「prevent」的用法

prevent 通常会接所有格形容词 + 动名词或接受词 + from + 动名词。当主词没有必要列出时,prevent 可以直接接动名词,也可以接名词

举例
  • You can't prevent my leaving.
  • You can't prevent me from leaving.
  • I want to prevent his getting sick.
  • I want to prevent him from getting sick.
  • This campaign is designed to prevent drowning.
  • Preventing stealing is our main goal this year.
  • We are working to prevent forest fires.
  • This vaccine will prevent malaria.