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

• 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。
• 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；
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Vaccination has a preventive effect.
  种了一次牛痘，起预防作用。
• Further studies will be needed to identify effective preventive measures.
  将需要进一步研究，以便确定有效的预防措施。
• Europeans take melons for a preventive against seasickness.
  欧洲人吃瓜作为预防晕船的方法。
• The premature senility of cotton and its preventive technology are discussed.
  论述了棉花早衰及其预防技术。