pre·vent
verb OPAL WOPAL S
/prɪˈvent/
/prɪˈvent/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they prevent | /prɪˈvent/ /prɪˈvent/ |
| he / she / it prevents | /prɪˈvents/ /prɪˈvents/ |
| past simple prevented | /prɪˈventɪd/ /prɪˈventɪd/ |
| past participle prevented | /prɪˈventɪd/ /prɪˈventɪd/ |
| -ing form preventing | /prɪˈventɪŋ/ /prɪˈventɪŋ/ |
- to stop somebody from doing something; to stop something from happening
阻止；阻碍；阻挠 - prevent something/somebody The accident could have been prevented.
这次事故本来是可以预防的。 - Maddie would have joined the army if an injury had not prevented her.
要不是受伤的话，玛迪本来会参军的。 - The government took steps to prevent a scandal.
政府采取措施防止丑闻发生。 - prevent somebody/something from doing something He is prevented by law from holding a licence.
法律不准他持有执照。 - Nothing would prevent him from speaking out against injustice.
什么都不能阻止他鸣不平。 - prevent somebody/something doing something (British English) Nothing would prevent him speaking out against injustice.
什么也阻挡不了他为不平之事鸣冤叫屈。
Extra Examples- A good sunscreen will help prevent sunburn.
好的防晒霜有助于防止皮肤晒伤。 - These strategies are aimed at preventing crime.
这些部署目的在于防止犯罪。 - Action must be swift in order to prevent further damage.
必须迅速采取行动以避免更大的损失。 - The drug inhibits the replication of cancer cells, thereby preventing their spread.
这种药可抑制癌细胞的复制，从而防止其扩散 。 - Better intelligence could have possibly prevented the attack.
如果情报更灵通些，这次攻击本来有可能避免。 - The whole affair is an outrage and the authorities have done nothing to prevent it.
整个事件骇人听闻，而当局并没有采取任何措施制止。 - a study to determine whether the brace can reliably prevent knee injuries
一项旨在确定护膝是否能有效防止膝盖受伤的研究 - No one can prevent you from attending this meeting.
没人能阻止你参加这次会议。 - There's nothing to prevent these guys from copying our idea.
没有任何办法阻止这些家伙抄袭我们的想法。 - They took action to prevent the disease from spreading.
他们采取行动以防止疾病蔓延。 - These barriers completely prevent new companies from entering the market.
这些障碍使新公司彻底无法进入市场。 - This new legislation effectively prevents us from trading.
这项新立法有效阻止了我们的买卖。 - There was nothing to prevent him setting up in business on the premises.
没有什么能阻止他在这片房产上开设公司。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- effectively
- reliably
- successfully
- …
- be able to
- be unable to
- can
- …
- from
- aimed at preventing something
- action to prevent something
- measures to prevent something
- …
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘act in anticipation of’): from Latin praevent- ‘preceded, hindered’, from the verb praevenire, from prae ‘before’ + venire ‘come’. - prevent something/somebody The accident could have been prevented.