prevent
基本释义
- v.阻止,阻碍;防止,预防;设置障碍
词语例句
阻止,阻碍vt.
He said this would prevent companies from creating new jobs.
他说这将阻止各公司创造新的职位。
The team found that exercise reduced the speed of rapid eye movements by about 8%, preventing their ability to capture new visual information.
研究小组发现,运动降低了约8%的快速眼球运动速度,阻碍了他们捕捉新的视觉信息的能力。
His group is pushing for an amendment to Sher's bill that would prevent the export of e-waste.
他的组织正在推动一项对谢尔法案的修正案,该修正案会阻止电子垃圾的出口。
防止,预防vt.
These methods prevent pregnancy.
这些方法预防怀孕。
Two pregnant women who were working with paint requested a transfer to a safer department, because they wanted to prevent damage to their unborn babies.
两名正在油漆车间工作的孕妇要求转到一个更安全的部门,因为她们想防止对她们未出生的婴儿造成伤害。
This diet is one of the most healthful in the world in terms of preventing such illnesses as heart disease and cancer, and increasing life expectancy.
这种饮食是世界上最健康的饮食之一,其可以预防心脏病和癌症等疾病,并提高预期寿命。
- These methods prevent pregnancy.这些方法预防怀孕。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- We are taking steps to prevent pollution.我们正在采取措施防止污染。来自《牛津词典》
- Regular exercise helps prevent weight gain.经常锻炼有助于防止体重增加。来自《牛津词典》
相关短语
- prevent from阻止,制止;妨碍
- prevent and control pollution防治污染;预防和控制污染
- prevent sb. from doing sth.防止某人做某事
- prevent sb./sth. from doing sth.阻止......做某事
- prevent from预防;阻止;防止;防备
- Hard to prevent防不胜防
- Able to prevent拦不住
- prevent and control pollution防治污染;预防和控制污染
- prevent an overheated economy防止经济过热
词语扩展
词义分布
英英释义
- v.keep from happening or arising; make impossible
- v.prevent from doing something or being in a certain state
- v.to make sure that something does not happen
阻止;防止;妨碍;预防- The best way to prevent injury is to wear a seat belt.防止受伤的最好办法是系好安全带。
- The disease can prevent you from walking properly.这种病会妨碍正常行走。
词源
- prevent预防,阻止词根词缀: pre-前,先 + -vent-来 → 到面前来
- prevent预防,防止pre-,在前,早于,预先,-vent,走,词源同advent,venue.比喻用法。