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

• Researchers call this prophylactic napping.
  研究人员称这个为预防性小睡。
• The first Cochrane Review of prophylactic vitamin C was published in1998.
  1998年发表了预防性服用维生素C的首次Cochrane评价。
• 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
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Prophylactic antibiotics are definitely contraindicated.
  预防性的使用抗菌素肯定是禁忌的。
• Study on Reducing Bleeding Effects of Prophylactic Application of Yunnan Baiyao in Breast Augmentation Operation
  预防性应用云南白药对减少隆乳手术出血的效果研究
• Vaccination and other prophylactic measures can be carried out.
  可以采取疫苗接种和其他预防措施。