prevent
prevent
英[prɪˈvent]美[prɪˈvent]
v.阻碍，预防；
第三人称单数：prevents;
过去式：prevented;
过去分词：prevented;
现在分词：preventing;
形容词：preventable;
例句
My only idea was to prevent the woman from speaking.我唯一的想法就是不让那女人讲话。
All these measures were calculated to prevent water-logging by rainstorm or mountain torrents.这些措施都是为了预防暴雨或山洪造成的涝灾。
The windows are boarded up to prevent the thieves from breaking in.用木板封好窗户, 防止盗贼进入。
The test questions are kept secret so as to prevent cheating.考试题保密以防作弊。
I’m trying to prevent the reversion of my garden to nature.我正在试图防止我的花园返回一片荒芜的自然状态。
Patrick lifted the gate to prevent it scraping along the ground.帕特里克把门抬起来免得刮着地面。
The wood is treated with preservative to prevent decay.这块木头用防腐剂处理过以防止腐烂。
Always keep food covered to prevent contamination by flies.时常把食物盖着以防苍蝇污染。
Some shopkeepers closed early to prevent the wholesale destruction of their property by the hooligans.有些店主为了防止流氓大肆破坏他们的财产而早早关门。
to prevent a mishap防止灾祸
英语六级真题
In time it should help restrain costs by eliminating redundant tests, preventing drug interactions, and helping doctors find the best treatments.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文Conversion of paper to electronic medical records will help eliminate redundant tests and prevent drug interactions.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文A new study has failed to find any conclusive evidence that lifestyle changes can prevent cognitive decline in older adults.
出自-2016年6月听力原文Overall, stress-related health problems account for up to 90% of hospital visits, many of them preventable.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文But even when employees are given paid time off, workplace norms and expectations that pressure them to overwork often prevent them from taking it.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文prevent students from accumulating knowledge
出自-2013年6月阅读原文A shattering loss of confidence inspires behavior that overwhelms the normal self-correcting mechanisms that usually prevent a recession from becoming deep and prolonged: a depression
出自-2013年6月阅读原文Scholars will debate which interventions this time - the Federal Reserve's support of a failing credit system, guarantees of bank debt, Obama's ''stimulus" plan and bank "stress test" - counted most in preventing a recurrence.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文They prevent job losses in a way.
出自-2012年12月阅读原文What has prevented the passing of work-family balance laws in the United States?
出自-2010年6月阅读原文The 1976 copy right act has not prevented these abuses fully, but it has clarified the legal rights of the injured parties and given them an avenue for remedy.
出自-2014年6月听力原文Indians likewise had the traditional life taken from them by white settlers who often encourage them to consume alcohol to prevent them from fighting back.
出自-2013年6月听力原文Many cancer cases could be prevented.
出自-2010年12月听力原文The WCRF has estimated that 19,000 cancers a year in Britain could be prevented if people lost their excess weight with growing evidence that excess body fat increases the risk of various cancers
出自-2010年12月听力原文But even when employees are given paid time off, workplace norms and expectations that pressure them to overwork often prevent them from taking it.
2016年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section BFor years, nutritionists have recommended that pasta be kept to a minimum, to cut calories, prevent fat build-up and stop blood sugar shooting up.
2019年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section AIf Apple is forced to open up an iPhone for an American law enforcement investigation, what is to prevent it from doing so for a request from the Russians or the Iranians?
2017年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section BOgbeh says experts are investigating how to control the pests damage and prevent its spread, which has gone largely unchecked until now.
2017年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section AOriginally from South America, the snails were accidentally introduced into the Ebro Delta by Global Aquatic Technologies, a company that raised the snails for fresh-water aquariums, but failed to prevent their escape.
2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section CThe expert review also found insufficient evidence to recommend any drugs or dietary supplements that could prevent or slow cognitive decline.
2016年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section CTo prevent that event from becoming a catastrophe, first responders will join members of the public in rehearsals that involve communication, evacuation, search and rescue, and other scenarios.
2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section CWhile it may be impossible to prevent kids from drinking tap water that may contain trace amounts of chemicals, keeping kids away from lawns recently sprayed with chemicals and freshly dry-cleaned clothes can't hurt.
2015年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
VERB
防止；预防；阻止
To prevent something means to ensure that it does not happen.
例句
These methods prevent pregnancy...这些方法能防止怀孕。Further treatment will prevent cancer from developing...进一步的治疗将阻止癌症恶化。VERB
阻止；制止；阻碍
To prevent someone from doing something means to make it impossible for them to do it.
例句
He said this would prevent companies from creating new jobs...他说这将使公司无法创造新的工作机会。Its nationals may be prevented from leaving the country...其国民可能会被禁止出境。英汉词典释义
vt.
预防
Vitamin C is supposed to prevent colds.维生素C可以预防感冒。阻碍；阻挠
阻止；阻挡(from)
The rain prevented us from playing football.雨使我们不能踢足球了。【**】引领
God prevents us.上帝引领我们。vt. & vi.
阻止;防止
We shall come tomorrow if nothing prevents.如没有什么阻碍的话, 我们明天来。Nobody can prevent our getting married.谁也阻止不了我们结婚。英英词典释义
Verb
1. keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing;
"My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"2. prevent from doing something or being in a certain state;
"We must prevent the cancer from spreading""His snoring kept me from falling asleep""Keep the child from eating the marbles"行业词典
计算机： 预防；
