| 釋義 |
prevailvi.
1. avail. be of use. have effect 起作用，有用，有效。
△Tw.3.2.42(37):“can more prevail in man's com-mendation with woman”，在女人面前推薦一個(gè)男人能夠更為有效。
△Rom.3.3.57 (58): “Unless philosophy canmake a Juliet. / Displant a town,reverse a prince'sdoom. / It helps not,it prevails not.”除非哲學(xué)能制造一個(gè)朱麗葉，搬運(yùn)一座城市，撤銷一個(gè)親王的判決，它還是幫不了忙，沒(méi)有什么用處。
△H.V.3.2.17(15):“If wishes would prevail with me.”如果我的希望能有作用。
△2H.VI.4.2188 (174): “Well,seeing gentle words will notprevail. / Assail them with the army of the King.”好了，既然說(shuō)好話也無(wú)用，就動(dòng)用國(guó)王的軍隊(duì)進(jìn)攻他們吧。
△3H.VI.4.6.7: “But if an humble prayer mayprevail,/ I then crave pardon of your Majesty.”但是如果一個(gè)卑微的祈求有效的話，那么我就請(qǐng)求陛下寬恕。
2. succeed in persuading one把人說(shuō)服 。
△Com.3.1107:“You have prevailed ”你說(shuō)得對(duì)。
3. have the upperhand,gain one's object,succeed,carry the victory占上風(fēng)，達(dá)到目的，成功，獲勝。
△H.V.52.29: “Since then my office hath so far prevailed.That face to face. and royal eye to eye. / You havecongreeted.”既然我的任務(wù)已經(jīng)順利完成，你們二位皇上已經(jīng)面對(duì)面、眼對(duì)眼友好會(huì)見(jiàn)。
△1H.VI.1.5.9:“Heavens,canyou suffer hell so to prevail?” 上天啊，你真能讓魔鬼這樣占了上風(fēng)嗎？
△1H.VI.2.1.56: “Sleeping or waking,must I still prevail. / Or will you blame and lay thefault on me?”難道我不管睡著或是醒來(lái)都得永遠(yuǎn)勝利，要不然你就怪罪我、叫我擔(dān)責(zé)任嗎？
△1H.VI.5.4.78: “But Reignier. King of Naples,that prevailed.” i.e.se.duced me. 是拿不勒斯王瑞尼埃占了便宜去。
△1H.VI.5.5.103:“Thus Suffolk hath prevailed.”薩?？司瓦@樣達(dá)到目的了。
△2H.VI.1.3.128(125):“The Dolphin hathprevailed beyond the seas.” (Dolphin: i.e. CharlesVII,the French King,so called here because the Eng-lish considered Henry VI the rightful king ofFrance.)法國(guó)太子已經(jīng)在海外取得勝利。
△2H.VI.3.2.23:“God forbid any malice should prevail!”上帝不許惡意占了上風(fēng)！
△3H.VI.2.5.9: “Sometimes the flood pre-vails. and then the wind: / Now one the better,then another best:”有時(shí)潮水獲勝，然后又是狂風(fēng)獲勝：時(shí)而這一邊占了優(yōu)勢(shì)，時(shí)而另一邊比它更強(qiáng)。
△3H.VI.5.1.78:“Withwhom an upright zeal to right prevails / More thanthe nature of a brother's love.”在他，對(duì)于正義事業(yè)的正直熱忱戰(zhàn)勝了兄弟之愛(ài)的天生感情。
△H.VIII.5.1.144 (143):“They shall no more prevail than we give way to.”只要我不允許，他們絕不會(huì)得逞。
4. ?urge懇求。
?avail,have effect起作用，有效。
△1H.VI.3.1.67:“I would prevail. if prayers mightprevail,/ To join your heart in love and amity.”我愿懇求你們二人真心友好和睦，如果我這請(qǐng)求有效的話。
Phrases:
prevail against: be victorious over戰(zhàn)勝。
△2H.VI.1 3.220 (214):“The spite of man prevaileth against me.O Lord,have mercy upon me!”這是別人惡意害我呀，啊，主啊，憐憫我吧！
prevail on (upon): ?have effect upon,influence,operate on effectually對(duì)…起著作用，影響，對(duì)…產(chǎn)生了有效作用。
△R.III.3.4.60 (61):“and that have prevailed /Upon my body with their hellish charms?”并且已經(jīng)用他們那惡魔般的符咒影響了我的身體。
?overcome制伏。
△R.III.1.1.130: “For they that were your enemiesare his,/And have prevailed as much on him as you.”因?yàn)槟切┡c你為敵的人也是他的敵人，他們壓倒了你、也壓倒了他。
prevail with: have effect with,win,gain the favourof. gain the assent of對(duì)…有了影響，說(shuō)服，博得…的喜愛(ài)，得到…的贊成。
△R.III.1.3.191(190):“Did York's dread curse prevail so much with heaven / That Henry'sdeath. my lovely Edward's death,/ Their kingdom'sloss,my woeful banishment,/ Should all but answerfor that peevish brat?”難道約克的可怕的詛咒竟然說(shuō)服了上天，而亨利的死，我那可愛(ài)的愛(ài)德華的死，他們的王國(guó)的喪失，還有我的悲哀的放逐，全都不過(guò)是為那個(gè)傻小子作抵償嗎？
△1H.VI.2.5.98: “Thy grave admonishments prevail withme.”你的嚴(yán)重警告我也同意。 prevail[pri?veil]v.獲勝，流行
◇prevail on說(shuō)服
prevail over戰(zhàn)勝
‖ prevailing custom風(fēng)尚
prevailing market rate當(dāng)前市場(chǎng)薪酬水平，當(dāng)前薪酬市值
prevailing price時(shí)價(jià)
prevailing rate現(xiàn)行匯率
prevailing wind盛行風(fēng)，正常風(fēng)
prevailing wind direction盛行風(fēng)向
prevalence n.流行，盛行
prevalence of disease疾病流行性
prevalent adj.流行的，普遍的
prevalent fashion流行時(shí)裝 |