1.预防;〈古〉先做,预先,迎合(愿望),预先应付(问题);【宗】引领
2.阻止,阻挡;制止;妨碍 (from)
3.妨碍;阻止
1.to stop something from happening
2.to stop someone from doing something
1.Some lawmakers and government officials contend the problems at Bear Stearns might have been prevented with more oversight.
这将中止一些立法者和政府官员在贝尔斯登问题上的争论。
2.Once the strip was under Hamas's total control, Israel declared it a hostile entity, and prevented movement to and from the territory.
哈马斯刚刚完全掌控了加沙地带，以色列立即将加沙宣布为敌对实体，并制止一切进出该领土的相关活动。
3.A more serious condition than hardening of the arteries, however, is hardening of the heart, and it cannot be prevented by any wonder drug.
但有一种比心血管硬化更可怕的疾病，而且没有任何特效药可以预防，那就是刚硬的心。
4.But none of that has prevented a plunge in activity, with new mortgage loans approvals down 61. 9 per cent in January from a year earlier.
但所有这些，都阻挡不了市场活动的大幅下降，新获批的抵押贷款1月份同比下降了61.
5.Biro told me that such secrecy protected the privacy of his clients and prevented anyone from misusing the fingerprint.
比罗告诉我，这种保密是为了保护自己客户的隐私并防止任何人滥用指纹。
6.Parents need to instil a sense of discipline in children from a young age if such tragedies are to be prevented, he said.
家长需要灌输一种有纪律的儿童从小如果这种悲剧是被阻止，他说。
7.Better supervision of a mine with a poor safety record might have prevented the accident.
如果在安全记录糟糕的矿井里，监管更加严格的的话，或许事故就不会发生了。
8.The transpirator prevented Max from being able to see his friend's face, but Rick looked as though the Invid had robbed him of his bones.
呼吸面具让麦克斯看不到他朋友的脸颊，但是瑞克看起来好像被因维人伤到了骨骼。
9.The only problem was that this alternative "audit" bill would essentially have prevented an audit.
唯一的问题是这个可供选择的审计议案本质上是阻止审计的。
10.Yet, in retrospect, I have come to see that I could probably have done nothing at that time that would have prevented the storm.
可是，回顾起来，我已经渐渐看出，当时我本来也可能会是束手无策，即使我想要阻止那场风暴。