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1. She wore her hair in the prevailing fashion and looked ever prettier.
她梳了一个流行的发型，看起来越发标致了。
2. Yellow is the prevailing color in her room.
黄色是她房间的主色。
1. 占主导地位的;流行的：pressing 紧迫的 | prevailing 占主导地位的;流行的 | professional 专业的
2. 流行的：Primarily 主要地,根本上 chiefly | Prevailing 流行的dominant | Undergone 经历 experienced
3. 主要的 most frequent 最经常的：228 preside over 掌管 manage 掌管 | 229 prevailing 主要的 most frequent 最经常的 | 230 prevent 阻止 avoid 避免
4. 流行,占优势：pretension 借口, 要求, 主张, 自负, 骄傲 | prevailing流行,占优势 | prevent防止;预防
1. （风）盛行的，常年刮的
The prevailing wind in an area is the type of wind that blows over that area most of the time.
e.g. The direction of the prevailing winds should be taken into account.
应该将盛行风的方向考虑在内。
1. The report says the danger point will be signalled when temperatures rise by 2 degrees centigrade above the average world temperature prevailing in 1750.
2. The established social systems bred by prevailing laws and rules are right in front of our eyes.
3. The prevailing viewpoint is that participants in he movement should endeavor to change their personal circumstances rather than resorting to complaining on the street.
4. The new leadership faces many imperative tasks, from addressing rampant corruption to handling the prevailing discontent over income gaps.
5. Despite being influenced tremendously by the individualism prevailing in American culture, the Japanese people have managed to sustain a kind of collectivism.
6. The prevailing distrust of public officials has not come out of nowhere.
7. prevailing
7. Although they brought back some of the skills they had acquired in the US, they had to conform to prevailing traditions to serve the Qing Dynasty.
8. The Development Bureau also pledged that it will " continue to take into consideration prevailing economic conditions and public affordability when reviewing the water tariff structure ".
9. A court may also award costs and reasonable attorneys'fees to the prevailing plaintiff in all actions.
10. The West Indies have decided to cut short their current tour of Sri Lanka tour due to adverse weather conditions prevailing in the country.
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