prevent
verbto 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防止的。 Maddie would have joined the army if an injury had not prevented her. 如果不是因为受伤，玛蒂早就参军了。 The government took steps to prevent a scandal. 政府采取措施防止丑闻。 - 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. 没有什么能阻止他公开反对不公正。
Extra ExamplesA 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
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- be able to
- be unable to
- can
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- from
- aimed at preventing something
- action to prevent something
- measures to prevent something
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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