preventative

英

美 [priˈvɛntətɪv]

adj.  同 preventive; 预防性的; 防备的

IELTS

BNC.19155 / COCA.18878

柯林斯词典

• 同preventive
  Preventativemeans the same aspreventive.

英英释义

noun

• an agent or device intended to prevent conception
  Synonym:contraceptivepreventivecontraceptive deviceprophylactic devicebirth control device
• any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
  Synonym:hindrancehinderancehitchpreventiveencumbranceincumbranceinterference
• remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
  1. the doctor recommended several preventatives
  Synonym:preventiveprophylactic

adj

• preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
  1. preventive medicine
  2. vaccines are prophylactic
  3. a prophylactic drug
  Synonym:preventiveprophylactic
• tending to prevent or hinder
  Synonym:preventive

双语例句

• In addition, many women cannot access or afford antenatal care to receive preventative therapy.
  此外，许多妇女无法获得或者无力承担进行预防性治疗的产前护理。
• Perform preventative maintenance and calibration of equipment and systems.
  执行预防性维护和校准设备和系统。
• Analysed the factors of overbreaking, offered some preventative and reducing overbeaking measures.
  分析了超挖的因素，提出了防止或减少超挖的措施。
• Both banks have already taken preventative action.
  两家银行都已采取了预防性行动。
• Limiting this food marketing is an important preventative strategy for childhood obesity.
  限制这类食品广告是预防儿童肥胖的一个重要手段。
• Knowing more about TIGAR could lead to earlier cancer detection or even preventative treatments.
  对TIGAR了解更多可能导致更早检测到癌症，甚至导致预防性的治疗。
• Preventative measures have also been taken to protect against session fixation attacks.
  Tomcat7还针对会话固定攻击（sessionfixationattack）采取了一些防御措施。
• Agreed corrective and preventative actions should be completed in a timely and effective manner.
  批准的纠正和预防性措施应及时有效地完成。
• To manage the equipment preventative maintenance program.
  负责设备的预防性维护项目；
• This is a dry region and, despite many preventative laws and precautions, fires always seem to start.
  这是一个干燥的地区，虽然在法律上采取了很多预防措施，但还是经常会闻听火讯。