prevent
vt ① keep (sth) from happening or existing 防止;预防:~ this disease spreading 防止这种疾病蔓延/~ accidents 预防事故/A good watch ~s misfortune.[谚]有备无患。/A stumble may ~ a fall.[谚] 绊一脚可防大摔跤。 ② stop or hold back 阻止;阻挡;妨碍:Rain ~ed the match.因雨比赛无法进行。/I'll meet you at six if nothing ~s me.如果没什么事我6点钟来接你。/These trees have helped to ~ the great winds from sweeping through the city.这些树有助于阻挡大风刮过城市。
【注意】 本词的句型是 prevent sb (from) doing sth 或prevent sb's doing sth 阻止某人做某事 ...... (共454字) [阅读本文]>>