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

• The introduction of prophylactic HPV vaccines does not diminish the importance of HPV screening, they emphasize.
  预防性HPV疫苗的应用不会削弱HPV筛查的重要性，他们强调说。
• Recent findings: Valganciclovir has proved effective in cytomegalovirus prevention for prophylactic and preemptive therapy.
  近期发现：先期预防性应用缬更昔洛韦在对巨细胞病毒的预防是有效的。
• 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。
• Prophylactic ate in24 hours, and menstruation also came, can you still be pregnant?
  在24小时吃了避孕药，而且月经也来了，还会不会怀孕哦？
• 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。
• There is no evidence to support the role of ribavirin as post-exposure prophylactic treatment for Lassa fever.
  尚无证据支持利巴韦林作为拉沙热暴露后预防性治疗的作用。
• Researchers call this prophylactic napping.
  研究人员称这个为预防性小睡。
• 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。
• 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
• Clinical Analysis on Perioperative Prophylactic Use of Antibiotics in General Surgery
  普外科围手术期抗生素预防性应用的临床分析