prevention 英 [prɪ'venʃn]   美 [pri'vɛnʃən]

prevention

prevention  英 [prɪ'venʃn] 美 [pri'vɛnʃən]

n. 预防;阻止;妨碍 

名词复数:preventions 

accident/crime prevention 防止事故╱犯罪
the prevention of disease 疾病的预防

  • When an action stops something from happening, like assigning extra teachers to watch a playground during recess to prevent bullying, it's called prevention.
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  • n. 预防;阻止;妨碍
  • 1. accident/crime prevention

    防止事故╱犯罪

  • 2. the prevention of disease

    疾病的预防

  • 3. a fire prevention officer

    消防官员

  • prevention (n.) mid-15c., "action of stopping an event or practice," from Middle French prévention and directly from Late Latin praeventionem (nominative praeventio) "action of anticipating," noun of action from past participle stem of praevenire (see prevent).
pre·ven·tion / prɪˈvenʃn ; NAmE prɪˈvenʃn / 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 IDIOM preˌvention is better than ˈcure ( BrE) ( US an 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 prevention preventions pre·ven·tion / prɪˈvenʃn ; NAmE prɪˈvenʃn /
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