prevail
1.prevail on(或upon)作persuade(但语气比persuade重)解,后面接宾语和不定式。例如:The man prevailed on(或upon)us to give his method a trial. 参见persuade
2.prevail with=prevail (up)on,但比较不普通。
3.prevail over作“胜过”或“压倒”解。例如:Reason prevails over emotion.(理智战胜了感情。)
4.prevail against=prevail over,但比较不普通。