prevent from 防止
prevent something from happening 防止某事发生
be prevented from 被阻止做某事
A: Why couldn't you attend the meeting?
A：你为什么没能参加会议？
B: I was prevented from attending due to a family emergency.
B：由于家里有急事，我无法参加。
1) 阻止/防止发生
2) 阻碍/妨碍某人
3) 预防
1. 阻止，防止
verb
1. to stop something from happening or to stop someone from doing something
Synonym: stop, hinder, avert