prevailing 音标拼音: [prɪv'elɪŋ] [priv'elɪŋ]
a . 盛行很广的,一般的,最普通的
盛行很广的,一般的,最普通的
prevailing adj 1 :
most frequent or common ; "
prevailing winds " [
synonym :
{
prevailing }, {
prevalent }, {
predominant }, {
dominant },
{
rife }]
Prevail \
Pre *
vail "\,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Prevailed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Prevailing }.] [
F .
pr ['
e ]
valoir ,
OF .
prevaleir ,
L .
praevalere ;
prae before valere to be strong ,
able ,
or worth .
See {
Valiant }.]
1 .
To overcome ;
to gain the victory or superiority ;
to gain the advantage ;
to have the upper hand ,
or the mastery ;
to succeed ; --
sometimes with over or against .
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When Moses held up his hand ,
Israel prevailed ,
and when he let down his hand ,
Amalek prevailed . --
Ex .
xvii .
11 .
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So David prevailed over the Philistine . --
1 Sam .
xvii .
50 .
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This kingdom could never prevail against the united power of England . --
Swift .
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2 .
To be in force ;
to have effect ,
power ,
or influence ;
to be predominant ;
to have currency or prevalence ;
to obtain ;
as ,
the practice prevails this day .
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This custom makes the short -
sighted bigots ,
and the warier skeptics ,
as far as it prevails . --
Locke .
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3 .
To persuade or induce ; --
with on ,
upon ,
or with ;
as ,
I prevailedon him to wait .
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He was prevailed with to restrain the Earl .
--
Clarendon .
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Prevail upon some judicious friend to be your constant hearer ,
and allow him the utmost freedom .
--
Swift .
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Prevailing \
Pre *
vail "
ing \,
a .
1 .
Having superior force or influence ;
efficacious ;
persuasive . --
Shak .
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Saints shall assist thee with prevailing prayers .
--
Rowe .
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2 .
Predominant ;
prevalent ;
most general ;
as ,
the prevailing disease of a climate ;
a prevailing opinion .
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Syn :
Syn .
See {
Prevalent }.
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174 Moby Thesaurus words for "
prevailing ":
abounding ,
abundant ,
accidental ,
accompanying ,
accustomed ,
ado ,
affecting ,
affluent ,
afloat ,
afoot ,
all -
sufficing ,
ample ,
aplenty ,
arch ,
ascendant ,
average ,
banner ,
besetting ,
bottomless ,
bounteous ,
bountiful ,
capital ,
cardinal ,
central ,
champion ,
chief ,
circumstantial ,
common ,
commonplace ,
conquering ,
conventional ,
copious ,
crowning ,
current ,
customary ,
defeating ,
diffuse ,
doing ,
dominant ,
dominating ,
effective ,
effectual ,
effuse ,
epidemic ,
eventuating ,
everyday ,
exhaustless ,
extravagant ,
exuberant ,
familiar ,
fat ,
fertile ,
first ,
flush ,
flushed with success ,
focal ,
forceful ,
foremost ,
full ,
galore ,
general ,
generous ,
going on ,
great ,
habitual ,
happening ,
headmost ,
hegemonic ,
household ,
in ascendancy ,
in hand ,
in plenty ,
in quantity ,
in the ascendant ,
in the wind ,
incidental ,
inexhaustible ,
influential ,
lavish ,
leading ,
liberal ,
luxuriant ,
magisterial ,
main ,
many ,
master ,
maximal ,
much ,
normal ,
normative ,
numerous ,
occasional ,
occurring ,
on ,
on foot ,
on the throne ,
ongoing ,
opulent ,
ordinary ,
overcoming ,
overflowing ,
overruling ,
pandemic ,
paramount ,
passing ,
plenitudinous ,
plenteous ,
plentiful ,
plenty ,
popular ,
potent ,
powerful ,
predominant ,
predominating ,
preeminent ,
prepollent ,
preponderant ,
prepotent ,
prescriptive ,
prevalent ,
primal ,
primary ,
prime ,
principal ,
prodigal ,
productive ,
profuse ,
profusive ,
rampant ,
ranking ,
regnant ,
regular ,
regulation ,
reigning ,
replete ,
resultant ,
rich ,
rife ,
riotous ,
routine ,
ruling ,
running ,
running over ,
sovereign ,
standard ,
star ,
stellar ,
stereotyped ,
stock ,
successful ,
superabundant ,
supereminent ,
swaying ,
taking place ,
teeming ,
telling ,
topflight ,
triumphal ,
triumphant ,
under way ,
universal ,
usual ,
vanquishing ,
vernacular ,
victorious ,
wealthy ,
well -
found ,
well -
furnished ,
well -
provided ,
well -
stocked ,
wholesale ,
widespread ,
winning ,
wonted
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