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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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what abt "prevent" and "deter"?

0what's the difference b/t the two words,"prevent" and "deter"?02br
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00what if they turn out together?e.g. overseas compliance officers work to prevent and deter immigration malpractice overseas.02br
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00By the way, there are 2 questions abt the sentence above.02br
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001) work to do sth. means devote to ?02br
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002)how to explain "malpractice"?02br
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00thanks guys.0-
  

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0Prevent means to keep something from happening. 02br 02br 00A locked steel door prevents entry. 02br 02br 00Malpractice is an odd choice for this sentence, in my opinion.

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0Prevent means to keep something from happening. Deter can mean the same thing, but it has the sense of persuading someone not to do something - the person decides not to do something.02br
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00A locked steel door prevents entry. A locked screen door deters entry, but you can still cut the screen and go inside anyway.02br
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00Malpractice is an odd cho
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0By the way, I note you said "screen door". Actually I just used the expression "glass door". Does this sound unnatural? 02br
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0 To a large extent, but not always, IMO:02br
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00 prevent: stop it 01b00in advance02b02br
00 stop: stop it 01b00at the time of happening02b0-
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0Prevent: to stop from happening02br
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00Deter: to influence the prevention of0-
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