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preventable

🇬🇧 UK/pri'vɛntəbl/🇺🇸 US/pri'ventәb(ә)l/
A2

Definitions

adj.

Capable of being avoided or stopped before it happens

可预防的;可避免的

n.

Something that can be prevented

可预防之事

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
prebefore
+
vent
+
ablecapable of, worthy of
=preventable

Common Collocations

  • 1.preventable disease可预防的疾病
  • 2.preventable death可避免的死亡
  • 3.largely preventable在很大程度上可预防的
  • 4.entirely preventable完全可以避免的

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Doctors say that most cases of heart disease are entirely preventable with lifestyle changes.

  • 2.

    The report revealed that hundreds of workplace deaths each year are preventable.

  • 3.

    It is tragic that so many children die from preventable illnesses in developing countries.

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