prevention
noun
prɪˈvenʃən
noun
1
when
something
bad
is
stopped
from
happening
预防; 防止; 阻止
[+
of
]
Educating
new
drivers
is
important
for
the
prevention
of
accidents
.
培训新司机对预防事故很重要。
crime/accident/fire
etc
prevention
Effective
crime
prevention
must
be
our
main
goal.
有效预防犯罪必须是我们的主要目标。
a
fire
prevention
officer
消防官员
You
know
what
they
say,
prevention
is
better
than
cure
(=it
is
better
to
stop
something
bad
from
happening
than
to
remove
the
problem
once
it
has
happened)
.
正所谓预防胜于治疗。