English translation for "prevail"

[ pri'veil ] 
vi.
1.胜，压倒，占优势；占上风，胜过 (over; against); 成功，奏效。
2.普遍；传开，盛行，流行，普及。
3.说服，劝说 (on; upon; with)。
短语和例子
This custom does not prevail now. 这种风俗现在已经不流行了。 Can't I prevail upon you to have another helping of pie 你再吃一块馅饼好吗？ I cannot prevail upon him. 我说服不了他。 prevail over [against] the enemy 战胜敌人。

Related Translations:

prevailing:  adj.1.盛行的，流行的；当时的，目前的；一般的，普通的。2.占优势的，主要的，有效的，显著的，有势力的，有力的。短语和例子the prevailing fashions 流行的式样。 a prevailing opinion 普遍的意见。adv.-ly ,-ness n.

prevailing wind:  【气象学】盛行风。

Example Sentences:

	1.	Presidents, by nature, desire to prevail . 总统的本性都是唯我独尊。
	2.	Perfect discipline prevailed ashore and afloat . 岸上、船上秩序井然。
	3.	Alas, unwisdom has already prevailed . 可惜，不明智的见解却在流行。
	4.	A certain festive cheerfulness prevails . 弥漫着一片节日的欢乐。
	5.	Profound silence prevailed on the open countryside . 四野茫茫，寂静无声。
	6.	By degrees policy prevailed over passion . 渐渐地，策略战胜了忿怒的情绪。
	7.	This custom does not prevail now . 这种风俗现在已经不流行了。
	8.	The techniques of demagoguery prevail . 蛊惑伎俩占压倒优势。
	9.	However, the speech of common people prevailed . 最后，还是平民的语言普及了。

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