prevented
past simple and past participle ofprevent
| 单词 | prevented |
| 释义 | prevented past simple and past participle ofprevent prevent verb[T] uk/prɪˈvent/us/prɪˈvent/B1 tostopsomething fromhappeningor someone from doing something: Labelyoursuitcasesto preventconfusion. [+ -ing verb]Hisdisabilityprevents him(from)driving. to prevent something from happening
Preventing and impeding
Examplesofpreventedprevented In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. An inefficient tax system could thus have survived if political rigiditiespreventeda ruler from changing it. From theCambridge English Corpus An intending swimmer ispreventedfrom entering the sea, because (it is reasonable to suppose) this person does not realize that the tides are dangerous. From theCambridge English Corpus Different perceptions of land claims and differing patterns of land usepreventedthe possibility of mutual accommodation. From theCambridge English Corpus This is very likely to be a causal influence, because the subsequent delays arepreventedby better feeding. From theCambridge English Corpus The intervention delayed orpreventedrehospitalization of patients during the first six weeks after discharge. From theCambridge English Corpus The onset of diabetes can be delayed, if notprevented, by lifestyle and drug management. From theCambridge English Corpus Unreceptive females either flew away orpreventedmating by a series of aggressive movements. From theCambridge English Corpus So long as judgespreventedthe legislature from encroaching too much on private rights in the name of the public, the process had worked splendidly. From theCambridge English Corpus However, in the change blindness experiments, conditions were arranged such that the transient that would normally occur waspreventedfrom playing its attention-grabbing role. From theCambridge English Corpus Lack of appreciation and support for research by managers and lack of structures to facilitate research within the organizationpreventedresearch capacity being developed. From theCambridge English Corpus This gap between the elite and the massespreventedthe evolution of a code of ethics and a social contract to resolve divisive issues. From theCambridge English Corpus Although participating staff believed that the project hadpreventedhospital admissions, it would require a comparative study to adequately assess its impact. From theCambridge English Corpus Doubts over its constitutional validity, along with the transition to democratic rule,preventedits immediate approval. From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, the federal executive waspreventedfrom securing favourable political conditions in several key states before the election took place. From theCambridge English Corpus As expected, larger proportions of men with higher educational levels tended to feel that pregnancy could beprevented. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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