prevalent

英 [ˈprevələnt]

美 [ˈprevələnt]

adj. 流行的; 普遍存在的; 盛行的

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牛津词典

adj.

流行的；普遍存在的；盛行的
that exists or is very common at a particular time or in a particular place
1. a prevalent view
  普遍的观点
2. These prejudices are particularly prevalent among people living in the North.
  这些偏见在北方人中尤为常见。

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 流行的；盛行的；普遍的
A condition, practice, or belief that isprevalentis common.
1. This condition is more prevalent in women than in men...
  这种病症在女性当中比在男性当中更为普遍。
2. Smoking is becoming increasingly prevalent among younger women...
  抽烟在年轻女性中变得越来越常见。
3. The prevalent view is that interest rates will fall.
  人们普遍认为利率会下降。

英英释义

adj

most frequent or common
1. prevailing winds
Synonym:prevailingpredominantdominantrife

双语例句

Pneumonia affects children and families everywhere, but is most prevalent in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
肺炎影响所有地方的儿童和家庭，但在南亚和撒哈拉以南非洲最为流行。
The prevalent view is that interest rates will fall.
人们普遍认为利率会下降。
These conditions are most prevalent in tropical regions; however population migration has spread these diseases to most countries.
这些病症在热带地区最为普遍；不过，随着人口迁移，这些疾病已传播到大多数国家。
Both conditions were more prevalent in older age and in men.
这两种情况在老年人和男性中更普及。
Despite the fact that the disease is so prevalent, treatment is still far from satisfactory
尽管疾病肆虐，治疗却远不尽如人意。
Only prevalent in a country only for patients in a country of effective medicine, certainly not a science.
只在某个国家流行、只对某个国家的病人有效的医学，肯定不是科学。
Information technology ( IT) governance has assumed a prevalent spot in technical and management publications.
信息技术（IT）治理已经被认为是技术和管理出版物中比较流行的主题了。
The source of this discovery was among populations in Asia, where Hepatitis B and liver cancer are prevalent.
科学家们是在亚洲居民中发现这种联系的。亚洲是乙型肝炎和肝癌的多发区。
Diabetes is also more prevalent among blacks than whites.
黑人中患糖尿病的人也比白人普遍。
Such a situation is very prevalent in America today since so many women are HIV positive.
这种情形在今天的美国很普遍，因为太多的妇女是HIV呈阳性者。