防(阻)止，妨礙，預(yù)防 (stop or hold back; keep from happening) [T+n， T+n+prep(from)， T+ing]： ～accidents 防止事故; Rain～ed the match. 下雨使比賽停下來。They had injections to～the spread of the disease. 他們打了針來預(yù)防疾病的蔓延。～the disease (from) spreading預(yù)防疾病蔓延;Her illness～ed my going. 她的病使我沒走成。Nobody can～them/their getting married. 沒人能阻止他們結(jié)婚?！玸b from doing so/telling the truth/committing an error 阻止某人這樣做/說真話/犯錯誤;〖同〗stop;
→pre′ventable adj 可防(阻)止的;pre′vention n 防(阻)止;pre′ventive adj 預(yù)防的，防止的