prevailing

英 [prɪˈveɪlɪŋ]

美 [prɪˈveɪlɪŋ]

adj.  普遍的; 盛行的; 流行的; (指风)一地区常刮的
v.  普遍存在; 盛行; 流行; 被接受; 战胜; 压倒; (尤指长时间斗争后)战胜，挫败
prevail的现在分词

现在分词：prevailing　

CET6TOEFL法律

BNC.6137 / COCA.6777

牛津词典

adj.

• 普遍的；盛行的；流行的
  existing or most common at a particular time
  1. the prevailing economic conditions
     普遍的经济状况
  2. the attitude towards science prevailing at the time
     当时对科学的流行看法
  3. The prevailing view seems to be that they will find her guilty.
     一般人的看法似乎认为她会被判有罪。
• （指风）一地区常刮的，盛行的
  the prevailing wind in an area is the one that blows over it most frequently

柯林斯词典

• ADJ （风）盛行的，常年刮的
  Theprevailingwind in an area is the type of wind that blows over that area most of the time.
  1. The direction of the prevailing winds should be taken into account.
     应该将盛行风的方向考虑在内。

英英释义

adj

• most frequent or common
  1. prevailing winds
  Synonym:prevalentpredominantdominantrife

双语例句

• God seems to have doomed the bustling traffic and the prevailing environment.
  似乎上帝已经注定了熙熙攘攘的车流和当时的环境。
• Thrift has become the prevailing practice.
  节约成风。
• In defiance of the prevailing political conditions, translation may embrace and introduce foreign political and ethical values.
  尽管有时与主流政治环境相悖，翻译仍然可以接受和引入异质的政治和民族价值观。
• How people in a certain era bury their dead says much about the prevailing attitudes toward death.
  某个特定时代的人们如何埋葬逝者很大程度上反映出当时人们对待死亡的普遍态度。
• Conformity to prevailing customs and usages.
  得体与流行的习俗和习惯相一致。
• The prevailing view shifted still further.
  普遍的看法有了进一层的转变。
• Today, with humanism prevailing, the behavior of mankind has greatly destroyed this relationship.
  在人本主义盛行的今天，人类的创造极大地破坏了人与自然的和谐。
• Throughout history, Chinese philosophy has been molded to fit the prevailing schools of thought and circumstances in China.
  纵观历史，中国哲学已经成型，以适应当前的学校思想和我国的情况。
• Any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude.
  根据气候和纬度大概划分的地理带中的任何一个。
• Zhou Jielun's songs are prevailing among the young these years.
  这几年周杰伦的歌曲在年轻人中特别流行。