prevents

英 [prɪˈvents]

美 [prɪˈvents]

v.  阻止; 阻碍; 阻挠
prevent的第三人称单数

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

• Often embarrassment or shyness prevents you from doing this, but that should not be a problem now.
  尴尬和羞涩经常会阻止你轻松讨论感情问题，但是今天这个问题将不存在。
• This prevents mold and rot in your home, and can also reduce allergens and pollution.
  这样可防止霉菌和腐在你的家，也可以减少过敏原和污染。
• Exercise helps keep your arteries flexible and malleable, which prevents heart disease and heart attacks.
  运动有助于保持动脉的弹性和韧性，防止心脏病和心脏病发作。
• Environmental management effectively lowers the rates of malaria and other diseases spread by insects and prevents death.
  环境管理可有效地降低疟疾和由昆虫传播的其他疾病的发病率，亦可有效地预防死亡。
• The Supreme Court today struck down a law that prevents criminals from profiting from books or movies about their crimes.
  最高法院今天废止了一项关于禁止罪犯把其罪行写成书或拍成电影而从中牟利的法律。
• This is smart if the financial crisis has now been overcome, since this strategy prevents wasting money.
  如果金融危机现在已结束，那么这是一个聪明的战略，因为它防止了资金的浪费。
• What prevents people from being diagnosed and getting treatment?
  是什么阻止了人们接受诊断和获得治疗？
• But the rough surface of lotus leaves prevents this from happening.
  但是，荷叶的粗糙表面防止了这一情况的发生。
• Not capturing enough information in the model prevents the right level of comprehension and communication.
  未在模型中捕获足够的信息会妨碍适当级别的理解和传达。
• A B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth.
  一种B类维生素，可以防止脚气病；维持食欲和生长。