prevail

prevail /pri'veil/
  • nội động từ
    • ((thường) + against, over) thắng thế, chiếm ưu thế
      • socialism will prevail: chủ nghĩa xã hội sẽ thắng thế
      • to prevail over the enemy: chiếm ưu thế đối với kẻ địch
    • thịnh hành, lưu hành, phổ biến khắp, lan khắp, thường xảy ra nhiều
      • according to the custom that prevailed in those days: theo phong tục thịnh hành thời bấy giờ
    • (+ on, upon) khiến, thuyết phục
      • to prevail upon somebody to do something: thuyết phục ai làm gì

Xem thêm: predominate, dominate, rule, reign, hold, obtain, persist, die hard, run, endure, triumph



prevail

Từ điển Collocation

prevail verb

ADV. always Her happy outlook always prevailed. | eventually, finally, in the end, ultimately

VERB + PREVAIL be likely to | must, ought to Common sense must prevail in the end.

PREP. against The wishes of 20 million people ought to prevail against those of 200 thousand. | over His view eventually prevailed over theirs.

Từ điển WordNet

    v.

  • be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; predominate, dominate, rule, reign

    Money reigns supreme here

    Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood

  • be valid, applicable, or true; hold, obtain

    This theory still holds

  • continue to exist; persist, die hard, run, endure

    These stories die hard

    The legend of Elvis endures

  • prove superior; triumph

    The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight

  • use persuasion successfully

    He prevailed upon her to visit his parents

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

prevails|prevailed|prevailing
syn.: die hard dominate endure hold obtain persist predominate reign rule run triumph