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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   prevail

   • IPA[prēˈvāl]

   美式

   • v.
     prove more powerful than opposing forces; be victorious；be widespread in a particular area at a particular time; be current

   • verb: prevail, 3rd person present: prevails, gerund or present participle: prevailing, past tense: prevailed, past participle: prevailed

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. prove more powerful than opposing forces; be victorious it is hard for logic to prevail over emotion 同義詞 win, win out, win through, triumph, be victorious, ... 更多be the victor, gain the victory, carry the day, carry all before one, finish first, come out ahead, come out on top, succeed, prove superior, conquer, overcome, gain/achieve mastery, gain ascendancy, take the crown, gain the palm, rule, reign
   • ▪ be widespread in a particular area at a particular time; be current an atmosphere of crisis prevails 同義詞 exist, be in existence, be present, be the case, hold, ... 更多obtain, occur, be prevalent, be current, be rife, be rampant, be the order of the day, be customary, be established, be common, be widespread, be in force, be in effect, abound, hold sway, predominate, preponderate, endure, survive, persist
   • ▪ persuade (someone) to do something she was prevailed upon to give an account of her work
3. • 更多解釋

   prevail

   • IPA[prɪˈveɪl]

   英式

   • v.
     prove more powerful or superior: it is hard for logic to prevail over emotion

   Oxford Dictionary