preventative

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pre·vent·a·tive /prɪˈventətɪv/ adjective  preventive 预防（性）的，防备的 preventative measures 预防措施 —preventatively adverb

Examples from the Corpus

preventative• The Ministry of Agriculture statement said that the warning had been intended as preventative advice.• It is primarily preventative and treats the whole person rather than just the ailment.• MSAs would allow people to pay for routine and preventative health care out of pre-tax savings.• These include quality small batch production, set-up reductions, preventative maintenance, production control, supplier partnerships and employee development.• You can use the Alexander Technique as a preventative measure: after all, prevention is better than cure.• She wrote a one-page paper on preventative medicine, another on how stuffed animals were made.• Iridology, however, stresses preventative medicine, catching illness in the early stages.• This strategy would facilitate crucial improvements to preventative services such as family care centres and counselling facilities.

pre·vent·a·tive adjectiveChineseSyllable  

Corpus preventive

preventative

I

pre‧vent‧a‧tive /prɪˈventətɪv/ adjective
preventive:
    preventative measures
—preventatively adverb

II

pre‧vent‧ive /prɪˈventɪv/ (also preventative) adjective [only before noun]intended to stop something you do not want to happen, such as illness, from happening:
    preventive health programs
    preventive action/measure
    While travelling abroad, take preventive measures to avoid illness.
—preventively adverb