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prevailing

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adj.占优势的,主要的,流行的

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名词:prevailingness 副词:prevailingly

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val,vail=strong(强壮的),worth(价值)

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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.

prevailing


adj [only before noun]
existing or accepted in a particular place or at a particular time
= current
 The prevailing mood of public opinion remained hostile.
 the prevailing economic conditions in Northern Ireland
prevailing wind
a wind that blows over a particular area most of the time
1. And found our then prevailing primitive state completely uninteresting to their own advanced knowledge.
    并且发现我们地球汉时普遍存在着的原始状态同他们的先进的知识相比是索然无味的。

2. Is this fashion still prevailing?
    这个服装样式还流行吗?

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