| 单词 | preventive |
| 释义 | preventive (prɪventɪv ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Preventive actions are intended to help prevent things such as disease or crime. Too much is spent on expensive curative medicine and too little on preventive medicine. People accused the ministry of failing to take adequate preventive measures. Synonyms: precautionary, protective, hampering, hindering Collocations: preventive treatment The problem usually resolves after stopping painkillers and introducing more effective preventive treatment (eg, amitriptyline for persistent tension headache or migraine). Times, Sunday Times They get remedial, not preventive treatment that doesn't help them to become functioning members of society. Times, Sunday Times Also, these days, doctors can number-crunch your odds of developing heart trouble — which should help you decide whether to take preventive treatment like cholesterol-zappers. The Sun The new era raises the exciting prospect of individual care - of preventive treatment tailored to your actual make-up, with health resources used efficiently for the first time. Times, Sunday Times Of that strategy's four components - distributing mosquito nets, preventive treatment, treatment of the disease and destroying mosquitoes - the first three can be delivered by nurses on two wheels. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 预防性的 Japanese: 予防の |
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