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单词 prevention
释义
prevention
noun[U]
uk
/prɪˈven.ʃən/us
/prɪˈven.ʃən/
B2
theactofstoppingsomething fromhappeningor ofstoppingsomeone from doing something:
阻止，妨碍；预防
crimeprevention预防犯罪
TheorganizationiscommittedtoAIDSprevention andeducation.该组织致力于艾滋病的预防和教育。
More examples
  • Asfarashealthisconcerned, it is often said that prevention isbetterthancure.
  • Hisresearchin thefieldofdiseasepreventionproducedunexpectedresults.
  • Accident prevention must beviewedas apriority.
  • firepreventionofficers
  • Healtheducationin thelocalpopulationiscrucialto the prevention ofkillerdiseases.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Preventing and impeding
  • anti-jamming
  • avert
  • avoid
  • avoidable
  • bar
  • be a drag onsomeone/somethingidiom
  • bottleneck
  • derail
  • fireproof
  • hamper
  • hang
  • havesomeone/somethinghanging roundyourneckidiom
  • head off
  • hinder
  • prejudice
  • prevent
  • preventable
  • prevention is better than cureidiom
  • preventive
  • scuttle
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Idiom

prevention is better than cure
(Definition ofpreventionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprevention

prevention
What we look for is the improvement of building structures, the segregation of dangerous processes, the installation of sprinklers, and other preventions against fire.
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There have been no preventions, because other employment was found for those men.
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Now we are discussing preventions.
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Twopreventionstrategies have been proposed: chemoprophylaxis and immunoprophylaxis.
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The application of these assays to the currentpreventionstrategies will simplify thepreventionpractice and rationalise the use of antibiotics.
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Further insights into these mechanisms could pave the way to new treatments for thepreventionof metastasis.
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However, until a safe treatment is identified the focus of care must beprevention.
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Thepreventionof preterm labour and delivery is the single most important challenge to modern obstetrics today.
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The second is that there is controversy concerning what existingpreventionand intervention studies can tell us about the significance of early experience.
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Understanding such multifinality is critical to identifying processes underlying different forms of psychopathology and developing appropriate treatment andpreventionapproaches.
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Since the epidemiology of varicella varies worldwide, adopting foreignpreventionpolicies may not always be applicable.
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Preventionmay depend more on engineering than on medical skills.
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While the general principles of pressure ulcers management seems to be wellestablished, controversy exists over specific areas ofpreventionand treatment.
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Perhaps understanding will replace complacency and indifference withpreventionand treatment strategies and ultimately reduce the socio-economic burden of this condition.
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Noncompliance is multifactorial in cause andprevention, detection and solutions must reflect this.
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Collocationswithprevention

prevention

These are words often used in combination withprevention.

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accident prevention
The reduction of home hazards was a frequent focus ofaccidentpreventionwork.
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cancer prevention
It is also considered a useful adjunct to all other treatments as part of skincancerprevention.
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crime prevention
The economics of having these inmates 'serve all' may outweigh the demands of justice and the public policy concerns related tocrimeprevention.
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