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

• This slows down or even prevents the development of generic and new vaccines.
  这减缓甚至阻止了仿制疫苗和新疫苗的开发。
• 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。
• Water aids in the digestion process and prevents constipation.
  水有帮助于消化系统和防止便秘的作用。
• 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。
• This prevents most attacks that can occur directly on the operating system.
  这样可以防止大多数攻击直接发生在操作系统上。
• 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。
• 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。
• CVS resolves conflicts at commit time, which prevents it from becoming a bottleneck to progress.
  CVS在提交时解决冲突问题，这就避免了冲突成为发展的瓶颈。
• Class often prevents friendship between certain people.
  社会等级制度往往使一些人之间不能建立友谊。
• This prevents static-type checking by the compiler and introduces new classes of runtime errors.
  这避免了由编译器进行静态的检查，并且引入了新的运行时错误类。