prevalent

英 [ˈprevələnt]

美 [ˈprevələnt]

adj.  流行的; 普遍存在的; 盛行的

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.8828 / COCA.6987

牛津词典

adj.

• 流行的；普遍存在的；盛行的
  that exists or is very common at a particular time or in a particular place
  1. a prevalent view
     普遍的观点
  2. These prejudices are particularly prevalent among people living in the North.
     这些偏见在北方人中尤为常见。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 流行的；盛行的；普遍的
  A condition, practice, or belief that isprevalentis common.
  1. This condition is more prevalent in women than in men...
     这种病症在女性当中比在男性当中更为普遍。
  2. Smoking is becoming increasingly prevalent among younger women...
     抽烟在年轻女性中变得越来越常见。
  3. The prevalent view is that interest rates will fall.
     人们普遍认为利率会下降。

英英释义

adj

• most frequent or common
  1. prevailing winds
  Synonym:prevailingpredominantdominantrife

双语例句

• The prevalent view is that interest rates will fall.
  人们普遍认为利率会下降。
• The presence of fake drugs is more prevalent in countries with weak drug regulation control and enforcement.
  在药物管制控制和执行薄弱的国家假药的存在更为普遍。
• The report criticized the hypocrisy and double standards prevalent in the council.
  这篇报道批评了参议会中普遍流行的虚伪言行和双重标准。
• It is the child that has not yet seen the violence and destruction so prevalent in the world.
  这是还没有看到横行世界的暴力和破坏力的孩子。
• In addition to these data he lists other symptoms manifest in the society as indications of maladjustment prevalent there.
  除了这些数据，他列出了其他症状，表现在社会的普遍不适应的迹象存在。
• The place of veiling in Christianity is as prevalent as in Judaism.
  基督教中面纱像犹太教中一样普遍。
• This condition is more prevalent in women than in men
  这种病症在女性当中比在男性当中更为普遍。
• Only prevalent in a country only for patients in a country of effective medicine, certainly not a science.
  只在某个国家流行、只对某个国家的病人有效的医学，肯定不是科学。
• This idea is still very prevalent in the rural areas in China.
  这一想法在中国农村地区仍然十分盛行。
• The custom of worshipping ancestors is prevalent among these people.
  崇拜祖先的风俗在这些人中是普遍的。