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prevent

音標[pri'vent] 讀音

漢語翻譯


vt. 預防, 防止, 阻止, 妨礙
vi. 預防, 防止, 阻止, 妨礙
【經】 避免

詞型變化:

動詞過去式:prevented 過去分詞:prevented 現在分詞:preventing 第三人稱單數:prevents 形容詞:preventable 名詞:preventability 

詞意辨析:

block, bar, hinder, obstruct, prevent, hamper
這些動詞均含有“阻止、阻塞”之意。
block: 語氣強烈,指有效堵住了通道,使人或物無法通過。
bar: 含義與block很接近,指阻塞通道或禁止出入,但有暗示不用障礙物的阻止或禁止。
hinder: 語氣較輕,多指阻礙、拖延人或事,強調使進展速度緩慢下來。
obstruct: 正式用詞,語氣強,多指以干擾或設定障礙的方式阻礙交通,使不能自由暢通。
prevent: 含義廣泛,指採取預防措施或設定障礙去阻止某人或某事。
hamper: 側重因受到約束或阻礙而造成的行動困難。

英文解釋:

動詞 prevent:

  1. keep from happening or arising; make impossible
    同義詞:forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
  2. prevent from doing something or being in a certain state
    同義詞:keep

例句:

  1. The government tried to prevent the diminution of resources.
    政府試圖阻止資源的減少
  2. Props were used to prevent the roof collapsing.
    用了一些支柱以防止屋頂塌落。
  3. The car came to a halt just in time to prevent an accident.
    汽車及時停下,避免了一場車禍。
  4. The policy is designed to prevent the predominance of one group over another.
    該政策旨在防止一些人壓制另一些人。
  5. They painted a coat of paint to prevent the oxidation of the ship by seawater.
    他們刷了一層油漆以防止船隻被海水氧化。
  6. Strove to prevent our courage from turning into bravado.
    努力預防我們的勇氣變成一種虛張聲勢
  7. These regulations are intended to prevent accidents.
    這些規章制度旨在防止事故發生。
  8. What can we do to prevent the disease spreading?
    我們能做什麼來防止這種疾病蔓延呢?

詳細解釋:


pre.vent

v.(動詞)
pre.vent.ed,pre.vent.ing,pre.vents
v.tr.(及物動詞)
To keep from happening:
預防:使防止發生:
例句:
took steps to prevent the strike.
採取步驟避免罷工

To keep (someone) from doing something; impede:
阻礙:使(某人)不做某事;阻撓
例句:
prevented us from winning.
阻撓我們獲勝

Archaic To anticipate or counter in advance.
古語 預先應付:事先預料或遇到
Archaic To come before; precede.
【古語】 在…之前:在…之前來;先於
v.intr.(不及物動詞)
To present an obstacle:
阻撓,阻止:呈現出阻礙:
例句:
There will be a picnic if nothing prevents.
如果沒有特別的情況,我們將舉行野餐

來源:
Middle English preventen [to anticipate]
中古英文 preventen [預料,預期]
from Latin praevenore praevent-
源自 拉丁語 praevenore praevent-
prae- [pre-]
prae- [前綴,在…之前]
venore [to come] * see g w3-
venore [來] *參見 g w3-

【引伸】
prevent.abil.ity 或
prevent.ibil.ity
n.(名詞)
prevent.able 或
prevent.ible
adj.(形容詞)
prevent.er
n.(名詞)
<參考辭彙><同義詞>prevent,preclude,avert,obviate,forestallThese verbs mean to stop or hinder something from happening, especially by advance planning or action.
這些動詞是指停止或阻撓某事的發生,尤指以預先的計畫或行動來阻撓
Prevent implies anticipatory counteraction:
Prevent 指預先阻止:
例句:
.The surest way to prevent war is not to fear it. (John Randolph).Topreclude is to exclude the possibility of the occurrence of an event or action:
.阻止戰爭最有把握的方法是不要害怕. (約翰·倫道夫)。Preclude 指排除某事或行為發生的可能性:

例句:
.a tranquillity which . . . his wife`s presence would have precluded. (John Henry Newman).Toavert is to ward off something about to happen:
.他妻子的出現使寧靜成為不可能. (約翰·亨利·紐曼)。Avert 是指阻止將要發生的事情:

例句:
Only quick thinking on the pilot`s part averted a disastrous accident.
只有這位飛行員的機智才能阻止這樣可怕事件的發生。

Obviate implies that something,such as a difficulty, has been anticipated and disposed of effectively:
Obviate 暗指某物,如困難已經被預料到且被有效地排除掉:
例句:
.the objections . . . having . . . been obviated in the preceding chapter. (Joseph Butler).
.反對意見…已經…在前一段時間被排除了. (約瑟夫·巴特勒)。

Forestall usually suggests anticipatory measures taken to counteract, neutralize, or nullify the effects of something:
Forestall 通常指預先採取措施來消除,中和或抵消某事的後果:
例句:
We installed an alarm system to forestall break-ins.
我們安裝了一套警報系統來預防小偷的闖入


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