prevented

英 [prɪˈventɪd]

美 [prɪˈventɪd]

v.  阻止; 阻碍; 阻挠
prevent的过去分词和过去式

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

• He was supposed to go back to Bergen on the last bus, but of course the accident prevented him
  他本来要乘最后一班汽车回卑尔根，但当然，这起事故使他没能回去。
• Deadlock over wage levels has prevented an agreement being reached.
  在工资水平问题上的僵局阻碍了协议的达成。
• The bad weather conditions prevented the plane from landing
  糟糕的天气使飞机无法降落。
• Their religious convictions prevented them from taking up arms.
  由于宗教信仰的原因，他们不会拿起武器进行反抗。
• This partly opens the choke so that an overrich mixture is prevented.
  这种阻风门的部分开启可以防止混合气过浓。
• It was really the British who, by digging their heels in, prevented any last-minute deal.
  实际上是因为英国人拒不让步，才使得最后一刻达成协议的希望落空了。
• The rioters were prevented from venting their anger on the police.
  闹事者向警察发泄怒气的企图没有得逞。
• A defect of vision prevented him from focusing accurately.
  视力缺陷使他无法准确聚焦。
• He was a talented man, but his dislike of hard work prevented him getting anywhere in the business world.
  他很有才能，但是他不喜欢努力工作，这使他在企业界里毫无成就。
• Disagreements among the twelve EC countries prevented them from taking any concerted action
  欧共体12个成员国之间的意见不合导致他们无法采取统一的行动。