preventive
adjective [only before noun]intended to try to stop something that causes problems or difficulties from happening 预防性的;防备的 preventive medicine 预防医学 The police were able to take preventive action and avoid a possible riot. 警方得以及时采取防范措施,避免了可能发生的骚乱。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPreventive is used with these nouns:- action
- care
- detention
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