| 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.”除非哲學能制造一個朱麗葉，搬運一座城市，撤銷一個親王的判決，它還是幫不了忙，沒有什么用處。
△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，既然說好話也無用，就動用國王的軍隊進攻他們吧。
△3H.VI.4.6.7: “But if an humble prayer mayprevail,/ I then crave pardon of your Majesty.”但是如果一個卑微的祈求有效的話，那么我就請求陛下寬恕。
2. succeed in persuading one把人說服 。
△Com.3.1107:“You have prevailed ”你說得對。
3. have the upperhand,gain one's object,succeed,carry the victory占上風，達到目的，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)面對面、眼對眼友好會見。
△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都得永遠勝利，要不然你就怪罪我、叫我擔責任嗎？
△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！
△3H.VI.2.5.9: “Sometimes the flood pre-vails. and then the wind: / Now one the better,then another best:”有時潮水獲勝，然后又是狂風獲勝：時而這一邊占了優(yōu)勢，時而另一邊比它更強。
△3H.VI.5.1.78:“Withwhom an upright zeal to right prevails / More thanthe nature of a brother's love.”在他，對于正義事業(yè)的正直熱忱戰(zhàn)勝了兄弟之愛的天生感情。
△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…起著作用，影響，對…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.”因為那些與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…有了影響，說服，博得…的喜愛，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服了上天，而亨利的死，我那可愛的愛德華的死，他們的王國的喪失，還有我的悲哀的放逐，全都不過是為那個傻小子作抵償嗎？
△1H.VI.2.5.98: “Thy grave admonishments prevail withme.”你的嚴重警告我也同意。 prevail[pri?veil]v.獲勝，流行
◇prevail on說服
prevail over戰(zhàn)勝
‖ prevailing custom風尚
prevailing market rate當前市場薪酬水平，當前薪酬市值
prevailing price時價
prevailing rate現(xiàn)行匯率
prevailing wind盛行風，正常風
prevailing wind direction盛行風向
prevalence n.流行，盛行
prevalence of disease疾病流行性
prevalent adj.流行的，普遍的
prevalent fashion流行時裝 |