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prevail over/against sb/sth
表示在竞争或对抗中获胜。
Justice will prevail over injustice.
正义将战胜不公。
获胜；占上风
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获胜；占上风
prove superior or win
Justice will prevail over injustice.
正义将战胜不公。
在力量、支配、影响或频率上占优势；占上风；超过他人
To be superior in strength, dominance, influence, or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others.
获胜；胜利
To triumph; to be victorious.
流行、广泛或占主导地位；具有流行性或普遍性
To be current, widespread, or predominant; to have currency or prevalence.
成功说服或诱导
To succeed in persuading or inducing.
prevail
Base
原形
prevails
3rd person
第三人称单数
prevailing
-ing
现在分词
prevailed
Past
过去式
prevailed
Past participle
过去分词
Justice will prevail.
正义终将获胜。
Good prevailed over evil.
善良战胜了邪恶。
Peace has prevailed in the region.
和平在该地区盛行。
After a long argument, patience finally prevailed and we reached an agreement.
经过长时间争论，耐心最终占了上风，我们达成了协议。
Our team prevailed in the last minute with a clever penalty kick.
我们队在最后一分钟凭借一次巧妙的点球获胜。
In the debate, clear evidence prevailed over empty promises.
在那场辩论中，确凿的证据压倒了空洞的承诺。
表示在竞争或对抗中获胜。
Justice will prevail over injustice.
正义将战胜不公。
表示某种现象或观念普遍存在。
This custom still prevails in rural areas.
这一习俗在农村地区仍然盛行。
较正式，用于劝说某人做某事。
She prevailed upon her friend to stay for dinner.
她说服朋友留下来吃晚饭。
Not this
Our team prevailed the opponent.
Use this
Our team prevailed over the opponent.
prevail 是不及物动词，表示“获胜”时需加介词 over 或 against，不能直接跟宾语。
Not this
This custom is very prevail in this area.
Use this
This custom is very prevalent in this area.
表示“流行的、盛行的”应用形容词 prevalent，而 prevail 是动词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
战胜；占优势
Justice will prevail over injustice.
正义将战胜非正义。
战胜；击败
She prevailed against her illness.
她战胜了疾病。
说服；劝说
He prevailed upon me to stay.
他说服了我留下。
在…中盛行；在…中占优势
This custom still prevails in rural areas.
这种习俗在农村地区仍然盛行。
盛行风；主导风
The prevailing winds blow from the west.
盛行风从西边吹来。
劝说；说服
She finally prevailed upon her father to let her go abroad.
她最终说服了父亲让她出国。
战胜；压倒
Justice will prevail over injustice in the end.
正义终将战胜非正义。
战胜；克服
The team prevailed against all odds and won the championship.
球队克服了重重困难，赢得了冠军。
唯一的正义就是最终获胜的那个。
Said by Harvey Dent in the film The Dark Knight (2008), reflecting his belief that justice must ultimately triumph over evil.
出自电影《黑暗骑士》（2008）中哈维·丹特之口，表达了他认为正义最终必须战胜邪恶的信念。
阴间的门不能胜过它。
From the Bible, Matthew 16:18, where Jesus says the church will withstand any force, often referenced in movies and literature as a symbol of unyielding faith.
出自圣经马太福音16:18，耶稣说教会将抵挡一切势力，常在影视和文学作品中被引用作为不屈信仰的象征。
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想象pre（前）与vail（谐音'威'），提前展现威力就能占优势或盛行。
通常用于正式或书面语境，表示在竞争、争论或数量上占优势，也可表示某种趋势或观点普遍存在。多用于叙述性或分析性文体。
All listed words share the '-ail' ending pronounced /eɪl/ and rhyme with the second syllable of 'prevail'.
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