preventative
英 [prɪ'ventətɪv] 美 [prɪˈvɛntətɪv]

adj.

预防性的；

英英释义

preventative[ pri'ventətiv ]

• n.
  • remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease

    "the doctor recommended several preventatives"

    同义词：preventiveprophylactic

  • any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

    同义词：hindrancehinderancehitchpreventiveencumbranceincumbranceinterference

  • an agent or device intended to prevent conception

    同义词：contraceptivepreventivecontraceptive deviceprophylactic devicebirth control device

• adj.
  • tending to prevent or hinder

    同义词：preventive

  • preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease

    同义词：preventiveprophylactic

词组短语

preventative maintenance预防性维修，防护检修

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. We have to take preventative measures.
   我们不得不采取预防措施。
2. Preventative measures are always better than huge vet bill later.
   预防性的检查治疗,永远比以后昂贵的诊疗费用要好。

权威例句

Preventative effects of rosiglitazone on restenosis after coronary stent implantation in patients with type 2 diabetes
Early childhood intervention: A promising preventative for juvenile delinquency.
The cancer preventative agent resveratrol is converted to the anticancer agent piceatannol by the cytochrome P450 enzyme CYP1B1
Alcoholic liver disease: new insights into mechanisms and preventative strategies
Reducing the risk of infection from plasma products: specific preventative strategies
Narrow-band UVB (TL-01) phototherapy: an effective preventative treatment for the photodermatoses.
Systems biology, proteomics, and the future of health care: toward predictive, preventative, and personalized medicine
Induction of immune tolerance by dendritic cells: Implications for preventative and therapeutic immunotherapy of autoimmune disease.
Guidelines for intensified tuberculosis case-finding and isoniazid preventative therapy for people living with HIV in resource-const...
Detection/measurement of malaria infection disease utilizing natural immunity by hemozoin induction, screening of preventative or th...