prevalent

英 [ˈprevələnt]

美 [ˈprevələnt]

adj.  流行的; 普遍存在的; 盛行的

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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

• 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。
• 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。
• Both conditions were more prevalent in older age and in men.
  这两种情况在老年人和男性中更普及。
• 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。
• These conditions are most prevalent in tropical regions; however population migration has spread these diseases to most countries.
  这些病症在热带地区最为普遍；不过，随着人口迁移，这些疾病已传播到大多数国家。
• Postcolonial theory was a prevalent theoretical perspective in the discussion of Hong Kong's relationship to mainland.
  在讨论香港和大陆的关系时，后殖民理论曾是一种流行的理论视角。
• Information technology ( IT) governance has assumed a prevalent spot in technical and management publications.
  信息技术（IT）治理已经被认为是技术和管理出版物中比较流行的主题了。
• 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。
• 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 source of this discovery was among populations in Asia, where Hepatitis B and liver cancer are prevalent.
  科学家们是在亚洲居民中发现这种联系的。亚洲是乙型肝炎和肝癌的多发区。