1. to ask or persuade (someone) to do something They prevailed on/upon me to play a few tunes on the piano.
prevail upon 片语
片语
convince说服;使确信,使信服
satisfy满足;说服,使相信;使满意,使高兴
argue争论,辩论;提出理由
prevail upon 例句
英汉例句
try as i would , i cannot prevail upon him to follow my advice.
不管想什么办法,我都不能劝说他按我的意见行事。
we hope to prevail upon her to attend the concert .
我们希望劝动她来听音乐会…
you're going to prevail upon this miserable family to find you a new situation.
你试图离开这饱经罹难的家庭,寻找一个新的环境。
paragraph9: the dictionary, together with his other writing, made johnson famous and so well esteemed that his friends were able to prevail upon king george iii to offer him a pension.