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preventative adj.预防性的n.预防法=preventive. (1) 我们不得不采取预防措施。(2) 预防性的检查治疗,永远比以后昂贵的诊疗费用要好。 If it prevents illness, it's preventative. You can also use the word for things that hinder you, like a preventative speed bump that keeps you from rushing home to watch your favorite TV show, but it's more commonly a medical or health term. "Preventative medicine," for example, is focused on avoiding diseases rather than treating them. The Latin root word, praeventus, means "to hinder."

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英 [prɪ'ventətɪv] 美 [prɪ'ventətɪv] (1) We have to take preventative measures.(2) Preventative measures are always better than huge vet bill later. Use the adjective preventative to describe something that helps keep you free of disease, like a healthy diet and plenty of exercise. 1[ADJ 形容词]同preventive Preventative means the same as preventive .   [ADJ n]

英语单词	preventative
英美音标	英 [prɪ'ventətɪv] 美 [prɪ'ventətɪv]
中文释义	adj.预防性的 n.预防法 =preventive.
英语例句	(1) We have to take preventative measures. (2) Preventative measures are always better than huge vet bill later.
中文例句	(1) 我们不得不采取预防措施。 (2) 预防性的检查治疗,永远比以后昂贵的诊疗费用要好。
vocabulary简明	Use the adjective preventative to describe something that helps keep you free of disease, like a healthy diet and plenty of exercise.
vocabulary扩展	If it prevents illness, it's preventative. You can also use the word for things that hinder you, like a preventative speed bump that keeps you from rushing home to watch your favorite TV show, but it's more commonly a medical or health term. "Preventative medicine," for example, is focused on avoiding diseases rather than treating them. The Latin root word, praeventus, means "to hinder."
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]同preventive Preventative means the same as preventive . [ADJ n]

Preventative Means 英 Prɪ'Ventətɪv] 美 Prɪ'Ventətɪv Adj.预防性的 N.预防法 =Preventive