胜感情。
1.1
- be widespread in a particular area at a particular time; be current盛行; 流行：
a leisured friendly atmosphere prevailed among the crowds
人群中充满了闲适友好的气氛
as adj. prevailing the prevailing political culture.盛行的政治文化。
1.2
prevail on/upon
persuade (someone) to do something劝说（某人）做某事; 说服, 劝服：she was prevailed upon to give an account of her work.
她被说服对自己的工作介绍一番。
派生词
prevailingly
adverb词源
late Middle English: from Latin praevalere 'have greater power'， from prae 'before'+valere 'have power'.