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

• The camera has a built-in failsafe device which prevents it from working if the right signals aren't received.
  照相机有内置自动防故障装置，该装置确保相机在未接到正确信号时不会启动。
• But the rough surface of lotus leaves prevents this from happening.
  但是，荷叶的粗糙表面防止了这一情况的发生。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Not capturing enough information in the model prevents the right level of comprehension and communication.
  未在模型中捕获足够的信息会妨碍适当级别的理解和传达。
• 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。
• My inferior understanding prevents my grasping the unquestionable soundness of the mission.
  我理解力差，无法理解这次任务的绝对正确性。
• It prevents a lot of misunderstandings.
  它防止了很多误解的发生。