prevent 
预防 ☊ → 防止 ☊ → 阻止 ☊ → 
prevent 
ป้องกัน ☊ bpaawngF ganM 
empêcher ☊ 
phòng ngừa like: prevent → →
to prevent the smuggler from doing their business ☊ 
ngăn chặn bọn buôn lậu ☊ to prevent fires; fire-prevention ☊ phòng cháy ☊ fire prevention; to prevent fire ☊ phòng hỏa ☊ to prevent fire, fire prevention ☊ phòng lửa ☊ 2111
What prevented you from coming to see us? ☊ Thứ gì đã cản cậu đến gặp chúng tôi? ☊ They took active steps to prevent the spread of the disease. ☊ active ☊
These measures are aimed at preventing violent crime. ☊ aim ☊
We hope to prevent anything unpleasant from happening. ☊ anything ☊
Prevention also plays a central role in traditional medicine. ☊ central ☊
The prisoners were kept in chains (= with chains around their arms and legs, to prevent them from escaping). ☊ chain ☊
Snow has prevented communication with the outside world for three days. ☊ communication ☊
Stores spend more and more on crime prevention every year. ☊ crime ☊
The machine's unique design prevents it from overheating. ☊ design ☊
health measures to prevent the spread of disease ☊ disease ☊
This can prevent air from flowing freely to the lungs. ☊ flow ☊
Regular exercise helps prevent weight gain. ☊ gain ☊
She won't be invited again, not if I can help it (= if I can do anything to prevent it). ☊ sb can (not) help (doing) sth, sb can not help but do sth ☊
loss of earnings (= the money you do not earn because you are prevented from working) ☊ loss ☊
to maintain prices (= prevent them falling or rising) ☊ maintain ☊
measure (to do sth): We must take preventive measures to reduce crime in the area. ☊ measure ☊
The rain prevented them from eating outdoors. ☊ outdoors ☊
A UN force has been sent to keep the peace (= to prevent people from fighting). ☊ peace ☊
the peace movement (= that tries to prevent war by protesting, persuading politicians, etc.) ☊ peace ☊
They were physically prevented from entering the building. ☊ physically ☊
prevent sth/sb: The accident could have been prevented. ☊ prevent ☊
The government took steps to prevent a scandal. ☊ prevent ☊
prevent sb/sth from doing sth: He is prevented by law from holding a licence. ☊ prevent ☊
Nothing would prevent him from speaking out against injustice. ☊ prevent ☊
prevent (sb/sth) doing sth: Nothing would prevent him/his speaking out against injustice. ☊ prevent ☊
the role of diet in preventing disease ☊ role ☊
to prevent the spread of disease ☊ spread ☊
We are taking steps to prevent pollution. ☊ step ☊
There's no stopping us now (= nothing can prevent us from achieving what we want to achieve). ☊ stop ☊
Six suspects are being held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act. ☊ under ☊
measures to prevent unfair competition between member countries ☊ unfair ☊
They were trying to prevent an even worse tragedy. ☊ worse ☊
empêcher ☊ cela n’aurait évidemment rien empêché ☊
prévenir ☊ je suis à deux doigts de prévenir la police ☊
prévention ☊ nous faisons de la prévention auprès des jeunes enfants ☊
préventif ☊ les antibiotiques sont utilisés de façon préventive ☊