1 to exist or be common in a particular place or at a particular time 存在;流行;盛行:
In some remote areas traditional methods of farming still prevail.在一些偏远地区,传统的耕作方法仍然盛行。
2 (formal 正式)prevail (against/over sb/sth) to win or be accepted, especially after a fight or discussion (尤指经过争吵或讨论之后)获胜,被接受:
In the end justice prevailed and the men were set free.最后,正义得以伸张,那几个男子获得释放。