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

I hope this book is not yet another restatement of the prevailing wisdom
我希望这本书不会又是重复一些流行的至理名言。
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。
He wore his hair in the prevailing fashion.
他的头发梳的是当时盛行的发型。
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。
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。
This reflects attitudes and values prevailing in society
这反映了社会上盛行的态度和价值观。
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。
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。
Conformity to prevailing customs and usages.
得体与流行的习俗和习惯相一致。
The prevailing view shifted still further.
普遍的看法有了进一层的转变。