英语词汇“prevent”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

The verb prevent means "to keep something from happening," like when you use a complicated password to prevent hackers from accessing your account.

Prevent comes from the Latin word praeventus, meaning "to act in anticipation of," like when you shovel the icy, snow-covered sidewalk to prevent people from falling. Prevent can also mean "to make impossible," like when a school locks the doors during a dance to prevent kids from leaving without their parents knowing.

WORD FAMILY

prevent: preventable, preventative, prevented, preventing, prevention, preventive, prevents+/preventable: unpreventable/preventative: preventatives/prevention: preventions/preventive: preventively, preventives

USAGE EXAMPLES

Tell him you were upset your children were prevented from meeting their cousin and ask him to forgive you for your pettiness.

Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016)

Eventually, it plans to change the design of the pressure vessels to prevent buckling.

Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017)

They presented a somber vision of the turtles’ potential extinction and discussed ways to prevent that.

New York Times(Jan 02, 2017)

1v keep from happening or arising; make impossible

Syn|Hypo

forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude

make unnecessary, save

make unnecessary an expenditure or effort

avert, avoid, debar, deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, obviate, stave off, ward off

prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

block, blockade, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymie, stymy

hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart

hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

block, halt, kibosh, stop

stop from happening or developing

stonewall

obstruct or hinder any discussion

disappoint, let down

fail to meet the hopes or expectations of

embargo

prevent commerce

filibuster

obstruct deliberately by delaying

check

block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey

hang

prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury

bottleneck

slow down or impede by creating an obstruction

dash

destroy or break

short-circuit

hamper the progress of; impede

ruin

destroy or cause to fail

stay

stop a judicial process

2v stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state

We must prevent the cancer from spreading

Syn|Ant|Hypo

keep
keep

hold and prevent from leaving

allow, let, permit

make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

defend

be on the defensive; act against an attack

exclude, keep out, shut, shut out

prevent from entering; shut out

hold

keep from departing

keep away

prevent from coming close

blank

keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning

hinder, impede

be a hindrance or obstacle to

rain out, wash out

prevent or interrupt due to rain

curse, excommunicate, unchurch

exclude from a church or a religious community

bulwark

defend with a bulwark

protect

shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage

ward off

avert, turn away, or repel

arrest, check, contain, hold back, stop, turn back

hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude

block passage through

lock out

prevent employees from working during a strike

inhibit

limit, block, or decrease the action or function of

interfere

come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle

set back

slow down the progress of; hinder

hobble

hamper the action or progress of

stunt

check the growth or development of

ostracise, ostracize

avoid speaking to or dealing with

单词	prevent
释义	prevent (once / 52 pages) v The verb prevent means "to keep something from happening," like when you use a complicated password to prevent hackers from accessing your account. Prevent comes from the Latin word praeventus, meaning "to act in anticipation of," like when you shovel the icy, snow-covered sidewalk to prevent people from falling. Prevent can also mean "to make impossible," like when a school locks the doors during a dance to prevent kids from leaving without their parents knowing. WORD FAMILY prevent: preventable, preventative, prevented, preventing, prevention, preventive, prevents+/preventable: unpreventable/preventative: preventatives/prevention: preventions/preventive: preventively, preventives USAGE EXAMPLES Tell him you were upset your children were prevented from meeting their cousin and ask him to forgive you for your pettiness. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) Eventually, it plans to change the design of the pressure vessels to prevent buckling. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) They presented a somber vision of the turtles’ potential extinction and discussed ways to prevent that. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1v keep from happening or arising; make impossible Syn\|Hypo forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude make unnecessary, save make unnecessary an expenditure or effort avert, avoid, debar, deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, obviate, stave off, ward off prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening block, blockade, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymie, stymy hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of block, halt, kibosh, stop stop from happening or developing stonewall obstruct or hinder any discussion disappoint, let down fail to meet the hopes or expectations of embargo prevent commerce filibuster obstruct deliberately by delaying check block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey hang prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury bottleneck slow down or impede by creating an obstruction dash destroy or break short-circuit hamper the progress of; impede ruin destroy or cause to fail stay stop a judicial process 2v stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state We must prevent the cancer from spreading Syn\|Ant\|Hypo keep keep hold and prevent from leaving allow, let, permit make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen defend be on the defensive; act against an attack exclude, keep out, shut, shut out prevent from entering; shut out hold keep from departing keep away prevent from coming close blank keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning hinder, impede be a hindrance or obstacle to rain out, wash out prevent or interrupt due to rain curse, excommunicate, unchurch exclude from a church or a religious community bulwark defend with a bulwark protect shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage ward off avert, turn away, or repel arrest, check, contain, hold back, stop, turn back hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude block passage through lock out prevent employees from working during a strike inhibit limit, block, or decrease the action or function of interfere come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle set back slow down the progress of; hinder hobble hamper the action or progress of stunt check the growth or development of ostracise, ostracize avoid speaking to or dealing with
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