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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Your wife would not be pleased to hear you say that.
你的妻子听到你那么说是会不高兴的。
They had to work inside the ship, cutting away old metal, fixing new metal plates, drilling holes, laying electrical and phone wires and fixing new pipes for water and steam.
他们要在船舱里工作，切掉旧的金属，焊接新的金属板，钻孔，埋电线和电话线以及安装新的水管和蒸汽管。
He thought they needed to know the direction to it.
它们还需要知道去那里的方向。