forestalled

英 [fɔːˈstɔːld]

美 [fɔːrˈstɔːld]

v.  预先阻止; 在(他人)之前行动; 先发制人
forestall的过去分词和过去式

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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• His three companions made the introductory gesture of eloquent speech; but the young man at the door forestalled them.
  他的三个伙伴好象准备作长篇演说似的做了个开场的手势；可是门口那个年轻人抢先说话了。
• Public primary and middle school operate in a administrative mode. Organizational management has been forestalled by administrative power and distribution of resources incline to administrators.
  公办中小学基本上是在行政管理的模式下运作，学校组织管理被行政权力垄断，资源分配向管理人员倾斜。
• I had my objections all prepared, but Stephens forestalled me.
  我已做好准备要提出反对意见，不料斯蒂芬却抢先一步。
• How can disasters be forestalled when designing future metros?
  未来之设计如何防灾？
• He forestalled all his competitors.
  他比所有的竞争者都占先了一步。
• The fact that there are troubled banks from the us to Europe, Japan and Australia could hardly have been predicted or forestalled by a US regulator.
  从美国到欧洲、从日本到澳大利亚，都有银行陷入困境，这个事实几乎不可能被美国的一个监管机构预测到或事先加以阻止。
• The core technology of this installation is forestalled by Russia and Japan company for the moment.
  目前该装置的核心技术基本为俄罗斯、日本的公司所垄断。
• Stock investment is its main business, and operational system is a focal point, so the tendency of risk should be forestalled;
  证券投资是其主要业务，运作制度是重点，应防止风险倾向；
• At the same time, regulation of the financial sector was improved and regional and systemic risks were forestalled.
  同时，完善金融监管，坚决守住不发生区域性系统性风险的底线。
• Mosquito breeding can be forestalled by killing the insect at its adult or and larval pupal stages.
  把蚊子的成虫或及幼虫蛹杀灭，可防止蚊子滋生。