the act of stopping something 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 a drug prevention programme 毒品预防计划
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- accident
- crime
- disease
- …
- efforts
- measures
- programme/program
- …
Idioms
prevention is better than cure (British English)
(US English an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure)
- (saying)
it is better to stop something 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 is better than cure, so start looking after your heart now. 防病比治病好，所以从现在开始照顾好你的心脏。 Prevention is better than cure, so start taking care of yourself. 治病不如防病，所以从现在开始照顾好你自己。