(이성이 감정을 압도했어?)
to be common among a group of people or area at aparticular time:
This attitude still prevails among the middle classes.
(이런 태도가 중산층에서 여전히 만연하다.)
A friendly atmosphere prevailed among members of theteam.
Our only hope is that justice will prevail.
Eventually common sense prevailed and he decided it wouldbe more sensible to be honest.
The Republicans are expected to prevail in next year'selection.
The British team had finally prevailed over the Russians.
In spite of injuries, our team prevailed and went on to win.
(부상에도 불구하고 우리 팀은 우세를 계속 유지해서 승리
다.)
They complained that corporate interests often prevailedover the needs of the individual.
to win in an argument, court case, etc.:
prevail in sth
If they prevail in the court case, they could receive up to
$10,000 each.
prevail on/upon sb
to persuade someone to do something that they do notwant to do:
They finally prevailed on him to hand in his resignation.
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use, purpose, advantage, or profit:
We tried to persuade her not to resign, but to no avail (= did not succeed).
My attempts to improve the situation were of little/no avail.
to use something for your own benefit:
Voters should avail themselves of all the tools available toget information about the candidates.
to make use of something:
Employees should avail themselves of the opportunity to
buy cheap shares in the company.
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