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precaution 音标拼音: [prik'ɔʃən] n. U谨慎,警惕;U预防;C预防方法,预防措施 U谨慎,警惕;U预防;C预防方法,预防措施 precaution n 1: a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.; "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; "we let our guard down" [synonym: {precaution}, {safeguard}, {guard}] 2: the trait of practicing caution in advance 3: judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care" [synonym: {caution}, {precaution}, {care}, {forethought}] Precaution \Pre*cau"tion\, v. t. [Cf. F. pr['e]cautionner.] 1. To warn or caution beforehand. --Locke. [1913 Webster] 2. To take precaution against. [R.] --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Precaution \Pre*cau"tion\, n. [F. pr['e]cation, L. praecautio, fr. praecavere, praecautum, to guard against beforehand; prae before cavere be on one's guard. See {Pre-}, and {Caution}.] 1. Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution. [1913 Webster] They [ancient philosophers] treasured up their supposed discoveries with miserable precaution. --J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster] 2. A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act; as, to take precautions against accident. [1913 Webster] 43 Moby Thesaurus words for "precaution":
alertness, anticipation, apprehension, attention, canniness, care, caution, cautiousness, chariness, circumspection, cover, discreetness, discretion, escape, forearming, forebode, forehandedness, foresight, foresightedness, forethought, forethoughtfulness, forewarn, give advance notice, insurance, measures, portend, precautions, precautiousness, premonish, prenotify, preventive measure, prewarn, protection, providence, provision, prudence, safeguard, steps, steps and measures, tell in advance, vigilance, wariness, watchfulness
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