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单词 prevent
释义
prevent
verb[T]
uk
/prɪˈvent/us
/prɪˈvent/
B1
tostopsomething fromhappeningor someone from doing something:
阻止，妨碍；预防
Labelyoursuitcasesto preventconfusion.在你的手提箱上贴上标签以防弄混。
[+ -ing verb]Hisdisabilityprevents him(from)driving.他有残疾，不能开车。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to prevent something from happening
  • preventVaccination will prevent the spread of the disease.
  • avoidLabel the boxes to avoid confusion.
  • stopThis should stop any further trouble.
  • avertWe had to act quickly to avert disaster.
  • prohibitBehavioural problems in the classroom prohibit learning.
  • checkChildren are being vaccinated in an attempt to check the spread of the disease.
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More examples
  • Thepoliceseemto bepowerlessto prevent theseattacks.
  • She would go over theaccidentagain and again in hermind,wishingthat she couldsomehowhave prevented it.
  • Ablockin thepipewas preventing thewaterfrom coming through.
  • Fiercewindsprevented theracefrom takingplace.
  • Thelawhas done little to preventracialdiscriminationandinequality.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Preventing and impeding
  • anti-jamming
  • avert
  • avoid
  • avoidable
  • bar
  • be a drag onsomeone/somethingidiom
  • bottleneck
  • derail
  • fireproof
  • hamper
  • hang
  • havesomeone/somethinghanging roundyourneckidiom
  • head off
  • hinder
  • prejudice
  • preventable
  • prevention
  • prevention is better than cureidiom
  • preventive
  • scuttle
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(Definition ofpreventfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

prevent| American Dictionary

prevent
verb[T]
us
/prɪˈvent/
tostopsomething fromhappeningor someone from doing something:
Thepolicetriedto prevent him fromleaving.
Can thistypeofaccidentbe prevented?

preventable

adjectiveus
/prɪˈven·tə·bəl/
Fortunately, thesufferingcausedbyulcersisentirelypreventable.

prevention

noun[U]us
/prɪˈven·ʃən/
crimeprevention
(Definition ofpreventfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprevent

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Note that this phenomenon has a purely inertial character; viscous forces cannotpreventit, although these forces guarantee the space regularity of the solution.
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Pragmatic randomized trial of antenatal intervention topreventpostnatal depression by reducing psychosocial risk factors.
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An inefficient tax system could thus have survived if political rigidities prevented a ruler from changing it.
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Ximelagatran acts by binding directly to free and clot-bound thrombin, thereby preventing the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin, the primary component of blood clots (28).
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He found that serious injury was rare following an incident as either intervention or luck tended topreventsignificant harm in the majority of cases.
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Do school-based social skills training programspreventalcohol use among young people?
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An average of five word graphs is visible on the vertical screen topreventdisplaying too much information.
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Unfortunately, the logarithm prevents every useful factorization of such an average and makes this method impracticable.
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This simple mechanism prevents the optimizer from trying to run through walls.
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The effect of downregulating the signalling pathways is to push deterioration back in time, not topreventit.
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This research did notpreventany human beings coming into existence who would otherwise have come into existence.
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An intending swimmer is prevented from entering the sea, because (it is reasonable to suppose) this person does not realize that the tides are dangerous.
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Different perceptions of land claims and differing patterns of land use prevented the possibility of mutual accommodation.
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That is uncertainty to such a degree that it prevents a clear-cut decision, but whose resolution will enable a definite decision to be made.
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Here we just recall the basic definitions topreventconfusion.
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