avoid和prevent的区别

avoid 避免。 是及物动词，后面不接介词。avoid doing sth. avoid sth.
You can easily fake up an excuse to avoid going out with him.
为避免同他一起外出，你可以很容易地编造一个借口。

prevent 预防、 阻止 。既可以使及物动词也是不及物动词。prevent sth. prevent from doing sth.
The rain prevented us from playing football.
雨使我们不能踢足球了。

avoid 避免，避开
avoid sth 避开某事
eg: He was lucky to avoid the accident.他很幸运地避开了那次事故。
avoid doing sth 避免做某事
eg: We should avoid talking in class.

而prevent是阻止某人做某事
eg: The baby prevent her from working.

avoid 避免，避开，躲避，消除
prevent预防，防止。 强调事先采取行动预防