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单词 preventable
释义

Definition of preventable in English:

preventable

adjective prɪˈvɛntəb(ə)lprəˈvɛn(t)əb(ə)l
  • Able to be prevented or avoided.

    many of these ailments are preventable
    several workers have been killed in preventable accidents
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The good news is that the most common mistakes are easily preventable if you know what to look for.
    • Easily preventable Internet crimes are on the rise.
    • Most preventable incidents result directly or indirectly from human error.
    • Skin cancer is largely preventable when sun protection measures are consistently used.
    • Millions of people die each year from preventable diseases for lack of very basic drugs.
    • Many of the chronic diseases linked to obesity are preventable.
    • Hepatitis A is easily preventable with a vaccine.
    • We need to look very carefully at how we go about ensuring that there are no preventable risks to national security.
    • Carbon monoxide poisoning proved to be a limited, easily preventable danger.
    • Cigarettes are the leading cause of preventable deaths in this country.

Derivatives

  • preventability

  • nounprɪˌvɛntəˈbɪlɪtiprəˌvɛn(t)əˈbɪlədi
    • Preventability was independently judged by two study investigators.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It is too soon to speculate as to the cause or preventability of the recent deaths.
      • I think it's far too soon to draw conclusions about direct culpability, but there was definitely an element of preventability here.
      • Too many women are unaware of their risk factors and the prevalence and preventability of heart disease.
      • The study sought to determine expert opinion regarding the preventability of pressure ulcers.
 
 

Definition of preventable in US English:

preventable

adjectiveprəˈvɛn(t)əb(ə)lprəˈven(t)əb(ə)l
  • Able to be prevented or avoided.

    many of these ailments are preventable
    several workers have been killed in preventable accidents
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Millions of people die each year from preventable diseases for lack of very basic drugs.
    • The good news is that the most common mistakes are easily preventable if you know what to look for.
    • Most preventable incidents result directly or indirectly from human error.
    • Many of the chronic diseases linked to obesity are preventable.
    • Cigarettes are the leading cause of preventable deaths in this country.
    • Skin cancer is largely preventable when sun protection measures are consistently used.
    • We need to look very carefully at how we go about ensuring that there are no preventable risks to national security.
    • Carbon monoxide poisoning proved to be a limited, easily preventable danger.
    • Easily preventable Internet crimes are on the rise.
    • Hepatitis A is easily preventable with a vaccine.
 
 
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