prevail
英英释义:to defeat an opponent especially in a long or difficult contest, often used figuratively
例句:In the end, justice prevails.
同义 win,defeat,triumph
解析:一直只知道“流行”(态度,风俗)这个意思,这里是“获胜”的意思。
比如《经济学人》在书评板块评价李开复先生的新书 AI Superpowers 时,在标题部分就用到了 prevail:
In the struggle for AI supremacy, China will prevail.
它的比喻用法也很常见,这时候主语一般是一些抽象的名词。
我们在用英文发朋友圈、微博时就用得上 prevail,比如:
Let justice prevail.
May peace prevail on earth.
Freedom will prevail!
前美国总统乔治布什曾出版过一本书,书名就叫We Will Prevail,他还说过这样一段话:
We will not waver; we will not tire; we will not falter, and we will not fail. Peace and Freedom will prevail.
注意,如果 prevail 如果后面要接介词的话,通常用 over。比如“事实总是会战胜谎言”就可以说成:
Truth will always prevail over lies.
还看到和agains搭配后加获胜的对象,He prevail agains 16 competitors.
作业:
翻译:尽管困难重重,真爱总是可以战胜一切。
Despite great difficulties, love always prevail.(参考翻译:Despite great odds, true love always prevails.)against odds客服重重困难
场景:理智终将战胜情感。
Reasons will prevail over emotion.