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

• 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。
• This prevents a possible error that can occur if the application receives the event notification after releasing the pointer.
  如果应用程序获得事件通知之后释放了这个指针，那么这样做就可以尽可能的防止错误发生。
• 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。
• 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。
• The seal prevents the intrusion of dust and other particles but limits the maximum size of the drive.
  密封防止了灰尘和其它粒子的进入，但也限制了驱动器的最大尺寸。
• 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。
• It prevents a lot of misunderstandings.
  它防止了很多误解的发生。
• 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。
• 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。