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

• 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。
• Europeans take melons for a preventive against seasickness.
  欧洲人吃瓜作为预防晕船的方法。
• To organise the implementation of quality improvement and preventive actions on sales system.
  组织并实施销售系统内部的质量改进活动和预防措施。
• 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。
• Do you have an established preventive maintenance program?
  你们是否建立了预防性的维护程序？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。