prevent [prɪˈvent]

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vt. 预防，防止；阻止 vi. 妨碍，阻止

to stop something from happening or someone from doing something

Nobody can prevent our getting married. 谁也阻止不了我们结婚。
My only idea was to prevent the woman from speaking. 我唯一的想法就是不让那女人讲话。