contraception

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con·tra·cep·tion /ˌkɒntrəˈsepʃən $ ˌkɑːn-/ noun [uncountable]  SYthe practice of preventing a woman from becoming pregnant when she has sex, or the methods for doing this 避孕，节（制生）育；节育［避孕］方法 SYN birth control The pill is a popular method of contraception. 服用避孕药是一种常用的避孕方法。

Examples from the Corpus

contraception• Despite the myths about reproduction and contraception, contraceptive use has increased significantly in recent years.• I didn't use any contraception.• They did not eat meat on Fridays or practice artificial contraception.• One quarter of the former but 85 percent of the latter had discontinued contraception eighteen months after initial use.• Few had discussed contraception with their boyfriends.• There was no form of contraception and many women would spend their entire adult lives pregnant and would probably die in child-birth.• Mum told me about the various forms of contraception but apart from that we didn't really talk about it.• The pill is one of the most effective methods of contraception.Origin contraception (1800-1900) contra- + conception

con·tra·cep·tion nounChineseSyllable  

of Corpus the woman from becoming pregnant preventing a practice

contraception
con‧tra‧cep‧tion /ˌkɒntrəˈsepʃən $ ˌkɑːn-/ noun [uncountable]the practice of preventing a woman from becoming pregnant when she has sex, or the methods for doing this
   SYN  birth control:
    The pill is a popular method of contraception.

con·tra·cep·tionBrE /ˌkɒntrəˈsepʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkɑːntrəˈsepʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the practice of preventing a woman from becoming pregnant; the methods of doing this 避孕（法）；节育（法） SYN birth control ◆to give advice about contraception就避孕方法提供咨询