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。
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。
Zhou Jielun's songs are prevailing among the young these years.
这几年周杰伦的歌曲在年轻人中特别流行。
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。
This correlates to the "prevailing conditions" discussed above.
与此相关的“通行条件”上面已在讨论。
Conformity to prevailing customs and usages.
得体与流行的习俗和习惯相一致。
In defiance of the prevailing political conditions, translation may embrace and introduce foreign political and ethical values.
尽管有时与主流政治环境相悖，翻译仍然可以接受和引入异质的政治和民族价值观。
Both images challenge prevailing categories of gender.
两类图像都挑战了当前的性别分类。
Such realities challenge prevailing understandings of the way the world works.
这样的现实对有关世界运行方式的主流认识发出了挑战。