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preventable

UK/pri'vɛntəbl/US/pri'ventәb(ә)l/
A2

Definitions

adj.

Able to be prevented or avoided

可预防的,可避免的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
preventbefore
+
-ablecome, arrive
=preventable

prevent + -able (capable of being) = "able to be prevented." Often in health: a preventable disease, a preventable death.

Common Collocations

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

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Many road deaths are entirely preventable.

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