"prevail upon" 怎么发音
expression
pɹiˈveɪɫ/, /pɹɪˈveɪɫ/ /əˈpɑn
pri-VAYL uh-PAHN
pɹɪvˈeɪl/ /əpˈɒn
priv-AYL up-ON
释义
To persuade or convince someone to do something that they might not want to do at first.
IPA 音标
美式英语
pɹiˈveɪɫ/, /pɹɪˈveɪɫ/ /əˈpɑn
英式英语
pɹɪvˈeɪl/ /əpˈɒn
简化发音
美式
pri-VAYL uh-PAHN
英式
priv-AYL up-ON
语境中听
She prevailed upon her friend to join the meeting.
We finally prevailed upon him to apologize.
He prevailed upon his parents to let him travel alone.
It took some effort, but we finally prevailed upon them to stay for dinner.