prevented

英 [prɪˈventɪd]

美 [prɪˈventɪd]

v.  阻止; 阻碍; 阻挠
prevent的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 防止；预防；阻止
  Topreventsomething means to ensure that it does not happen.
  1. These methods prevent pregnancy...
     这些方法能防止怀孕。
  2. Further treatment will prevent cancer from developing...
     进一步的治疗将阻止癌症恶化。
  3. We recognized the possibility and took steps to prevent it happening.
     我们认识到了这种可能性，并且采取了一些预防措施。
• VERB 阻止；制止；阻碍
  Topreventsomeonefromdoing something means to make it impossible for them to do it.
  1. He said this would prevent companies from creating new jobs...
     他说这将使公司无法创造新的工作机会。
  2. Its nationals may be prevented from leaving the country...
     其国民可能会被禁止出境。
  3. The police have been trying to prevent them carrying weapons.
     警方一直都设法阻止他们携带武器。

双语例句

• Some of the diseases of middle age may be prevented by improving nutrition.
  中年时期的一些疾病可以通过改善营养的方式来预防。
• The guardian said the financial settlements in Britain were accompanied by clauses that prevented the people receiving the money from speaking about the cases.
  卫报说此次经济赔偿和解的附带条件是获赔者不得再谈此案。
• They prevented the flood from breaking over the dam.
  他们堵住了洪水，没让它淹过堤坝。
• It was really the British who, by digging their heels in, prevented any last-minute deal.
  实际上是因为英国人拒不让步，才使得最后一刻达成协议的希望落空了。
• This partly opens the choke so that an overrich mixture is prevented.
  这种阻风门的部分开启可以防止混合气过浓。
• If not recognized and treated, glaucoma may cause blindness that could have been prevented in most patients.
  多数青光眼病人是可以治疗的，但是，如果没有及时识别和治疗，青光眼也可以致盲。
• Their religious convictions prevented them from taking up arms.
  由于宗教信仰的原因，他们不会拿起武器进行反抗。
• The rioters were prevented from venting their anger on the police.
  闹事者向警察发泄怒气的企图没有得逞。
• A defect of vision prevented him from focusing accurately.
  视力缺陷使他无法准确聚焦。
• He was a talented man, but his dislike of hard work prevented him getting anywhere in the business world.
  他很有才能，但是他不喜欢努力工作，这使他在企业界里毫无成就。