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

• What preventive measures can we take?
  我们能采取什么预防措施？
• 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。
• 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。
• This strategy greatly strengthens our collective security, and raises the preventive power of these regulations to new heights.
  这一战略大大加强了我们的集体安全，并将条例的预防力量提到新的高度。
• Corrective and preventive action records;
  纠正和预防措施有关记录；
• The premature senility of cotton and its preventive technology are discussed.
  论述了棉花早衰及其预防技术。
• The doctors disseminated information about preventive medicine.
  医生们传播有关预防医学的知识。
• 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。
• 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。