1·Some plants are woody in type—an adaptation designed to prevent collapse of the plant tissue when water stress produces wilting.
有些植物是木本植物，这是一种适应性的设计，以防止植物组织萎缩时，水分胁迫产生萎蔫。
2·Who want to prevent collapse, I will let him collapse before I collapse.
谁想要防得我崩溃，我就会在我崩溃之前让他崩溃。
3·To prevent collapse of the bridge structure and protect security of superstructure, the anti-seismic capability of bridge piers become particularly important.
为了防止桥梁结构的倒塌和保护桥梁上部结构不发生破坏，桥墩结构的抗震性能凸显的尤为重要。
4·Therefore, this article analyzes the reasons that generating loess collapse in tunnel excavation and how to prevent collapse in the construction is briefly discussed.
为此，本文分析了在黄土隧道开挖中产生坍塌的原因，对如何在施工中预防坍塌进行了简要的探讨。
5·Setting reinforced concrete constructional column in multistory masonry building is a important measure to prevent collapse of building in earthquake protection region.
在抗震设防区的多层砖房中设置钢筋混凝土构造柱是房屋防倒塌设计的重要措施，已日益受到重视。
6·In excavation of shallow buried tunnel, it should be carry out to decrease the footage to prevent collapse, which shall benefit to diminish the settlement of ground surface.
浅埋隧道开挖时应严格控制地表沉陷，减小循环开挖进尺和防止塌方。
7·Now a third and far more significant motivation presents itself: meeting these goals may be necessary to prevent the collapse of our civilization.
现在，第三个也是更重要的动机出现了：为了防止我们文明的崩溃，这些目标可能是必须要实现的。
8·If I have understood you correctly, you are proposing to do nothing to prevent the likely collapse of industrial civilisation.
如果我对你的理解正确的话，你在主张不做任何事情去防止可能的工业文明的崩溃。
9·Congress passed restrictions on financial firms this year designed to prevent a recurrence of the 2008 credit crisis, which almost caused the banking system to collapse.
国会今年通过了对金融机构的数条限制，旨在防止2008年信用危机复发——它几乎造成了银行系统的崩溃。
10·For decades the goal of seismic engineers has seemed straightforward: Prevent building collapse.
几十年来，地震工程师的目标看起来如此直接：防止建筑物倒塌。