"prevail on" 怎么发音
expression
pɹiˈveɪɫ/, /pɹɪˈveɪɫ/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn
pri-VAYL on
pɹɪvˈeɪl/ /ˈɒn
priv-AYL on
释义
To successfully persuade or convince someone to do something they may not want to do at first.
IPA 音标
美式英语
pɹiˈveɪɫ/, /pɹɪˈveɪɫ/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn
英式英语
pɹɪvˈeɪl/ /ˈɒn
简化发音
美式
pri-VAYL on
英式
priv-AYL on
语境中听
She managed to prevail on her friend to join the club.
It was hard to prevail on him to apologize.
They tried to prevail on their parents to let them stay out late.
After a lot of effort, I finally prevailed on him to see a doctor.