prevail

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1. avail. be of use. have effect 起作用，有用，有效。
△Tw.3.2.42(37):“can more prevail in man's com-mendation with woman”，在女人面前推荐一个男人能够更为有效。
△Rom.3.3.57 (58): “Unless philosophy canmake a Juliet. / Displant a town,reverse a prince'sdoom. / It helps not,it prevails not.”除非哲学能制造一个朱丽叶，搬运一座城市，撤销一个亲王的判决，它还是帮不了忙，没有什么用处。
△H.V.3.2.17(15):“If wishes would prevail with me.”如果我的希望能有作用。
△2H.VI.4.2188 (174): “Well,seeing gentle words will notprevail. / Assail them with the army of the King.”好了，既然说好话也无用，就动用国王的军队进攻他们吧。
△3H.VI.4.6.7: “But if an humble prayer mayprevail,/ I then crave pardon of your Majesty.”但是如果一个卑微的祈求有效的话，那么我就请求陛下宽恕。
2. succeed in persuading one把人说服 。
△Com.3.1107:“You have prevailed ”你说得对。
3. have the upperhand,gain one's object,succeed,carry the victory占上风，达到目的，成功，获胜。
△H.V.52.29: “Since then my office hath so far prevailed.That face to face. and royal eye to eye. / You havecongreeted.”既然我的任务已经顺利完成，你们二位皇上已经面对面、眼对眼友好会见。
△1H.VI.1.5.9:“Heavens,canyou suffer hell so to prevail?” 上天啊，你真能让魔鬼这样占了上风吗？
△1H.VI.2.1.56: “Sleeping or waking,must I still prevail. / Or will you blame and lay thefault on me?”难道我不管睡着或是醒来都得永远胜利，要不然你就怪罪我、叫我担责任吗？
△1H.VI.5.4.78: “But Reignier. King of Naples,that prevailed.” i.e.se.duced me. 是拿不勒斯王瑞尼埃占了便宜去。
△1H.VI.5.5.103:“Thus Suffolk hath prevailed.”萨福克就这样达到目的了。
△2H.VI.1.3.128(125):“The Dolphin hathprevailed beyond the seas.” (Dolphin: i.e. CharlesVII,the French King,so called here because the Eng-lish considered Henry VI the rightful king ofFrance.)法国太子已经在海外取得胜利。
△2H.VI.3.2.23:“God forbid any malice should prevail!”上帝不许恶意占了上风！
△3H.VI.2.5.9: “Sometimes the flood pre-vails. and then the wind: / Now one the better,then another best:”有时潮水获胜，然后又是狂风获胜：时而这一边占了优势，时而另一边比它更强。
△3H.VI.5.1.78:“Withwhom an upright zeal to right prevails / More thanthe nature of a brother's love.”在他，对于正义事业的正直热忱战胜了兄弟之爱的天生感情。
△H.VIII.5.1.144 (143):“They shall no more prevail than we give way to.”只要我不允许，他们绝不会得逞。
4. ❶urge恳求。
❷avail,have effect起作用，有效。
△1H.VI.3.1.67:“I would prevail. if prayers mightprevail,/ To join your heart in love and amity.”我愿恳求你们二人真心友好和睦，如果我这请求有效的话。
Phrases:
prevail against: be victorious over战胜。
△2H.VI.1 3.220 (214):“The spite of man prevaileth against me.O Lord,have mercy upon me!”这是别人恶意害我呀，啊，主啊，怜悯我吧！
prevail on (upon): ❶have effect upon,influence,operate on effectually对…起着作用，影响，对…产生了有效作用。
△R.III.3.4.60 (61):“and that have prevailed /Upon my body with their hellish charms?”并且已经用他们那恶魔般的符咒影响了我的身体。
❷overcome制伏。
△R.III.1.1.130: “For they that were your enemiesare his,/And have prevailed as much on him as you.”因为那些与你为敌的人也是他的敌人，他们压倒了你、也压倒了他。
prevail with: have effect with,win,gain the favourof. gain the assent of对…有了影响，说服，博得…的喜爱，得到…的赞成。
△R.III.1.3.191(190):“Did York's dread curse prevail so much with heaven / That Henry'sdeath. my lovely Edward's death,/ Their kingdom'sloss,my woeful banishment,/ Should all but answerfor that peevish brat?”难道约克的可怕的诅咒竟然说服了上天，而亨利的死，我那可爱的爱德华的死，他们的王国的丧失，还有我的悲哀的放逐，全都不过是为那个傻小子作抵偿吗？
△1H.VI.2.5.98: “Thy grave admonishments prevail withme.”你的严重警告我也同意。

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