英 [prɪˈventəbl] 美 [prɪˈventəbl]
adj. 可预防的；可阻止的；可防止的
preventable /prɪˈvɛntəbəl/
形容词 Preventable diseases, illnesses, or deaths could be stopped from occurring. (疾病)可预防的; (死亡)可避免的
Forty thousand children a day die from preventable diseases.
每天有四万儿童死于本可以防止的疾病。
capable of being prevented
conscious of preventable human suffering
引领：
... prevent 含义广泛，指采取预防措施或设置障碍去阻止某人或某事。 preventable 可阻止的 preventer 妨碍者 ...
... n. 预防药；预防法 preventable 可预防的；可阻止的；可防止的 prevenient 预期的；以前的；预防的；先行的 ...
可预防的(preventable), 此释义来源于网络辞典。
preventive 预防的，防止的
prevenient 预期的；以前的；预防的；先行的
prevention 预防；阻止；妨碍
preventive 预防药；预防法
prevent 妨碍，阻止
prevent 预防，防止；阻止
可预防的；可阻止的；可防止的
He added that he had warned McLaughlin that three preventable accidents in one year could lead to his discharge, as indeed it should.
他补充说，他曾警告过麦克劳克林，一年内发生三起可预防的事故他可能会被解雇，事实上也应该如此。
Forty thousand children a day die from preventable diseases.
每天有四万儿童死于本可以防止的疾病。
Smoking is the biggest preventable cause of death and disease.
吸烟是造成不必要疾病和死亡的最大原因。
The report said preventable mistakes resulted in at least forty-four thousand deaths each year.
VOA : special.2010.07.13
Experts say smoking is the leading cause of preventable death.
VOA : special.2010.03.09
Smoking is the world's leading preventable cause of death.
VOA : special.2009.05.27
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said at the time that Steven's death was "entirely preventable".
In any given year, between 40, 000 and 98, 000 people die from preventable medical errors.
"Almost all newborn deaths originate from preventable and treatable causes, " the report authors write.