英语词汇“prevent”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

单词	prevent
例句	preventprevent /prɪˈvent/ verb ► prevent to do something now so that something will not happen or is not done in the future: To prevent arguments, Mom made us share the candy equally. We wrapped the vase carefully to prevent it from breaking. ► stop to end something that is happening or being done now, or to prevent something: We want to stop teenagers from smoking so that they can become healthy adults. How can we stop this from happening again? ➔ GRAMMAR: Prevent and stop are never followed by “to do something”. Don’t say: We want to prevent/stop kids to smoke. Say: We want to prevent/stop kids from smoking. ► avoid to do something in order to prevent something bad from happening to you: I jumped out of the way to avoid being hit by the falling rocks. ► deter (formal) to stop someone from doing something by making it difficult or unpleasant: The store uses closed-circuit TV cameras to deter people from stealing. ➔ see block1 for words meaning “to prevent someone or something from moving or making progress”
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