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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This passage reviewed causes and preventive measures of childhood obesity mainly from aspects of family and school.
  该文主要从家庭、学校等方面综述儿童单纯性肥胖症发生的原因和预防措施。
• The doctors disseminated information about preventive medicine.
  医生们传播有关预防医学的知识。
• 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。
• 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。
• This article discussed nurses in infection facing riskfactors and its preventive measures.
  本文初步探讨了传染科护士面对的常见危险因素及其防范措施。
• What preventive measures can we take?
  我们能采取什么预防措施？
• 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。