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

• 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。
• This paper analyzes on the reasons of the compensation ropes jumping from slot, and advances some preventive measures.
  对补偿绳脱槽的原因进行了分析，并有针对性地提出了预防措施。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Europeans take melons for a preventive against seasickness.
  欧洲人吃瓜作为预防晕船的方法。
• 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 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。
• What preventive measures can we take?
  我们能采取什么预防措施？
• 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。