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prevailing

/pri-vey-ling/US // prɪˈveɪ lɪŋ //UK // (prɪˈveɪlɪŋ) //

盛行的,盛行于世的,盛行,盛行于世

Related Words

prevalent盛行的,盛行,流行的,普遍的predominant占主导地位的,占主导地位,占优势的,占优势universal普及,普遍性,普遍,普遍的current当前,目前,当前的,目前的rampant猖獗的,猖獗,猖狂的,猖獗的人usual通常,通常情况下,通常的,寻常established设立了,建立的,设立的,建立了set设置,一组,一套,集steady稳重,稳健,稳固,平稳sweeping扫荡,扫除,扫地,清扫ruling执政的,执政,统治的,统治preponderating突出的,领先的,显著的,突出的是predominating主要的,主要的是,主要是,主要by the numbers数字,数字显示,数字化,数字上看catholic天主教会,天主教徒,天主教,天主教的common常见的,普通,共同,共同的comprehensive全面,全面的,综合,综合性customary习惯性的,习惯,习俗,习惯性ecumenical普世教会,普世基督教,普世,普世的familiar熟悉的,熟悉,熟悉的人,陌生的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : predominant: prevailing winds.
    • : generally current: the prevailing opinion.
    • : having superior power or influence.
    • : effectual.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.general, dominant
Synonyms
current当前,目前,当前的,目前的predominant占主导地位的,占主导地位,占优势的,占优势prevalent盛行的,盛行,流行的,普遍的rampant猖獗的,猖獗,猖狂的,猖獗的人universal普及,普遍性,普遍,普遍的usual通常,通常情况下,通常的,寻常established设立了,建立的,设立的,建立了predominating主要的,主要的是,主要是,主要preponderating突出的,领先的,显著的,突出的是ruling执政的,执政,统治的,统治set设置,一组,一套,集steady稳重,稳健,稳固,平稳sweeping扫荡,扫除,扫地,清扫all-embracing包罗万象,包罗万象的,兼容并包,兼容并蓄by the numbers数字,数字显示,数字化,数字上看catholic天主教会,天主教徒,天主教,天主教的common常见的,普通,共同,共同的comprehensive全面,全面的,综合,综合性customary习惯性的,习惯,习俗,习惯性ecumenical普世教会,普世基督教,普世,普世的familiar熟悉的,熟悉,熟悉的人,陌生的fashionable时髦的,时尚的,时尚,流行的in style在风格上,有型有款,有风格,有风格的in vogue时髦,时髦的,时兴,时下流行influential有影响的,有影响力的,具有影响力的,具影响力的main主要,主,主要的,主体operative行动,行动派,行动人员,行动主义ordinary普通,普通的,寻常,一般popular流行,流行的,热门,受欢迎的principal主要的,主要内容,主要负责人,主要regnant摄政王,摄政,摄政者,摄政的regular定期,定期的,定期检查,定期举行rife来福,利福,来福酒widespread广泛的,普遍的,广泛,普遍存在worldwide世界范围内,全球范围内,全世界,全世界范围内

Examples

  • Since the 1950s, fluoride has adapted itself to the prevailing concerns of the time.

  • What sets him apart from so many of his contemporaries was his rare immunity from the influence of prevailing ideas.

  • And this is the prevailing attitude that white St. Louis fears the most: an all out riot, anarchy, lawlessness, disorder.

  • The prevailing color is pink; the headgear: red bows and ears; the guests: super giddy.

  • Press releases show it briefly advocated against a prevailing wage for education projects in 2009 before falling off the radar.

  • It is a notable fact that under the wholly unusual circumstances prevailing, the recovery was so prompt and effective.

  • The prevailing fault of the modern Swell organ is, perhaps, the inadequacy of the Flute work.

  • To the northward of it the coast trends in and forms a bay, but not deep enough to offer shelter from the prevailing winds.

  • Eloise asked, her maidenly modesty prevailing over every other feeling.

  • The American was dressed after the fashion prevailing in the hills, and had a couple of revolvers dangling at his hips.

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