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
- 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。 - But the main reason for action this week was to forestall financial-market panic.
而本周之所以这么做的主要原因是防止金融市场恐慌。 - His family and friends believe that his death ( falling from a hotel window) was covered up in order to forestall an investigation into a scandal in the VSD.
他的家人和朋友认为,他的死亡(从旅馆窗户堕下)是杀人灭口,是为了阻止对一桩vsd的丑闻进行调查的先发制人行动。 - She is a beautiful girl in my dream, but I never detect it, forestall.
在我的梦里她是一个美丽的女孩儿,但我预先从没有察觉它。 - 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。 - The US needs to forestall China seeking radical solutions such as this, since alternative solutions could be even more disruptive to the world economy or negative to the US.
美国方面应先下手为强,防止中国诉诸如此激进的政策,因为类似这些备选方案对世界经济甚至可能更具破坏性,对美国造成不利影响。 - I left the room to forestall involvements.
我抢先离开了这房间以免受牵累。 - It can also forestall sibling conflicts that may follow a parent's death.
它还能避免父母死后兄弟姐妹之间的冲突。 - 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。