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prevailing

adjective
🔊/prɪˈveɪlɪŋ/
🔊/prɪˈveɪlɪŋ/
[only before noun]
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  1. existing or most common at a particular time普遍的；盛行的；流行的 synonym current, predominant
    • the prevailing economic conditions普遍的经济状况
    • the attitude towards science prevailing at the time当时对科学的流行看法
    • The prevailing view seems to be that they will find her guilty.普遍的看法似乎认为她会被判有罪。🔊🔊
  2. the prevailing wind in an area is the one that blows over it most frequently（指风）某地区常刮的，盛行的
    • The prevailing wind here is from the east.这里的盛行风是从东方来的。
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