Word · Frequency #4423
Fully loadedprevention
预防
the act of preventing
- 1.
The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.
预防或阻止的行为；对行动、进入或接近的阻碍；挫败。
- 2.
Any measure intended to limit health-related risks (such as information campaigns, vaccination, early diagnosis etc.).
旨在限制健康相关风险的任何措施(如宣传活动、疫苗接种、早期诊断等)。
- 3.
precaution; forethought.
预防措施；深谋远虑。
预防或阻止的行为；对行动、进入或接近的阻碍；挫败。；旨在限制健康相关风险的任何措施(如宣传活动、疫苗接种、早期诊断等)。；预防措施；深谋远虑。；阻止；妨碍
In use
The best way to fight disease is through prevention.
Community programs focus on crime prevention.
Proper maintenance is a form of accident prevention.
prevention of [something]
Prevention of disease is better than treatment.
预防疾病胜于治疗。
for prevention (of [something])
She took vitamins for prevention of colds.
她服用维生素以预防感冒。
Prevention is better than cure.
这是一句英语谚语。
Remember, prevention is better than cure.
Connections
Collocations
- disease prevention
- 疾病预防
- Vaccination is a key part of disease prevention.疫苗接种是疾病预防的关键部分。
- crime prevention
- 犯罪预防
- Neighborhood watch programs aid in crime prevention.邻里守望计划有助于犯罪预防。
- fire prevention
- 防火
- Fire prevention measures include installing smoke detectors.防火措施包括安装烟雾探测器。
- accident prevention
- 事故预防
- Safety training is essential for accident prevention.安全培训对于事故预防至关重要。
- prevention is better than cure
- 预防胜于治疗
- The campaign emphasizes that prevention is better than cure.该运动强调预防胜于治疗。
- prevention strategy
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把prevent（阻止）加上-ion变成名词，联想为‘提前阻止’即预防。
Context & Register
通用
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with 'prevention' in their stressed syllable /ɛnʃən/. Note that 'mention' (/ˈmɛnʃən/) and 'extension' (/ɪkˈstɛnʃən/) share the same ending sound but differ in stress or spelling. Words like 'precaution' (/priˈkɔːʃən/) have a different vowel sound.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.