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precaution

🇬🇧 UK/pri'kɒ:ʃәn/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

An action taken in advance to prevent danger, harm, or failure.

预防措施,防范措施;谨慎,小心

v.

To warn or caution someone beforehand.

预先警告,事先提醒

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
prebefore
+
cautcareful, cautious, wary
+
ionact, process, state
=precaution

Common Collocations

  • 1.take a precaution采取预防措施
  • 2.as a precaution作为预防措施
  • 3.safety precaution安全防范措施
  • 4.necessary precaution必要的预防措施

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Wearing a helmet is a basic precaution every cyclist should take.

  • 2.

    As a precaution, the hospital isolated patients showing flu-like symptoms.

  • 3.

    She took the precaution of backing up all her files before updating the software.

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