prevailing

英 [prɪˈveɪlɪŋ]

美 [prɪˈveɪlɪŋ]

adj. 普遍的; 盛行的; 流行的; (指风)一地区常刮的
v. 普遍存在; 盛行; 流行; 被接受; 战胜; 压倒; (尤指长时间斗争后)战胜，挫败
prevail的现在分词

现在分词：prevailing　

BNC.6137 / COCA.6777

牛津词典

adj.

普遍的；盛行的；流行的
existing or most common at a particular time
1. the prevailing economic conditions
  普遍的经济状况
2. the attitude towards science prevailing at the time
  当时对科学的流行看法
3. The prevailing view seems to be that they will find her guilty.
  一般人的看法似乎认为她会被判有罪。
（指风）一地区常刮的，盛行的
the prevailing wind in an area is the one that blows over it most frequently

ADJ （风）盛行的，常年刮的
Theprevailingwind in an area is the type of wind that blows over that area most of the time.
1. The direction of the prevailing winds should be taken into account.
  应该将盛行风的方向考虑在内。

adj

most frequent or common
1. prevailing winds
Synonym:prevalentpredominantdominantrife

It reflected the liberal attitudes prevailing in Britain at that time.
条约反映了当时英国公众普遍的开明态度。
I have been fighting the prevailing decadence for years.
多年来我一直在和盛行的颓废现象作斗争。
In defiance of the prevailing political conditions, translation may embrace and introduce foreign political and ethical values.
尽管有时与主流政治环境相悖，翻译仍然可以接受和引入异质的政治和民族价值观。
How people in a certain era bury their dead says much about the prevailing attitudes toward death.
某个特定时代的人们如何埋葬逝者很大程度上反映出当时人们对待死亡的普遍态度。
The prevailing orthodoxy on this delicate problem.
对这一个微妙问题的普遍流行的正统看法。
This reflects attitudes and values prevailing in society
这反映了社会上盛行的态度和价值观。
This correlates to the "prevailing conditions" discussed above.
与此相关的“通行条件”上面已在讨论。
Conformity to prevailing customs and usages.
得体与流行的习俗和习惯相一致。
God seems to have doomed the bustling traffic and the prevailing environment.
似乎上帝已经注定了熙熙攘攘的车流和当时的环境。
The new lagoon is placed closer to the town and in the path of the prevailing winds.
新的咸水湖被放置比较靠近的到城镇和在盛行很广风的路径中。