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

• Diabetes is also more prevalent among blacks than whites.
  黑人中患糖尿病的人也比白人普遍。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Elements of the autumn season, such as pumpkins and scarecrows, are also prevalent.
  元素秋冬季节，如南瓜和稻草人，也普遍存在。
• As indicated in the recent Barton's group report this is today a prevalent reason for SOA failure.
  Barton小组最新的报告指出，这是当今SOA失败的普遍原因。
• 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。