prophylactic

英 [ˌprɒfəˈlæktɪk]

美 [ˌproʊfəˈlæktɪk]

adj. 预防疾病的
n. 预防性药物(或器具、措施)

复数：prophylactics　

BNC.26636 / COCA.23421

牛津词典

adj.

预防疾病的
done or used in order to prevent a disease
1. prophylactic treatment
  预防性治疗

noun

预防性药物（或器具、措施）
a medicine, device or course of action that prevents disease
预防性药物（或器具、措施）
a medicine, device or course of action that prevents disease

柯林斯词典

ADJ 预防（性）的
Prophylacticmeans concerned with preventing disease.
1. Vaccination and other prophylactic measures can be carried out.
  可以采取疫苗接种和其他预防措施。
N-COUNT 预防剂；预防器
Aprophylacticis a substance or device used for preventing disease.
1. The region began to use quinine successfully as a prophylactic.
  该地区开始成功地用奎宁作为预防剂。
N-COUNT 避孕套
Aprophylacticis a condom.
1. The prospect of teachers passing out prophylactics to their pupils has infuriated some parents.
  想到老师将分发避孕套给学生使一些家长愤慨不已。

双语例句

Objective To summarize the causes and the prophylactic measures of postoperative hematomas after craniotomy.
目的总结开颅术后血肿原因及预防措施。
Prophylactic antibiotics are definitely contraindicated.
预防性的使用抗菌素肯定是禁忌的。
Prophylactic effect of acupuncture on nausea and vomiting after laparoscopic operation
针刺对腹腔镜术后恶心、呕吐的预防作用
The prophylactic use of broad-spectrum antibiotics could not decrease the infection rate.
预防性应用广谱抗生素，并不能降低感染率。
Prophylactic doses of acetaminophen given after vaccination reduce fever but blunt antibody response to multiple antigens.
接种后预防剂量的对乙酰氨基酚能够减少发烧，但是会削弱抗体对多种抗原的反应。
Preventive medicine; vaccines are prophylactic; a prophylactic drug.
防病的药物；疫苗有预防的效果；预防疾病的药。
Analysis of perioperative use of Prophylactic antibiotics in a hospital
基层医院外科围手术期抗生素预防性应用分析
Prophylactic filtering operation may have benefit on preventing development of secondary glaucoma.
此外，早期作预防性滤过手术或可避免青光眼的产生。
I have HIV prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines for prevention and treatment of HIV infection respectively.
我分别拥有预防和治疗艾滋病病毒感染的预防和治疗疫苗。
The region began to use quinine successfully as a prophylactic.
该地区开始成功地用奎宁作为预防剂。