forestall
英 [fɔːˈstɔːl]
美 [fɔːrˈstɔːl]
v. 预先阻止; 在(他人)之前行动; 先发制人
第三人称单数：forestalls 现在分词：forestalling 过去式：forestalled 过去分词：forestalled
Collins.1 / BNC.18655 / COCA.16160
牛津词典
verb
- 预先阻止；在（他人）之前行动；先发制人
to prevent sth from happening or sb from doing sth by doing sth first- Try to anticipate what your child will do and forestall problems.
尽量预见你的孩子会干什么，并预先阻止问题发生。
- Try to anticipate what your child will do and forestall problems.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 预先阻止;抢在…之前行动
If youforestallsomeone, you realize what they are likely to do and prevent them from doing it.- O'Leary made to open the door, but Bunbury forestalled him by laying a hand on his arm...
奥利里想去开门，但是邦伯里抢先一把摁住了他的胳膊。 - Large numbers of police were in the square to forestall any demonstrations.
广场上驻守着大批警察以防止任何示威活动。
- O'Leary made to open the door, but Bunbury forestalled him by laying a hand on his arm...
英英释义
verb
- keep from happening or arising
- My sense of tact forbids an honest answer
- Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project
- act in advance of
双语例句
- To forestall is better than to amend.; Prevention is better than cure.
与其补救于已然，不如防范于未然。 - O'Leary made to open the door, but Bunbury forestalled him by laying a hand on his arm
奥利里想去开门，但是邦伯里抢先一把摁住了他的胳膊。 - Or its iPhone and iPad software division& that was Scott forestall answering to jobs.
同时也不负责iPhone和iPad的软件部门&这部分业务由斯科特•弗里斯托直接向乔布斯汇报。 - He followed this rule in order to forestall rumors.
他遵守这条规矩是为了杜绝流言蜚语。 - Sensing the prevailing political winds, some bankers are already moving to forestall draconian new rules.
感觉到主导的政治风向，一些银行家已经开始提前适应这些苛刻的新规定。 - Without what good talk, forestall causes this.
没有什么好谈的，这是垄断造成的。 - They must also vary the loan-to-value ratio on commercial and residential mortgages to forestall real estate bubbles.
为预防房地产泡沫，他们也必须适时地调整商业和住宅抵押贷款的贷款价值比。 - We are complaining distain Baidu forestall behavior while, why to try to use them.
咱们在抱怨鄙视百度垄断行为的同时，为什么不加以利用他们呢。 - This kind of market needs forestall, the result of malign competition is everybody cannot benefit.
这类市场需要垄断，恶性竞争的结果是大家都无法获益。 - Some quarters in the United States think that the Japanese militants attacked suddenly to forestall the Emperor's reply.
美国部分人士认为是日本主战派抢在天皇答复之前发动了突然袭击。