【prevent音标】 英[prɪˈvent] 美[prɪˈvent]
【单词释义】 prevent是什么意思：
vt.防止；阻止；预防；阻碍；[宗教]引领
vi.阻挠，阻止
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[第三人称单数] prevents
[单词现在分词] preventing
[单词过去式] prevented
[单词过去分词] prevented
【关联词/派生词】
prevention n.预防，预防法；防止；防范
preventative adj. 预防性的；防止的（等于 preventive） n. 预防药，预防疗法
preventive adj. 预防的；预防性的；防备的 n. 预防药，预防疗法
【prevent形近词/近似词】
solvent n.[化]溶剂，溶媒；解释，说明 adj.有溶解能力的；可溶解的；有清还债务能力的
advent n.[U] 出现；到来
fervent adj.热情的，热诚的，热烈的
insolvent adj.无力偿付债务的；破产的 n.无力偿还债务的人；破产者
invent vt.发明，创造
event n.事件；运动项目
【单词例句】
◇ Thus, masses of harmful acid clouds float everywhere causing violent chain reactions to break out. These clouds not only blocked out the pilots’ sight but also damaged the engine system. Luckily, the pilots watched out carefully and prevented the spaceship from crashing in time.
因此，大团大团的有害酸云到处漂浮，引起猛烈的连锁反应的爆发。这些云团不仅阻挡了飞行员的视线，而且还损坏了发动机系统。幸运的是，飞行员小心注意，才及时阻止了飞船的坠毁。
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◇ What's more, the FDA requires microwaves to be designed in a certain way to prevent these types of radiation leaks.
此外，FDA还要求微波炉的设计能够防止这类辐射泄漏。
---- Is It Safe to Stand in Front of Microwave Ovens?
◇ While staying hydrated is important -- doing so keeps our joints lubricated, helps prevent infections, and carries nutrients to our cells -- in most situations people don't need to worry too much about how hydrating their beverages are.
尽管补水很重要——可以保持关节润滑，帮助防止感染，将营养输送到细胞——不过，在大多数情况下人们不需要太担心饮料的补水效果。
---- Which drink is best for hydration? Hint: It isn't water
◇ If you can explain what you would have done differently to prevent the mistake that will win you extra points.
如果你能说明怎么做能够防止当初的错误，将会给你加分。
---- Five most common questions asked at a job interview
◇ Reducing cancer risk is not the only reason to exercise. There are compound benefits across emotional health and preventing cardiovascular disease.
降低癌症风险并不是锻炼的唯一理由。锻炼能够提升整体的情感健康水平，预防心血管疾病。
---- Fitness earlier in life reduces cancer risk when older
◇ The sad part is that, by the time you feel thirsty, you are already dehydrated. So, to prevent dehydration and its negative effects, you should be drinking water throughout the day on a regular basis—even before you feel thirst.
悲剧的是，等你感觉到口渴的时候，你已经脱水了。所以，为了避免脱水和它带来的负面影响，我们应该在一天中定时补充水分，而且要在感觉到口渴之前就喝水。
---- How to keep your body cool
◇ Besides bringing a better quality of life to more people, Foster said this policy will help prevent another problem for China-a large migration of people from the interior to coastal cities, which puts a lot of pressure on the infrastructure of cities like Shanghai and Beijing.
福斯特说，除了让更多人享受到更高品质的生活外，减贫政策还有助于防止中国出现另一个问题：大量人口从内陆迁移到沿海地区，这将给上海和北京等城市的基础设施带来许多压力。
---- Eliminating poverty builds larger market
◇ The commonsense notion that the best icebox was one that prevented the ice from melting was of course mistaken, for it was the melting of the ice that performed the cooling.
认为最好的冰箱应该防止冰的融化这样一个普遍的观点显然是错误的，因为正是冰的融化起了制冷作用。
---- The Origin of Refrigerators
◇ The peasant entered into the bargain, saying, "To prevent any dispute from arising about the division, everything above the ground shall belong to you, and everything beneath the ground to me."
农夫答应了这桩交易，并说：“为了避免在我们分配时出现纠纷，凡泥土上的东西归你，泥土下的归我。”