pre·ven·tion/prɪˈvenʃn; NAmEprɪˈvenʃn/noun[uncountable ]the act of stopping sth bad from happening 预防;防止;防范◆accident/crime prevention防止事故╱犯罪◆the prevention of disease疾病的预防◆a fire prevention officer消防官员IDIOMpreˌvention is better than ˈcure( BrE) (USan ounce of preˌvention is better than a pound of ˈcure)( saying) it is better to stop sth bad from happening rather than try to deal with the problems after it has happened 预防优于补救;防患于未然是上策preventionpreventionspre·ven·tion/prɪˈvenʃn; NAmEprɪˈvenʃn/
when something bad is stopped from happeningprevention of Educating new drivers is important for the prevention of accidents.crime/accident/fire etc prevention Effective crime prevention must be our main goal. a fire prevention officer You know what they say, prevention is better than cure (=it is better to stop something bad from happening than to remove the problem once it has happened).
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预防(90%),阻止(6%),妨碍(4%)
n.预防;阻止;妨碍
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