Prevail

[prɪ'veɪl] or [pri'vel]

解釋/意思:

(verb.) use persuasion successfully; 'He prevailed upon her to visit his parents'.

(verb.) prove superior; 'The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight'.

(verb.) continue to exist; 'These stories die hard'; 'The legend of Elvis endures'.

(verb.) be valid, applicable, or true; 'This theory still holds'.

戴维斯整理--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. i.) 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.

(v. i.) 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.

(v. i.) To persuade or induce; -- with on, upon, or with; as, I prevailedon him to wait.

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同義詞及近義詞：

v. n. [1]. Predominate, preponderate, succeed, prosper, have the superiority, gain the advantage, be in the ascendant, get the upper hand, have one's own way, carry it, carry all before one, carry the day, win the day, gain the day, win the palm.[2]. Obtain, rage, have influence, have sway, have currency, be in vogue, be rife, be the rage.

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同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Predominate, overcome, obtain, succeed, be_in_force, induce, persuade,[SeeCONQUER]

休伯特校對

解釋/意思:

v.i. to be very powerful: to gain the victory: to have the upper hand: to have greater influence or effect: to overcome: to be in force: to succeed.—v.t. (obs.) avail.—adj. Prevail′ing having great power: controlling: bringing about results: very general or common.—adv. Prevail′ingly.—ns. Prevail′ment (Shak.) prevalence; Prev′alence Prev′alency the state of being prevalent or wide-spread: superior strength or influence: preponderance: efficacy.—adj. Prev′alent prevailing: having great power: victorious: wide-spread: most common.—adv. Prev′alently.

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