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单词 prevent
释义 Word family  noun prevention adjective preventable preventive/preventative verb prevent adverb preventively/preventatively  pre·vent /prɪˈvent/ ●●● S2 W1 verb [transitive]  PREVENTto stop something from happening, or stop someone from doing something 阻止,阻挡;预防,防止 The rules are intended to prevent accidents. 这些规定旨在预防事故。prevent somebody/something (from) doing something His back injury may prevent him from playing in tomorrow’s game. 背伤可能让他明天不能参赛。 We were prevented from entering the site. 我们被阻止进入现场。 Wrap small ornaments in paper to prevent them being damaged. 把小饰品用纸包上以免损坏。 —preventable adjective preventable diseases 可以预防的疾病 Every one of these deaths is preventable. 这些死亡事件中,每一宗都是可以预防的。 RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say stop somebody/something (from) doing something rather than prevent somebody/something (from) doing something: 在日常英语中,人们一般说 stop sb/sth (from) doing sth ,而不说 prevent sb/sth (from) doing sthThis barrier is to stop people from coming in without a ticket. 这道栅栏是用来防止无票的人进入。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusprevent• This week's conference had been superfluous since Sunday's vote to prevent amendments to the policy review documents, he said.• There were reports that some people had been prevented from voting in the election.• To prevent injuries you should always stretch before exercising.• It was only police vigilance which prevented more than the four casualties.• It has been rumored around town today that I left to prevent my being nominated as vice president.• A leg injury may prevent Shearer from playing in tomorrow's game.• The obvious talking point after the game was the deliberate knock-down by David Campese, which prevented the ball reaching Rory Underwood.• Many think that to prevent the demolition of useful residential buildings, theatres and cinemas is equally important.• International pressure should be mobilised much earlier, as it can be effective in preventing this practice.• Can anything be done to prevent this?From Longman Business Dictionarypreventpre‧vent /prɪˈvent/ verb [transitive] to stop something happening, or someone doing somethinggovernment regulators working to prevent fraudprevent somebody/something (from) doing somethingThe region’s huge economic problems will prevent it from realizing its potential.→ See Verb tableOrigin prevent (1400-1500) Latin past participle of praevenire “to come before”pre·vent verb →REGISTER1ChineseSyllable  or happening, Corpus Business to stop stop something from
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