Definition: 1. The act of stopping something bad from happening.
Use 'prevention' in a sentence:
1. Prevention is key, scientists says because once ecosystems pass their tipping point, it is remarkably difficult for them to return ．
2. The findings show a critical need to invest in disaster prevention.
3. A large, ongoing study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found 148 chemicals in Americans of all ages.
4. Greatly enhance our prevention and control capability.
5. Following approval by relevant authorities, vaccination prevention and control situation.
6. To forestall is better than to amend.; Prevention is better than cure.
7. Choke coils are useful for prevention of malfunctioning electronic equipment.
8. The University of Adelaide employs a full-time staff of fire prevention professionals ．
9. After visiting Wuhan, Dr. Zhong spoke out frankly about human-to-human transmission and suggested evidence-based prevention.
10. Unfortunately, there's been an increase in the number of minor crimes and anti-social behaviour in the general area and I want to talk about some specific prevention measures that are being proposed.
11. This year's budget for AIDS prevention probably won't be much higher.
12. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC) has predicted it could be the predominant strain by March.
13. Crime prevention had to be given more prominence.
14. And Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studies have shown that more mask material is generally better than less.
15. The outcome of the epidemic prevention and control directly affects people's lives and health, the overall economic and social stability and the country's opening-up.
16. UNICEF is joining with a nonprofit group to bring AIDS prevention programs to more women and children in five countries.
17. For help on crime prevention, call our 24-hour advice line.
18. Efforts should be exerted on pollution prevention instead of on remedial measures.
19. Stress should be put on the prevention of diseases.
20. His work offered valuable experience to sand prevention and control in China.
21. Herbs for the prevention of encephalitis can be found everywhere in this area.
22. We should reform and improve our disease prevention and control system.
23. Education would be the best and final prevention against social evils.
24. Crime Prevention Officers can visit your home and suggest ways to make it safer.
25. Yet according to the Centers for Disease Control an Prevention, Average height—5'9" for men, 5'4"for women—hasn't really changed since 1960.
26. May 7, the State Council released Guidelines on Conducting Covid-19 Prevention and Control on an Ongoing Basis.
27. If you're moderately exercising for 150 minutes a week, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends, or less than that, you're probably not an extreme athlete.
28. The prevention of this type of fraud is no easy task, and a new field of computer science is developing to cope with security issues.
29. It's called the Pan-Caribbean Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Project, which is quite a mouthful.
30. Prevention of forest fires is up to you.
31. The main emphasis of our research has shifted to the prevention of infection and septicemia.
32. To deal with this problem, it is recommended that a big part of the government's health budget should be used for health education and disease prevention.
33. The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.
34. Yet according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, average height-5'9'' for men, 5'4'' for women-hasn't really changed since 1960.
35. People from some countries thought the Chinese overreacted, and that the Chinese government had overdone in epidemic prevention and control.
36. We still have a long way to go in pandemic prevention and control.
37. There should be ring-fenced funding for local crime prevention initiatives.
38. It may turn out that vitamin E plays a role in prevention but cannot undo serious damage.
39. The best prevention for cholera is to boil or filter water, and eat only well-cooked food.
40. Six suspects are being held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.
41. They put a high premium on prevention and primary care.
42. Prevention of heart disease and stroke will increase life expectancy.
43. Prevention of a problem is always preferable to trying to cure it.
44. Democrats will complain he overemphasizes punishment at the expense of prevention and treatment.
45. I will discuss the role of diet in cancer prevention in Chapter 7.
46. Calcium may aid in the prevention of colon cancer.
47. We need a positive programme of crime prevention.
48. Prevention also plays a central role in traditional medicine.
49. Stores spend more and more on crime prevention every year.
