Definition of preventive in English:

preventive

adjective prɪˈvɛntɪvprəˈvɛn(t)ɪv

Designed to keep something undesirable such as illness or harm from occurring.
预防的，防止的；防病的
preventive medicine
预防医学。
Example sentencesExamples
- You will not become addicted to preventive medicines for asthma, even if you use them for many years.
- As family physicians, we're supposed to be experts in the area of preventive medicine.
- Soldiers must take preventive measures and be trained to detect signs of illness in colleagues.
- Active tuberculosis must be excluded before beginning preventive therapy.
- Lord Justice May said the police were entitled to take preventive measures to avoid breaches of the peace.
- However, there have been no clinical trials of preventive therapy in HIV positive children.
- However, the efficacy of preventive therapy in this group has not been demonstrated.
- He had a varied and successful career in public health, where a particular interest was preventive medicine.
- Until recently there were only two kinds of medical activity: preventive and curative.
- He took his discharge there and worked in a mission hospital, an experience that led him to take up preventive medicine.
- The one area of food writing that remained substantially the same was that concerned with books addressing diet as preventive.
- Health authorities initiated preventive measures to prevent infectious diseases, if any.
- Once errors are recognised their causes must be analysed so that preventive measures can be applied.
- Are we sure that the balance sheet of preventive activity really offers more good than harm?
- There are some important preventive measures that can be done to avoid a recurrent stroke.
- Since you have already been tested, ask your neurologist about preventive medication.
- We are entering a new era in preventive medicine, which focuses on diet as a means to health.
- In some countries, junior students provided preventive health care directly to underserved populations.
- Wider community education is required as a primary preventive measure.
- The effect of preventive measures on the incidence of ankle sprains.
Synonyms
inhibitory, deterrent, pre-emptive, obstructive
precautionary, protective
prophylactic, disease-preventing, precautionary, protective

noun prɪˈvɛntɪvprəˈvɛn(t)ɪv

A medicine or other treatment designed to prevent disease or ill health.
预防药，预防疗法
quinine was used as a malaria preventive
Example sentencesExamples
- Hence the antibiotic may be useful as a preventive as well as a treatment.
- Now the cheapest drug in the pharmacy appears to be gaining ground as a major cancer preventive.
- For years, businesses have sold shark cartilage as a cancer cure or preventive.
- In fact, to be most effective, feverfew should be used on a regular basis as a preventive.
- But don't expect that to stop drug companies from hyping their cholesterol lowering products as preventives for breast cancer.
- Hop Sing had told him how effective they could be as a preventive against disease.
- However, these steels are sometimes subject to stress-corrosion or hydrogen stress cracking; then other preventives are needed, in addition to coatings.
- The world's best nausea preventive, ginger also is useful in treating arthritis.
- In addition, these are all measures at the end of the line that need to be complemented by many more preventives.
- It is now available homeopathically and in various preparations as an asthma preventive.
- Eating garlic and plenty of vitamin C are useful anti-viral preventives.
- In addition, an aspirin a day may be an excellent preventive for those at risk of a heart attack.
- One dose can often bring instant relief, and you can take these herbs every day as a preventive.
- For a period of time, a lot of people took this as theoretically a heart disease preventive.
- Drug analysis is a method that can be used both as a preventive and as an early detection tool.
- Of course a wedding is no guarantee one won't leave in the future, but it can be a preventive.
- Considered a leading expert on flea control, Dryden says natural flea preventives, such as adding garlic to the pet's food or using the aromatic oils of cedar, lavender, mint and rosemary, are ineffective.
- Take half a cup of feverfew tea every hour at the first sign of migraine attack or tension, or one cup every morning as a preventive.
- Silicone greases are probably not effective preventives.
- And, he says, the most powerful preventives are on the shelves of your natural foods store.
Synonyms
prophylactic, prophylactic device, prophylactic medicine, preventive drug

Derivatives

preventively

adverb prɪˈvɛntɪvliprəˈvɛn(t)ɪvli

It works best if used preventively, before the nose starts to run and throughout allergy season.
Example sentencesExamples
- Patients could carry PKC inhibitors and take them preventively, as soon as they sense a manic episode coming on.
- These antiviral drugs fight the herpes virus that causes cold sores and can speed healing or be used preventively to thwart outbreaks.
- When taken preventively, these drugs also reduce the number of attacks in patients who have them often.
- And the idea behind integrative medicine is to use these things preventively, to try and prevent illness.

Definition of preventive in US English:

preventive

adjectiveprəˈven(t)ivprəˈvɛn(t)ɪv

Designed to keep something undesirable such as illness, harm, or accidents from occurring.
预防的，防止的；防病的
preventive medicine
预防医学。
Example sentencesExamples
- Since you have already been tested, ask your neurologist about preventive medication.
- Lord Justice May said the police were entitled to take preventive measures to avoid breaches of the peace.
- We are entering a new era in preventive medicine, which focuses on diet as a means to health.
- In some countries, junior students provided preventive health care directly to underserved populations.
- The effect of preventive measures on the incidence of ankle sprains.
- He took his discharge there and worked in a mission hospital, an experience that led him to take up preventive medicine.
- Health authorities initiated preventive measures to prevent infectious diseases, if any.
- Once errors are recognised their causes must be analysed so that preventive measures can be applied.
- He had a varied and successful career in public health, where a particular interest was preventive medicine.
- Until recently there were only two kinds of medical activity: preventive and curative.
- The one area of food writing that remained substantially the same was that concerned with books addressing diet as preventive.
- There are some important preventive measures that can be done to avoid a recurrent stroke.
- Active tuberculosis must be excluded before beginning preventive therapy.
- Wider community education is required as a primary preventive measure.
- As family physicians, we're supposed to be experts in the area of preventive medicine.
- Soldiers must take preventive measures and be trained to detect signs of illness in colleagues.
- However, the efficacy of preventive therapy in this group has not been demonstrated.
- However, there have been no clinical trials of preventive therapy in HIV positive children.
- You will not become addicted to preventive medicines for asthma, even if you use them for many years.
- Are we sure that the balance sheet of preventive activity really offers more good than harm?
Synonyms
inhibitory, preventative, deterrent, pre-emptive, obstructive
prophylactic, disease-preventing, precautionary, preventative, protective

nounprəˈven(t)ivprəˈvɛn(t)ɪv

A medicine or other treatment designed to stop disease or ill health from occurring.
预防药，预防疗法
Example sentencesExamples
- However, these steels are sometimes subject to stress-corrosion or hydrogen stress cracking; then other preventives are needed, in addition to coatings.
- Take half a cup of feverfew tea every hour at the first sign of migraine attack or tension, or one cup every morning as a preventive.
- Of course a wedding is no guarantee one won't leave in the future, but it can be a preventive.
- Now the cheapest drug in the pharmacy appears to be gaining ground as a major cancer preventive.
- Silicone greases are probably not effective preventives.
- One dose can often bring instant relief, and you can take these herbs every day as a preventive.
- Hence the antibiotic may be useful as a preventive as well as a treatment.
- Eating garlic and plenty of vitamin C are useful anti-viral preventives.
- But don't expect that to stop drug companies from hyping their cholesterol lowering products as preventives for breast cancer.
- It is now available homeopathically and in various preparations as an asthma preventive.
- In addition, these are all measures at the end of the line that need to be complemented by many more preventives.
- And, he says, the most powerful preventives are on the shelves of your natural foods store.
- Considered a leading expert on flea control, Dryden says natural flea preventives, such as adding garlic to the pet's food or using the aromatic oils of cedar, lavender, mint and rosemary, are ineffective.
- In addition, an aspirin a day may be an excellent preventive for those at risk of a heart attack.
- Hop Sing had told him how effective they could be as a preventive against disease.
- In fact, to be most effective, feverfew should be used on a regular basis as a preventive.
- The world's best nausea preventive, ginger also is useful in treating arthritis.
- Drug analysis is a method that can be used both as a preventive and as an early detection tool.
- For years, businesses have sold shark cartilage as a cancer cure or preventive.
- For a period of time, a lot of people took this as theoretically a heart disease preventive.
Synonyms
prophylactic, prophylactic device, prophylactic medicine, preventative, preventive drug

词汇	preventive
释义	Definition of preventive in English: preventive adjective prɪˈvɛntɪvprəˈvɛn(t)ɪv Designed to keep something undesirable such as illness or harm from occurring. 预防的，防止的；防病的 preventive medicine 预防医学。 Example sentencesExamples You will not become addicted to preventive medicines for asthma, even if you use them for many years. As family physicians, we're supposed to be experts in the area of preventive medicine. Soldiers must take preventive measures and be trained to detect signs of illness in colleagues. Active tuberculosis must be excluded before beginning preventive therapy. Lord Justice May said the police were entitled to take preventive measures to avoid breaches of the peace. However, there have been no clinical trials of preventive therapy in HIV positive children. However, the efficacy of preventive therapy in this group has not been demonstrated. He had a varied and successful career in public health, where a particular interest was preventive medicine. Until recently there were only two kinds of medical activity: preventive and curative. He took his discharge there and worked in a mission hospital, an experience that led him to take up preventive medicine. The one area of food writing that remained substantially the same was that concerned with books addressing diet as preventive. Health authorities initiated preventive measures to prevent infectious diseases, if any. Once errors are recognised their causes must be analysed so that preventive measures can be applied. Are we sure that the balance sheet of preventive activity really offers more good than harm? There are some important preventive measures that can be done to avoid a recurrent stroke. Since you have already been tested, ask your neurologist about preventive medication. We are entering a new era in preventive medicine, which focuses on diet as a means to health. In some countries, junior students provided preventive health care directly to underserved populations. Wider community education is required as a primary preventive measure. The effect of preventive measures on the incidence of ankle sprains. Synonyms inhibitory, deterrent, pre-emptive, obstructive precautionary, protective prophylactic, disease-preventing, precautionary, protective noun prɪˈvɛntɪvprəˈvɛn(t)ɪv A medicine or other treatment designed to prevent disease or ill health. 预防药，预防疗法 quinine was used as a malaria preventive Example sentencesExamples Hence the antibiotic may be useful as a preventive as well as a treatment. Now the cheapest drug in the pharmacy appears to be gaining ground as a major cancer preventive. For years, businesses have sold shark cartilage as a cancer cure or preventive. In fact, to be most effective, feverfew should be used on a regular basis as a preventive. But don't expect that to stop drug companies from hyping their cholesterol lowering products as preventives for breast cancer. Hop Sing had told him how effective they could be as a preventive against disease. However, these steels are sometimes subject to stress-corrosion or hydrogen stress cracking; then other preventives are needed, in addition to coatings. The world's best nausea preventive, ginger also is useful in treating arthritis. In addition, these are all measures at the end of the line that need to be complemented by many more preventives. It is now available homeopathically and in various preparations as an asthma preventive. Eating garlic and plenty of vitamin C are useful anti-viral preventives. In addition, an aspirin a day may be an excellent preventive for those at risk of a heart attack. One dose can often bring instant relief, and you can take these herbs every day as a preventive. For a period of time, a lot of people took this as theoretically a heart disease preventive. Drug analysis is a method that can be used both as a preventive and as an early detection tool. Of course a wedding is no guarantee one won't leave in the future, but it can be a preventive. Considered a leading expert on flea control, Dryden says natural flea preventives, such as adding garlic to the pet's food or using the aromatic oils of cedar, lavender, mint and rosemary, are ineffective. Take half a cup of feverfew tea every hour at the first sign of migraine attack or tension, or one cup every morning as a preventive. Silicone greases are probably not effective preventives. And, he says, the most powerful preventives are on the shelves of your natural foods store. Synonyms prophylactic, prophylactic device, prophylactic medicine, preventive drug Derivatives preventively adverb prɪˈvɛntɪvliprəˈvɛn(t)ɪvli It works best if used preventively, before the nose starts to run and throughout allergy season. Example sentencesExamples Patients could carry PKC inhibitors and take them preventively, as soon as they sense a manic episode coming on. These antiviral drugs fight the herpes virus that causes cold sores and can speed healing or be used preventively to thwart outbreaks. When taken preventively, these drugs also reduce the number of attacks in patients who have them often. And the idea behind integrative medicine is to use these things preventively, to try and prevent illness. Definition of preventive in US English: preventive adjectiveprəˈven(t)ivprəˈvɛn(t)ɪv Designed to keep something undesirable such as illness, harm, or accidents from occurring. 预防的，防止的；防病的 preventive medicine 预防医学。 Example sentencesExamples Since you have already been tested, ask your neurologist about preventive medication. Lord Justice May said the police were entitled to take preventive measures to avoid breaches of the peace. We are entering a new era in preventive medicine, which focuses on diet as a means to health. In some countries, junior students provided preventive health care directly to underserved populations. The effect of preventive measures on the incidence of ankle sprains. He took his discharge there and worked in a mission hospital, an experience that led him to take up preventive medicine. Health authorities initiated preventive measures to prevent infectious diseases, if any. Once errors are recognised their causes must be analysed so that preventive measures can be applied. He had a varied and successful career in public health, where a particular interest was preventive medicine. Until recently there were only two kinds of medical activity: preventive and curative. The one area of food writing that remained substantially the same was that concerned with books addressing diet as preventive. There are some important preventive measures that can be done to avoid a recurrent stroke. Active tuberculosis must be excluded before beginning preventive therapy. Wider community education is required as a primary preventive measure. As family physicians, we're supposed to be experts in the area of preventive medicine. Soldiers must take preventive measures and be trained to detect signs of illness in colleagues. However, the efficacy of preventive therapy in this group has not been demonstrated. However, there have been no clinical trials of preventive therapy in HIV positive children. You will not become addicted to preventive medicines for asthma, even if you use them for many years. Are we sure that the balance sheet of preventive activity really offers more good than harm? Synonyms inhibitory, preventative, deterrent, pre-emptive, obstructive prophylactic, disease-preventing, precautionary, preventative, protective nounprəˈven(t)ivprəˈvɛn(t)ɪv A medicine or other treatment designed to stop disease or ill health from occurring. 预防药，预防疗法 Example sentencesExamples However, these steels are sometimes subject to stress-corrosion or hydrogen stress cracking; then other preventives are needed, in addition to coatings. Take half a cup of feverfew tea every hour at the first sign of migraine attack or tension, or one cup every morning as a preventive. Of course a wedding is no guarantee one won't leave in the future, but it can be a preventive. Now the cheapest drug in the pharmacy appears to be gaining ground as a major cancer preventive. Silicone greases are probably not effective preventives. One dose can often bring instant relief, and you can take these herbs every day as a preventive. Hence the antibiotic may be useful as a preventive as well as a treatment. Eating garlic and plenty of vitamin C are useful anti-viral preventives. But don't expect that to stop drug companies from hyping their cholesterol lowering products as preventives for breast cancer. It is now available homeopathically and in various preparations as an asthma preventive. In addition, these are all measures at the end of the line that need to be complemented by many more preventives. And, he says, the most powerful preventives are on the shelves of your natural foods store. Considered a leading expert on flea control, Dryden says natural flea preventives, such as adding garlic to the pet's food or using the aromatic oils of cedar, lavender, mint and rosemary, are ineffective. In addition, an aspirin a day may be an excellent preventive for those at risk of a heart attack. Hop Sing had told him how effective they could be as a preventive against disease. In fact, to be most effective, feverfew should be used on a regular basis as a preventive. The world's best nausea preventive, ginger also is useful in treating arthritis. Drug analysis is a method that can be used both as a preventive and as an early detection tool. For years, businesses have sold shark cartilage as a cancer cure or preventive. For a period of time, a lot of people took this as theoretically a heart disease preventive. Synonyms prophylactic, prophylactic device, prophylactic medicine, preventative, preventive drug
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