Prevailing
[ pri'veiliŋ ]
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adj. 占优势的;主要的;普遍的;盛行的;
v. 获胜( prevail的现在分词 );盛行;说服;（ 思想、观点等）被接受;
📝 例句
This really is the prevailing idea of Main Street.
这实际上是《大街》的主导思想。
The belts of prevailing westerlies in general have moderate average temperature.
一般来说，盛行西风带的气温比较适中。
Our guideline would be the prevailing world market prices.
我们要以当时的国际市场的价格为准绳。
In the final analysis the military profession is the art of prevailing.
归根结底，军事这一行业就是克敌制胜的艺术。
She wears a fashionable hair style prevailing in the city.
她的发型是这个城市流行的款式。
🌱 联想助记
prevail
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
prevailing
adj [attrib 作定语]
(a) most usual orwidespread 普遍的; 盛行的; 流行的
the prevailing customs,fashions, style, etc 流行的风俗、 式样、 款式等.
(b) (of a wind) that blows in an area most frequently （指风）某一区域里最常刮的
The prevailing wind here is from the south-west. 这里最常刮的风是西南风.
🔁 扩展释义
*[pri'veiliŋ]a. 盛行很广的, 优势的, 主要的, 普遍的【法】 占优势的, 盛行的, 通行的
📖 同为「TOEFL」词汇
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If you let one drop of his blood fall, you will lose all your land and all your money.
要是你让他身上的血流下一滴，你将失去你所有的土地和财产。
At lunchtime, the tourist thanked him and gave him ten pounds, which was a lot of money in those days.
午餐时，这位游客向他表示感谢，并给了他10英镑。这在当时可算是一大笔钱了。
From this we get the expression to make a beeline for someone or something, which means to go quickly along a straight direct course for someone or something.
从这里我们得到一条短语"to make a beeline for someone or something，意思是迅速地沿着一条直线向某人或某物走去。