prevent
英 [prɪ'vent]
美[pri'vɛnt]
- vt. 预防，防止；阻止
- vi. 妨碍，阻止
英英释意
- 1. keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing;
- "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"
- 2. prevent from doing something or being in a certain state;
- "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"
- "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"
- "Keep the child from eating the marbles"