Word · Frequency #5945
Fully loadedprecaution
预防措施；防范措施
an action taken in advance to prevent danger or harm
- 1.
Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good.
预先采取的谨慎或小心,以防止不幸或确保好运。
- 2.
A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act.
预先采取的措施以避免灾祸或确保成功；预防性行为。
谨慎；警惕；预先防备；预先采取的谨慎或小心,以防止不幸或确保好运。；预先采取的措施以避免灾祸或确保成功；预防性行为。；预防；留心
In use
Before the storm, we took the precaution of boarding up the windows.
She always carries a spare umbrella as a precaution against sudden rain.
The doctor advised a few simple precautions to avoid infection.
take precaution(s) against sth
常用复数形式表示多项预防措施。
We took precautions against theft.
我们采取了防盗措施。
as a precaution
常置于句末，表示目的。
He locked the door as a precaution.
他锁了门作为一种预防措施。
precaution against sth
常与介词against搭配。
Connections
Collocations
- take precautions
- 采取预防措施
- You should take precautions against theft.你应该采取防盗措施。
- as a precaution
- 作为预防
- She locked the door as a precaution.她锁上门作为预防措施。
- safety precaution
- 安全防范措施
- Wearing a helmet is an important safety precaution.戴头盔是一项重要的安全防范措施。
- necessary precautions
- 必要的预防措施
- We took all necessary precautions to avoid accidents.我们采取了所有必要的预防措施以避免事故。
- extra precaution
- 额外预防措施
- He installed an alarm as an extra precaution.他安装了警报器作为额外的预防措施。
- precautionary measure
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆解：pre（预先）+ caution（小心）→ 预先小心，就是预防措施。联想：过马路前“预先小心”就是precaution。
Context & Register
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Grammar Note
often plural; used with 'take'
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'caution' rhymes with 'precaution' (same stressed vowel and ending). Other '-tion' words differ in stressed vowel; note the spelling similarity but different pronunciation.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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