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
- As if to forestall any more questions, he began to jog through the sand.
象是为了免得对方再多问似的，他索性在沙滩上小跑起来。 - 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。 - Berlin and Paris won endorsement for a blueprint to forestall a second crisis.
德国和法国政府赢得了支持，它们拿出一套蓝图来预防第二轮危机。 - Without what good talk, forestall causes this.
没有什么好谈的，这是垄断造成的。 - 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。 - These are all international efforts to forestall a financial crisis.
这些是预先阻止金融危机的，国际化努力。 - 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。 - In my last position we were able to forestall a potential lawsuit.
我在之前的公司曾阻止了一次潜在的诉讼。 - 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。 - We will strengthen financial supervision and control, and forestall and defuse financial risks.
加强和改进金融监管，防范和化解金融风险。