prevent
gb/pɹɪvˈɛnt/ us/pɹɪvˈɛnt/
B1
อังกฤษ
~ 1000
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำกริยา
B1
action
1
Stop something from happening
To stop something before it happens.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to prevent [something] from [verb+ing]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'prevent' with 'avoid'. 'Prevent' means to stop something from happening, while 'avoid' means to stay away from something yourself.
คำพ้องความหมาย
stop (More general; may also refer to stopping something already in progress.)
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avert (More formal; often used for avoiding danger or disaster.)
คำตรงข้าม
allow (To let something happen without stopping it.)
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cause (To make something happen rather than stopping it.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
prevent crime
|prevent damage
|prevent disease
|prevent accidents
|prevent spread
หัวข้อ
safety
|law
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The new rules are designed to prevent accidents at work.
- Vaccines help prevent the spread of disease.
- Better security measures can prevent theft.
- She spoke quickly to prevent him from interrupting.
- Wearing a helmet can prevent serious injury.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I lock the door to prevent theft.
- The doctor gave me medicine to prevent illness.
- We left early to prevent being late.
- He works hard to prevent mistakes.
- They put up a fence to prevent animals from entering.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
prevent
IPA
GB/pɹɪvˈɛnt/
US/pɹɪvˈɛnt/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
pre - vent (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 2nd syllable (vent)
รูปคำ
Verb
- Base: prevent
- 3rd Person Singular: prevents
- Present Participle: preventing
- Past: prevented
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
prevents
verb
preventing
verb
prevented
verb
Core family
Related words
preventative
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
unpreventable
adjective
Advanced or less common
preventability
noun
preventively
adverb
วลีและสำนวน
prevent from
1/pɹɪvˈɛnt fɹˈʌm/
fixed phrase
Stop someone/something doing something
To stop someone or something from doing a certain action.
ตัวอย่าง
- Heavy rain prevented us from playing football.
- The guard prevented the man from entering the building.