「prevent」的用法

prevent 通常會接所有格形容詞 + 動名詞或接受詞 + from + 動名詞。當主詞沒有必要列出時,prevent 可以直接接動名詞,也可以接名詞

舉例
  • 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.