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
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From 1830 onwards in the USA and from about 1870 in Canada, settlers began to move westwards and to take possession of the plains as their own.
美国自1830年起，加拿大从1870年左右起，殖民者开始向西迁移，并把平原据为己有。
After the accident, all the lines and taps were clearly marked and new people joining the workforce were given a talk on safety before they started work.
火灾过后，所有的管道和龙头都被标得一清二楚，而且加入劳动队伍的新工人在开始工作之前要接受有关的安全教育。
Light the fire not so near the entrance that the wind will blow the fire out, and not so far in that the smoke will fill the cave, said my brother.
“不要太靠近洞口点火，风会把火吹灭的；也不要太靠里面，那样烟会充满山洞的，”我弟弟说，