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。
This correlates to the "prevailing conditions" discussed above.
与此相关的“通行条件”上面已在讨论。
Both images challenge prevailing categories of gender.
两类图像都挑战了当前的性别分类。
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 analysis adds new twists to prevailing notions about archaic human history.
这方面的分析给现在流行的关于古人类历史的说法添加了新的花样。
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。
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。
Thrift has become the prevailing practice.
节约成风。
Any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude.
根据气候和纬度大概划分的地理带中的任何一个。
The process whereby a minority group gradually adopts the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture.
同化少数人群体逐渐接受盛行的文化的风俗和态度的过程。