Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #5010
Fully loadedprevail
获胜;占上风
核心释义
prove superior or win
- 1.
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.
- 2.
获胜;胜利
To triumph; to be victorious.
- 3.
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.
- 4.
成功说服或诱导
To succeed in persuading or inducing.
流行;盛行;继续存在;有效;适用;成立;说服;成功说服;在力量、支配、影响或频率上占优势;占上风;超过他人;获胜;胜利
用法In use
After a long argument, patience finally prevailed and we reached an agreement.
用法提示:prevail 在此作不及物动词,表示“占上风、获胜”,主语为抽象名词 patience。
Our team prevailed in the last minute with a clever penalty kick.
用法提示:prevail 作不及物动词,意为“获胜;取胜”,后接 in 引出比赛场合。
In the debate, clear evidence prevailed over empty promises.
用法提示:prevail 作不及物动词,与 over 连用,表示“胜过、压倒”某人或某事物。
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。
prevail among/in ...
表示某种现象或观念普遍存在。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- prevail over
- 战胜;占优势
- Justice will prevail over injustice.正义将战胜非正义。
- prevail against
- 战胜;击败
- She prevailed against her illness.她战胜了疾病。
- prevail upon
- 说服;劝说
- He prevailed upon me to stay.他说服了我留下。
- prevail in
- 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。
- prevailing winds
- 盛行风;主导风
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象pre(前)与vail(谐音'威'),提前展现威力就能占优势或盛行。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the '-ail' ending pronounced /eɪl/ and rhyme with the second syllable of 'prevail'.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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