英语释义

1. to keep from happening or existing
steps to prevent war

2. to hold or keep back hinder, stop —often used with from

3. to deprive of power or hope of acting or succeeding

4. to be in readiness for (something, such as an occasion)

5. to meet or satisfy in advance

6. to act ahead of

7. to go or arrive before

8. to interpose an obstacle

9. to stop (something) from happening or existing

10. to make (someone or something) not do something to stop (someone or something) from doing something

11. to keep from happening
Helmets help to prevent injuries.

12. to hold or keep back
Bad weather prevented us from leaving.

片语

prevent and control pollution防治污染；预防和控制污染

preventing osteoporosis预防骨质疏松

preventing experiments防治试验

preventing manipulation防止操纵

preventing measures预防

preventing reactor阻波器

Preventing effect预防作用

Mold preventing防止模具

Preventing Costs预防成本

prevent from阻止，制止；妨碍

英汉例句

• Our studies help us to understand the makeup of the mosquitoes that transmit malaria, so that we can find new ways of preventing them from infecting people.

  我们的研究帮助我们明白了传播疟疾的蚊子的构成，所以我们可以找到新的阻止它们感染人群的方法。

• But if best practices have been followed in preventing regularly changing data from being inside the root volume group, this option can provide ample time for testing and deployment.

  但是，如果在防止将经常修改的数据放入根卷组内部时采取最佳实践，那么这种方法就可以提供充足的时间进行测试和部署。

• The tsunami was not preventable, but preventing unnecessary deaths and suffering is.

  海啸是不可预防的，但我们可以预防不必要的死亡和痛苦。

• This will involve improving access to nutritious food, to micronutrient supplementation and in many places to preventing infections as well.

  这将包括改善营养食品和微量营养素补充品的获得，在许多地方还包括预防感染。

• Many cited deaths of loved ones from heart disease or stroke as factors that led them to look into the diet as a means of preventing or reversing the effects of degenerative diseases.

  许多人列举死亡于心脏病或中风的亲人为导致他们深入了解这种饮食的因素，这种饮食可以作为一个预防或逆转退化性疾病带来的影响的方法。

• By deleting the enzyme-producing gene, the scientists believe that they caused the female mice to be exposed to extra oestrogen, by preventing their brains from filtering out the hormone.

  通过敲除这种能够产生酶的基因，科学家认为他们可以通过阻止雌性老鼠大脑过滤掉激素，使雌性老鼠受到额外的雌激素的影响。

• The force is so powerful that swirls develop inside the trap, further preventing prey from escaping after the trap door quickly shuts.

  这种力量是如此的强大，以至于在陷阱阀门里形成了漩涡，诱捕阀门关闭后，进一步阻止猎物出逃。

• As is so aptly stated in documentation before this Committee, the emotional appeal of preventing maternal and child mortality is high, but it is not always matched by equally high commitment.

  如本委员会面前文件中所恰当指出的，要求防止孕产妇和儿童死亡的呼声很高、很恳切，但却不总能得到与之相当的承诺的呼应。

• Protecting livestock against diseases and preventing their spread is one of the keys to fighting hunger, malnutrition and poverty.

  保护牲畜免受疾病影响，防止疾病蔓延，是战胜饑饿、营养不良和贫困的关键之一。

• One way of preventing conflicts is to avoid them.

  一种防止沖突的方法是避免它们。

• On the other hand, when we construct autonomous robots, I bet we give up some of their potential adaptability in exchange for preventing them from going off on their own beyond our full control.

  另一方面，当我们制造自治的机器人时，我敢打赌，为了防止它们自作主张地脱离我们的完全控制，我们放弃了它们一些潜在的可适应能力。

• This system provides the most security since all traffic is treated suspect and not allowed to enter the LAN, preventing the propagation of threats.

  系统提供了最大的安全性，因为所有的流量都属于怀疑对象，不被允许进入局域网，防止了威胁的蔓延。

• This oil is also excellent for the cold weather, preventing dryness by providing moisture and essential nutrients.

  这种油在寒冷的季节用也很好，它能提供水分和必需的营养素预防干燥。

• The problem is one of recurrent emergencies, and so the international community has to invest more in preventing the spread of these diseases at their animal source.

  她说：「这一问题是重复出现的紧急问题之一，因此国际社会必须要更多地投资于预防这些动物源传染病的传播。」

• It was ridiculous, as was the other responsibility of preventing attempted escapes under the cover of the fires.

  这很荒谬，就像其它在大火的掩护下企图阻止逃跑的责任一样荒谬。

• Another, less decorative solution for preventing evaporation is to top the planters with mulch or simply cover them with a lid.

  另一种不那么美观的防止水分蒸发的方法是在花盆上部铺上互根，或者就用个盖子盖上。

• What is preventing you from having your desires?

  是什么阻止你实现自己的渴望呢？

• At present, the only method of controlling or preventing dengue virus transmission is to combat the vector mosquitoes.

  当前，控制或预防登革热病毒传播的惟一方法是与蚊虫媒介作斗争。

• Although pharmacologic treatment may stabilize a child at risk for bipolar disorder, no single drug has proved effective in preventing or delaying the severity of the disorder once it develops.

  虽然药物治疗能稳定儿童罹患双相的风险，但是一旦起病，没有一种药物已经证明对预防或延迟疾病发作的严重性有效。

• The time to start preventing the next crisis is now.

  现在就是开始预防下一次危机的时候。

• 「Prevention is at the heart of food safety, preventing an incident before it occurs, 」 said Bailey.

  她说：「食品安全的核心是预防，预防工作落实到位就可以防止事故发生。」

• Coffee also contains trigonelline, an antibacterial compound that not only gives it a wonderful aroma but may be a factor in preventing dental caries.

  咖啡还含有葫芦巴堿，一种抗菌的化合物，它不仅提供良好的香气，而且可能是预防龋齿的一个因素。

• Just as violence has many causes, there is no single means of preventing it.

  正如暴力具有多种原因一样，预防暴力的手段并不是单一的。

• WHO therefore recommends, for certain avian influenza viruses, a series of protective measures aimed at preventing human infections in persons at high risk of exposure.

  因此，世卫组织针对某些禽流感病毒，建议采取一系列保护性措施，旨在预防在高危人群中出现人类感染。

• In Listing 8 you avoid the closure itself by adding another function, thereby preventing the leak.

  清单8则通过添加另一个函数来避免闭包本身，进而阻止了泄漏。

相似词

avert避免，防止；转移

forestall先发制人，预先阻止；垄断，屯积；领先；占先一步

head off阻止；转移方向

help帮助；有用；招待

obviate排除；避免；消除

preclude排除；妨碍；阻止

stave off避开；延缓