| 词组 | prevention |
| 释义 | PREVENTION An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure A proverb meaning that it is easier and better to prevent something bad than to deal with the results.When you ride in a car, buckle your seat belt. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.Every child should be vaccinated against polio. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. head someone or something off to prevent someone or something from arriving.The doctors worked round the clock to head the epidemic off.Bill headed his mother off so that we had time to clean up the mess before she saw it.The farmer headed off the herd of sheep before it ruined our picnic. take steps (to prevent something) to do what is necessary to prevent something.I took steps to prevent John from learning what we were talking about.I have to keep John from knowing what I've been doing. I can prevent it if I take steps. tie someone's hands to prevent someone from doing something.I'd like to help you, but my boss has tied my hands.Please don't tie my hands with unnecessary restrictions. I'd like the freedom to do whatever is necessary. PREVENTION - FAILURE just one of those things something that couldn't have been prevented; something caused by fate.I'm sorry, too. It's not your fault. It's just one of those things.I feel terrible that I didn't pass the bar exam. I guess it was just one of those things. prevention is better than cureWork to stop something from happening is easier and better than having to try to resolve it later. Unless you want to be violently ill for days, get the flu shot now—prevention is better than cure, you know. an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cureWorking to stop something from happening is easier and better than having to try to resolve it later. Unless you want to be violently ill for days, get the flu shot now—an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, you know. Councilor, I am of the firm belief that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and investing in social and educational programs has been proven more effective at reducing crime than simply strengthening police force to combat it! ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cureProv. If you put in a little effort to prevent a problem, you will not have to put in a lot of effort to solve the problem. Brush your teeth every day; that way you won't have to go to the dentist to have cavities filled. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. If you get in the habit of being careful with your new stereo, chances are you won't break it and have to have it fixed later. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Prevention is better than cure.Prov. It is better to try to keep a bad thing from happening than it is to fix the bad thing once it has happened. (See also An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure.) If we spend more money on education, so that children learn to be responsible citizens, we won't have to spend so much money on prisons. Prevention is better than cure. ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, anIt is easier to forestall a disaster than to deal with it. For example, The new law makes all children under twelve wear bicycle helmets-an ounce of prevention. This ancient proverb is first recorded in Latin in Henry de Bracton's De Legibus (c. 1240) and has been repeated ever since, often in shortened form. preˌvention is better than ˈcure(British English) (American English an ounce of preˌvention is better than a pound of ˈcure) (saying) it is better to stop something bad from happening rather than try to deal with the problems after it has happened: Remember that prevention is better than cure, so brush your teeth at least twice a day and visit your dentist for regular check-ups. |
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