preventive

英 [prɪˈventɪv]

美 [prɪˈventɪv]

adj.  预防性的; 防备的
n.  预防; 防止; 预防措施; 预防药

复数：preventives　

Collins.1 / BNC.10399 / COCA.7596

牛津词典

adj.

• 预防性的；防备的
  intended to try to stop sth that causes problems or difficulties from happening
  1. preventive medicine
     预防医学
  2. The police were able to take preventive action and avoid a possible riot.
     警方及时采取防范措施，避免了可能发生的骚乱。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 预防性的；防备的
  Preventiveactions are intended to help prevent things such as disease or crime.
  1. Too much is spent on expensive curative medicine and too little on preventive medicine...
     在昂贵的治疗性药物上花费太多，在预防性药物上的支出则太少。
  2. People accused the ministry of failing to take adequate preventive measures.
     人们谴责该政府部门未能采取足够的预防措施。

英英释义

noun

• an agent or device intended to prevent conception
  Synonym:contraceptivepreventativecontraceptive deviceprophylactic devicebirth control device
• any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
  Synonym:hindrancehinderancehitchpreventativeencumbranceincumbranceinterference
• remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
  1. the doctor recommended several preventatives
  Synonym:preventativeprophylactic

adj

• preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
  1. preventive medicine
  2. vaccines are prophylactic
  3. a prophylactic drug
  Synonym:preventativeprophylactic
• tending to prevent or hinder
  Synonym:preventative

双语例句

• This accident serves to show the importance of taking preventive measures.
  这次事故说明了采取预防措施的重要性。
• This study did not investigate effective preventive measures against DVT and VTE.
  该研究未针对深静脉血栓形成和静脉血栓栓塞调查有效的预防措施。
• Objective To investigate the impact of neonatal wet lung-related factors and treatment of preventive measures.
  目的探讨新生儿湿肺的相关影响因素和治疗预防措施。
• The doctors disseminated information about preventive medicine.
  医生们传播有关预防医学的知识。
• Improve the practices of preventive and corrective actions and change control.
  改进预防性和校正性行动及变量管理。
• Objective: To analyze the personality characteristics and propose preventive suggestions for drug abuse.
  目的：对吸毒者的人格特点进行全面分析，并提出干预建议。
• What preventive measures can we take?
  我们能采取什么预防措施？
• It also studies preventive programs using fluoride in water, salt, milk and toothpaste.
  它也对使用防护方法做出研究，在水、盐、牛奶和牙膏中使用氟化物。
• PS: We have identified the weakness that caused the failure, and taken preventive measures.
  帕特-西蒙兹：我们确定了引起故障的缺点，采取了预防的措施。
• People accused the ministry of failing to take adequate preventive measures.
  人们谴责该政府部门未能采取足够的预防措施。