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preventive

adjective
🔊/prɪˈventɪv/
🔊/prɪˈventɪv/
(also preventative
🔊/prɪˈventətɪv/
🔊/prɪˈventətɪv/
)
[only before noun]
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  1. intended to try to stop something that causes problems or difficulties from happening预防性的；防备的
    • preventive medicine预防医学
    • The police were able to take preventive action and avoid a possible riot.警方得以及时采取防范措施，避免了可能发生的骚乱。🔊🔊
    compare curative
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPreventive is used with these nouns:
    • action
    • care
    • detention
    • …
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