prevention
noun [ U ] uk/prɪˈven.ʃən/ us/prɪˈven.ʃən/
B2 阻止，妨碍；预防
the act of stopping something from happening or of stopping someone from doing something
crime prevention 预防犯罪
The organization is committed to AIDS prevention and education. 该组织致力于艾滋病的预防和教育。
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- As far as health is concerned, it is often said that prevention is better than cure.
- His research in the field of disease prevention produced unexpected results.
- Accident prevention must be viewed as a priority.
- fire prevention officers
- Health education in the local population is crucial to the prevention of killer diseases.
Idiom
prevention is better than cureidiom UK saying (US an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure) 惩创于已然，不如防患于未然；预防优于补救
It is better to stop something bad from happening than it is to deal with it after it has happened.