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

• They prevented the flood from breaking over the dam.
  他们堵住了洪水，没让它淹过堤坝。
• He finally snapped when she prevented their children from visiting him one weekend
  当她不准孩子们在某个周末去看他的时候，他终于控制不住自己了。
• Crowds of youths prevented the fire service from dealing with the blaze.
  成群结队的小青年阻拦消防部门灭火。
• Disagreements among the twelve EC countries prevented them from taking any concerted action
  欧共体12个成员国之间的意见不合导致他们无法采取统一的行动。
• 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。
• Removal of BaP from the trachea was prevented by fixing the implanted pellet within the wall of the airway.
  把灌入的药丸固定在气管壁中，能防止bap从气管中被清除出去。
• Its nationals may be prevented from leaving the country
  其国民可能会被禁止出境。
• I meant to have you in Africa, but your cousins prevented me.
  在非洲，我就要占有你了，可是，你的表兄阻止了我。
• A defect of vision prevented him from focusing accurately.
  视力缺陷使他无法准确聚焦。
• Rough seas today prevented specially equipped ships from skimming oil off the water's surface
  今天海面上风浪很大，那些配有专门设备的船只无法展开清除海面浮油的工作。