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单词 precaution
释义
precautionpre‧cau‧tion /prɪˈkɔːʃən $ -ˈkɒː-/ ●○○ noun [countable usually plural] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINprecaution
Origin:
1500-1600 French précaution, from Latin, from praecavere ‘to guard against’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • All safety precautions must be followed.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Many precautions have been devised to avoid contamination, but scrupulous housekeeping is essential in any laboratory routinely undertaking the reaction.
  • Nevertheless, it makes sense to take a few simple precautions.
  • She had not taken any precautions, nothing had been further from her mind.
  • Some of them took extreme precautions against being removed.
  • The district officer wanted to know if suitable precautions had been taken to avoid the elephants.
  • The Reich took precautions at Garmisch.
  • Yet all her precautions do not seem to have prevented the 26-year-old woman from abduction.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto try to avoid risks or danger
to do something in a sensible way, in order to avoid risks: · Of course you don't have to spend all your time worrying about possible health hazards, but you still need to take care.take care how/when etc: · Take care how you cross the road. Most drivers ignore the traffic lights and just drive through. take care with: · I always take great care with diets, so I don't lose too much weight too quickly.
to make preparations before you do something, in order to avoid the risk of something unpleasant happening: · Tourists should take precautions as they would in any large city, and should avoid traveling alone at night. take precautions against: · The villagers had already taken precautions against random raids by the militia.take the precaution of doing something: · Bennet had taken the precaution of transferring his house into his wife's name before his company collapsed.
to pay careful attention to what is happening and not easily trust people, in order to avoid getting into danger, being tricked etc: · Drivers have to be on their guard, as faults or signal failures can occur at any time.be on your guard against: · " We would like to warn everybody to be on their guard against unsolicited 'tradesmen'," he said.
to watch and listen very carefully when you are in a situation that might be dangerous, or in which people might try to cheat you: · It was only because John kept his wits about him that the boys managed to get home safely.· Buying a second-hand car can be very tricky. You really have to have your wits about you.
to choose a careful way of doing something instead of a way that could have more risks or danger: · My friends keep advising me to invest my money in stocks and shares but I've decided to play safe and leave it in the bank.· The Film Club could have played safe by starting the season with one of the ever-popular Hitchcock movies, but instead they chose to show an avant-garde documentary.
to organize something in a very careful way, because you want to avoid any possible risks: · This time we're taking no chances. Everything will be planned down to the last detail.· Weather forecasters have warned about the possibility of severe storms, and city officials are taking no chances.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
· We had taken the precaution of turning the water off.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + precaution
· Fitting window locks is a sensible precaution.
· You can easily reduce the risk of theft by taking a few simple precautions.
· He justified his secrecy as a necessary precaution.
· You must take all reasonable precautions to safeguard official property.
· Companies have a legal responsibility to take adequate precautions against fire.
· Your home could be at risk if you don't take some basic precautions.
(=a lot of detailed precautions)· Elaborate precautions were taken to avoid disputes between the representatives.
· Both areas were cordoned off as a safety precaution.
· The threat of terrorist attacks has prompted some elaborate security precautions.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=in order to prevent accidents from happening, when this is possible but not very likely)· A fence was put around the lake as a safety precaution.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· There are certain precautions it seems wise to take while the crisis continues.· You also need to be aware of certain precautions that should be taken in the handling, preparing and storing of food.· There are certain precautions women should take during pregnancy, for instance, avoiding certain foods and being careful about contact with animals.
· Owing to the thick fog all day long, we had to take extra precautions on the road parts of the walk.· The company advises customers to take extra precautions if they must drive there.· Take extra precautions where there is a risk of causing damage or annoyance to the public.· Being aware that overdrinking is especially likely in particular situations and taking extra precautions at these times. 4.· With 18 days to go, the Jockey Club warned owners to take extra precautions.· Sickness, diarrhoea and some drugs may stop it working, and extra precautions must be used.
· It would be foolish to ignore the obvious signs of recession at home and not take the necessary defensive precautions.· I know she would take the necessary safety precautions to not get shot.· Workers need to understand how quickly human tissue freezes, and the necessary precautions to prevent its occurrence.· Doctors warn patients and take necessary precautions.
· Unfortunately, there are many accidents just waiting to happen if proper safety precautions aren't taken.· If tubifex is fed, proper precautions should be taken.· Only by being so aggressive will his patients learn to consult immediately, to take proper precautions and so on.· Insurance companies understandably expect proper precautions to be taken for the security and safe storage of musical instruments.· Allied Colloids is accused of failing to store dangerous substances safely and not taking proper fire precautions.
· Since the defendants had therefore not taken all reasonable precautions, they had no defence.· All reasonable precautions are taken to ensure that the advice and data given to readers is reliable.· Given reasonable precautions and a small amount of money, cholera can be effectively fought.· It was no defence that the sellers had taken all reasonable precautions as to hygiene.· Alternatively, the statute may provide for the reasonable practicability of precautions.· Please therefore take all reasonable precautions to protect yourself and your family whilst on holiday.
· Seemed like a sensible precaution to me.· An easy-wipe plastic mat under the food bowl is therefore a sensible precaution.· Again, professional financial advice on the advantages and disadvantages of this form of borrowing seems a sensible precaution against financial embarrassment.· Provision of a stair guard, and secure door and window locks, are sensible precautions with children.· When interviewing is employed, the use of multiple independent interviewers is a sensible precaution.· People have taken very few sensible precautions to stop young male burglars breaking in.· In truth, with sensible precautions, Morrissey could have easily travelled to the salon.· Egerton went, taking the very sensible precaution of asking Mickey Skinner along as a bodyguard.
· Nevertheless, it makes sense to take a few simple precautions.· So the simple precaution of avoiding housing cattle alongside lambing ewes could be well worthwhile this spring.· These simple precautions observed, Kirov relaxed and sat down on the edge of his small cot, smiling with relief.· Resistance can be readily avoided by simple precautions as follows: 1.· Most could be prevented by following simple safety rules or taking simple precautions.· But take some simple security precautions before you use the Net for online financial transactions.· You can easily reduce the risk by taking a few simple precautions.· But assistant welfare executive Bob Westecott said owners could take simple precautions to prevent their horses being stolen.
· However, good results were obtained in the prototype circuit without any special precautions.· This means the White House has not been required to undertake special safety precautions during the current water emergency, he said.· If accepted by the shipping community, it will mean masters' taking special precautions in 15 sensitive areas around Britain.· Unless you take special precautions, you will need to perform a soft or hard reset to escape from this situation.· Postmen were told they might have to take special precautions when delivering mail to farms.· Presumably he was there as a special precaution because of the Amal-Hezbollah fighting.
· All employees regularly exposed to blood and other body fluids to which universal precautions apply should be vaccinated with hepatitis B vaccine.
· It turned out to be a wise precaution.· This wise precaution preserved the Garden for posterity.· It follows that careful monitoring of patients for their susceptibility to depression before prescribing mood-altering drugs would be a wise precaution.· Even when the installation has been undertaken by an expert, the inclusion of a circuit breaker is a wise precaution.· It is a wise precaution to meet new clients, rather than to deal with them over the telephone or by correspondence.· Carrying an ice axe is, however, a wise precaution.· Ineffectual or not against lingering gases it seemed a wise precaution, even if it was only psychological.· It is probably a wise precaution in view of allegations that the couple stole billions of dollars from their country.
NOUN
· Rats are fewer, buildings drier and fire precautions more effective than in the past.· And toy factories with pitifully inadequate fire precautions stay open.· Allied Colloids is accused of failing to store dangerous substances safely and not taking proper fire precautions.
· Unfortunately, there are many accidents just waiting to happen if proper safety precautions aren't taken.· Immediate priorities should include improving facilities to deal with infectious agents that require high level microbiological safety precautions. iii.· Her idea was to have a first-aid kit in the catering department as an essential safety precaution.· The home-run fence at Southcrest Park has been taken down and replaced by orange cones, ostensibly as a safety precaution.· Employees should also be given adequate training in safety precautions etc.· This was considered a safety precaution, since the rods are hot in temperature as well as radioactive.· And they always take the strictest safety precautions.· This means the White House has not been required to undertake special safety precautions during the current water emergency, he said.
· This sort of book is regularly stolen, despite security precautions.· But this was a Secret Service event with extraordinary security precautions.· He can give you free advice on the security precautions that best suit you and your home.· Even so, it set up a security precaution that had occurred to me when I'd seen the cylinder.· Police are warning people living in shared houses to take security precautions to keep intruders out.· At present as always, many security precautions are taken when Royalty travels by rail, which are classified.· But take some simple security precautions before you use the Net for online financial transactions.· This is a security precaution against an unauthorised person or the cashier alone being able to open the box.
VERB
· You probably took chances rather than precautions.· Typical of his informant to take such precautions.· Still, Dave puts his family at great risk, yet takes smart precautions to protect a casual acquaintance.· He says his wife's experience has taught him that you must take precautions.· It was lucky that we took the precaution of setting extra anchors.· Nevertheless, it makes sense to take a few simple precautions.· Being aware that overdrinking is especially likely in particular situations and taking extra precautions at these times. 4.
 something you do in order to prevent something dangerous or unpleasant from happening:  Fire precautions were neglected.as a precaution The traffic barriers were put there as a safety precaution.precaution against Save your work often as a precaution against computer failure.wise/sensible precaution The trails are well marked, but carrying a map is a wise precaution. Vets took precautions to prevent the spread of the disease.take the precaution of doing something I took the precaution of insuring my camera.RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say just in case rather than as a precaution:· I'm going to take my umbrella just in case.COLLOCATIONSverbstake a precaution· We had taken the precaution of turning the water off.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + precautiona sensible/wise precaution· Fitting window locks is a sensible precaution.a simple precaution· You can easily reduce the risk of theft by taking a few simple precautions.a necessary precaution· He justified his secrecy as a necessary precaution.a reasonable precaution· You must take all reasonable precautions to safeguard official property.adequate/proper precautions· Companies have a legal responsibility to take adequate precautions against fire.basic/elementary precautions· Your home could be at risk if you don't take some basic precautions.elaborate precautions (=a lot of detailed precautions)· Elaborate precautions were taken to avoid disputes between the representatives.a safety precaution· Both areas were cordoned off as a safety precaution.a security precaution· The threat of terrorist attacks has prompted some elaborate security precautions.
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