Precaution
[ prɪ'kɔʃən ]
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n. 预防，防备，警惕;预防措施;避孕措施;
vt. 使提防;预先警告;
💡 词根助记
pre….前的，预先+caution小心→预先小心→预防措施
📝 例句
He replaced the parts with great precaution.
他小心翼翼地把那些零件重新安装上去。
Perhaps he obtained it as his last and utmost precaution against evil yesterday.
或许昨天他才得到它，以备万一，预防不测的。
as a (measure of) precaution = by way of precaution
为小心起见,为了预防
We have taken necessary precautions against fire.
我们已采取必要的防火措施。
A further precaution consists of the same extension and strength properties.
要更加小心地对待相同的拉伸与强度性质这一事实。
🌱 联想助记
【记】pre-前缀“在…前”,caution-小心、谨慎:事前小心即预防,警惕
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
pre-表示“前”
📖 牛津释义
precaution
n
~ (against sth) thing done in advance to avoid danger, prevent problems, etc 预防措施或方法
take an umbrella just as a precaution 带把伞, 有备无患
fire precautions/precautions against fire 防火措施
I took the precaution of locking everything in the safe. 我把一切东西都锁在保险箱里以防万一.
🎯 考研助记
pre(=beforehand预先)+caution(n.小心，谨慎)→预先小心提防→ 预防
🔁 扩展释义
*[pri'kɒ:ʃәn]n. 预防, 留心, 警戒vt. 预先警告【法】 预防, 预防措施, 警惕相关词组: by way of precaution
🏥 医学释义
小心，谨慎，预防措施
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
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No, not very. You need a driving permit. Have you got one?
不，不很贵。你需要一个驾驶执照。你有没有？
Who could count the times Annie tried, failed, and then succeeded?
谁能数得清安妮尝试、失败直至最后成功的次数？
If an unfair law existed, - and there were many that had been passed by the British rulers in India and South Africa - it was the duty of everyone to disobey this law, but without using violence.
如果存在一个不公平的法律--而且在印度与南非的英国统治者已经通过了许多这样的法律--那么不遵守这一法律是每个人的责任，但不要使用暴力。