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

• It also positions the various component technologies prevalent in the industry today.
  另外，文中还对当今行业中各种主导组件技术进行了定位。
• 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。
• Despite the fact that the disease is so prevalent, treatment is still far from satisfactory
  尽管疾病肆虐，治疗却远不尽如人意。
• The most prevalent health concerns in all the sites are diarrhoea in children and acute respiratory infections.
  在所有营地中最令人关切的卫生问题是儿童腹泻和急性呼吸道感染。
• Perinatal depression and anxiety are prevalent in women in northern Viet Nam.
  围产期抑郁症和焦虑症在越南北部地区的妇女中十分普遍。
• Pneumonia affects children and families everywhere, but is most prevalent in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
  肺炎影响所有地方的儿童和家庭，但在南亚和撒哈拉以南非洲最为流行。
• 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。
• 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。
• A survey conducted recently in Zhejiang and Hebei provinces found that depression was more prevalent in rural communities.
  浙江省和河北省近日开展的一项调查发现，抑郁症在农村地区更为普遍。