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

• Lack of expertise and good preventive maintenance can cause high startup and running costs.
  缺少专门技术和良好的预防性维修会导致较高的启动和运行成本。
• What preventive measures can we take?
  我们能采取什么预防措施？
• The situation brings home to us the need for drastic preventive measures.
  这种情况使我们深切地感到，采取坚决的预防措施是必要的。
• Oral epidemiology can be used to evaluate the efficacy of preventive measures.
  口腔流行病学也可用于口腔疾病预防措施和预防方法的研究，并对其效果进行评价。
• 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。
• The paper introduces sorts and causes of torrent gutter disease, and brings forward some preventive measures.
  介绍了急流槽病害的分类和成因，提出了急流槽病害的预防措施。
• Prevention and control of schistosomiasis is based on preventive treatment, snail control, improved sanitation and health education.
  预防和控制血吸虫病的基础是，开展预防性治疗，灭螺，改善环境卫生，并进行卫生教育。
• Evidence suggests that preventive efforts and the expansion of coverage with antiretroviral therapy contributed to these trends.
  有证据显示，预防努力和抗逆转录病毒治疗覆盖率扩大促成了这种趋势。
• Vaccination has a preventive effect.
  种了一次牛痘，起预防作用。
• Preventive control includes all measures taken to prevent the introduction and spread of weeds.
  预防性控制包括所有阻止杂草侵入和蔓延的措施。