prevail
单词辨析：
指在比赛、竞赛、选举、战争等中击败对手，成为胜利者。
win a battle/game/medal
赢得战斗/比赛/奖牌
They are sure to win this basketball match.
他们肯定能打赢这场篮球赛。
That invention won him a medal.
那项发明为他赢得了一枚奖章。
Last year we won another rich harvest.
去年我们又获得了大丰收。
含义广泛，既可指凭借武力或精神、道德方面的力量使对方屈服，又可指在排除阻力、障碍后取得胜利，强调不仅击败对方，而且还使对方臣服。
The Spanish conquered the New World in the sixteenth century.
西班牙人于16世纪征服了新大陆。
When will scientists conquer the stars?
科学家什么时候能征服恒星呢?
Human beings are learning to conquer all kinds of natural disasters.
人类正在学会征服各种自然灾害。
既可指在战斗、竞赛等中战胜对手，又可指在工作、学习等方面克服困难，也可指控制感情，克服某种不良心理。
Government troops have finally overcome the rebel forces.
政府军最终制服了反叛武装。
The learner of a second language has many obstacles to overcom
第二语言学习者有许多障碍要克服
She struggled to overcome her shyness.
她努力克服自己的羞怯。
指某人、某种观点或原则通过斗争、争辩等而获胜，常后接介词 over。
Justice will prevail.
正义终将获胜。
It was an argument in which neither side could prevail over the other.
在这个问题上，谁也不能使对方折服。
The host team eventually prevailed over the Italian team 86-75.
主队最终以86比75击败了意大利队。
相关例句：
Justice will prevail over injustice.
正义一定会战胜非正义。
Virtue will prevail against evil.
美德定将战胜邪恶。
Political and personal ambitions are starting to prevail over economic interests.
政治抱负和个人野心开始压倒经济利益。
It's not a place where strong sentiments and values prevail.
这不是一个强烈情感和价值观占上风的世界。
The way does not prevail under heaven ( or in the empire). or bad government prevails.
天下无道。
This is a time when common sense, compromise and partnership should prevail.
这是一个常识、妥协与合作应当占上风的时刻。