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

• A greater public awareness exists about the prevailing problems of housing and education.
  大众越来越意识到了住房与教育中存在着的主要问题。
• The process whereby a minority group gradually adopts the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture.
  同化少数人群体逐渐接受盛行的文化的风俗和态度的过程。
• 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。
• 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。
• Excluded from the prevailing political system.
  被排除在当今的政治制度之外。
• This reflects attitudes and values prevailing in society
  这反映了社会上盛行的态度和价值观。
• The prevailing conditions are varied; abetting the spirit of intensity and prosperity in Hong Kong and Kowloon.
  目前的状况是多方面的，教唆的强度和繁荣的香港和九龙的精神。
• The direction of the prevailing winds should be taken into account.
  应该将盛行风的方向考虑在内。
• 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。
• He broke from prevailing orthodoxies and asked the awkward questions
  他抛开盛行的正统观念，问了一些难以回答的问题。