| 单词 | prevention |
| 释义 | prevention (once / 1243 pages) n When an action stops something from happening, like assigning extra teachers to watch a playground during recess to prevent bullying, it's called prevention. The noun prevention comes up most often when people are trying to keep something bad in check, like crime, disease, or forest fires. Educating kids about nutrition is one form of obesity prevention, for example, and lowering speed limits can help with accident prevention. The word prevent is at the root of prevention, and it comes from the Latin praeventus, "anticipate or hinder." WORD FAMILYprevention: preventions+/prevent: preventable, preventative, prevented, preventing, prevention, preventive, prevents/preventable: unpreventable/preventative: preventatives/preventive: preventively, preventives USAGE EXAMPLESPneumonia and flu together are on the top 10 list of causes of death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Previously the Western Colorado Suicide Prevention Foundation offered up to eight sessions for youth with no insurance through its Bridges Program. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Like others, it focuses on prevention, enforcement and treatment. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) n the act of preventing money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza Syn|Hypo|Hyper bar averting the act of preventing something from occurring debarmentthe act of prevention by legal means disqualificationthe act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified interceptionthe act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving non-proliferation, nonproliferationthe prevention of something increasing or spreading (especially the prevention of an increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons) forestalling, obviation, preclusionthe act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively prophylaxisthe prevention of disease save(sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring crushing, quelling, stifling, suppressionforceful prevention; putting down by power or authority suspension, temporary removala temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc) recusal, recusation(law) the disqualification of a judge or jury by reason of prejudice or conflict of interest; a judge can be recused by objections of either party or judges can disqualify themselves crackdownseverely repressive actions hinderance, hindrance, interference the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding |
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