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

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。
Southwest and southern winds are prevailing in the growth season.
生长季盛行西南风和南风。
A greater public awareness exists about the prevailing problems of housing and education.
大众越来越意识到了住房与教育中存在着的主要问题。
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。
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。
Both images challenge prevailing categories of gender.
两类图像都挑战了当前的性别分类。
The direction of the prevailing winds should be taken into account.
应该将盛行风的方向考虑在内。
The prevailing conditions are varied; abetting the spirit of intensity and prosperity in Hong Kong and Kowloon.
目前的状况是多方面的，教唆的强度和繁荣的香港和九龙的精神。
Throughout history, Chinese philosophy has been molded to fit the prevailing schools of thought and circumstances in China.
纵观历史，中国哲学已经成型，以适应当前的学校思想和我国的情况。