precaution
n
~ (against sth) thing done in advance to avoid danger, prevent problems, etc 预防措施或方法
take an umbrella just as a precaution 带把伞, 有备无患
fire precautions/precautions against fire 防火措施
I took the precaution of locking everything in the safe. 我把一切东西都锁在保险箱里以防万一.
🎯 考研助记
pre(=beforehand预先)+caution(n.小心,谨慎)→预先小心提防→ 预防
🔁 扩展释义
*[pri'kɒ:ʃәn]n. 预防, 留心, 警戒vt. 预先警告【法】 预防, 预防措施, 警惕相关词组: by way of precaution
I suggest that we ask users of this machine what they think about it. We can photograph them using it too. Then we can put their comments at the top of the advertisement in big print. We can bring in some humour too. People enjoy reading humorous ads.