/prɪˈvent ||; prɪˈvɛnt/verb
[T] prevent sb/sth (from) (doing sth) to stop sth happening or to stop sb doing sth 防止;预防;阻止;制止:
This accident could have been prevented.这起事故本来是可以防止的。Her parents tried to prevent her from going to live with her boyfriend.她的父母设法阻止她与男朋友同居。☞ Prevent is more formal than stop. 与stop相比,prevent多用于正式场合。
➔preventionnoun [U]: accident/crime prevention预防事故╱犯罪
prevent/prIˋvɛnt; prIˈvent/v [T] to stop something from happening, or stop someone from doing something 预防﹐防止﹔阻止: an accident that could have been prevented 本可以防止的事故prevent sb from doing sth A knee injury prevented him from playing. 膝伤使他无法参加比赛。We were prevented from entering the building. 我们被阻止进入大楼。 —preventable adj : preventable diseases 可预防的疾病
preventpreventpreventspreventedpreventingverb (prevents, preventing, prevented)to stop somebody from doing something; to stop something happening: Her parents want to prevent her from getting married. It is easier to prevent disease than to cure it.