prevention

英 [prɪˈvenʃn]

美 [prɪˈvenʃn]

n.  预防; 防止; 防范

复数：preventions　

CET6IELTSTEM8医学

BNC.4423 / COCA.3960

习惯用语

n.

prevention is better than cure
• 预防优于补救；防患于未然是上策
  it is better to stop sth bad from happening rather than try to deal with the problems after it has happened

牛津词典

noun

• 预防；防止；防范
  the act of stopping sth bad from happening
  1. accident/crime prevention
     防止事故 / 犯罪
  2. the prevention of disease
     疾病的预防
  3. a fire prevention officer
     消防官员

柯林斯词典

• VERB 防止；预防；阻止
  Topreventsomething means to ensure that it does not happen.
  1. These methods prevent pregnancy...
     这些方法能防止怀孕。
  2. Further treatment will prevent cancer from developing...
     进一步的治疗将阻止癌症恶化。
  3. We recognized the possibility and took steps to prevent it happening.
     我们认识到了这种可能性，并且采取了一些预防措施。
• VERB 阻止；制止；阻碍
  Topreventsomeonefromdoing something means to make it impossible for them to do it.
  1. He said this would prevent companies from creating new jobs...
     他说这将使公司无法创造新的工作机会。
  2. Its nationals may be prevented from leaving the country...
     其国民可能会被禁止出境。
  3. The police have been trying to prevent them carrying weapons.
     警方一直都设法阻止他们携带武器。

英英释义

noun

• the act of preventing
  1. there was no bar against leaving
  2. money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza
  Synonym:bar

双语例句

• Crime Prevention Officers can visit your home and suggest ways to make it safer.
  预防犯罪的官员可以登门拜访并就如何使居所更安全向你提出建议。
• To forestall is better than to amend.; Prevention is better than cure.
  与其补救于已然，不如防范于未然。
• Stress should be put on the prevention of diseases.
  疾病应以预防为主。
• The key point for risk management is not risk identification and measurement but risk prevention.
  风险管理的重点不在于风险的识别和度量，而在于风险防范。
• Crime prevention had to be given more prominence.
  防止犯罪方面应当受到更多的重视。
• Often, this means major investments in disease surveillance and prevention, and education.
  这往往意味着对疾病监测和预防以及对教育进行重大投资。
• We have shown that treatment and care have to be introduced together with prevention activities.
  我们已显示治疗和护理必须与预防活动一起引进。
• There should be ring-fenced funding for local crime prevention initiatives.
  应该有用于落实当地犯罪预防计划的专项资金。
• For help on crime prevention, call our 24-hour advice line.
  若想获得预防犯罪方面的帮助，请拨打我们的24小时咨询热线。
• Studies also suggest that aspirin can help with cancer prevention and survival.
  研究也表明阿司匹林可以帮助预防癌症和生存。