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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 

TOEFLGRETEM8法律

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
      1. 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。

    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。

    英英释义

    verb

    双语例句

    • 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。
    • The 1933 Glass-Steagall act finally banned all payments on demand deposits by most American banks to forestall ruinous competition.
      后来,1933年的《格拉斯-斯蒂格尔法案》(Glass-SteagallAct)禁止大部分美国银行支付活期存款利息,以防范破坏性的竞争。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • To forestall is better than to amend.
      与其补救于已然,不如防患于未然。
    • 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。
    • Banks and large investors are seeking to revive a derivative market widely blamed for fanning the financial crisis, as they search for ways to forestall volatility when interest rates rise.
      银行和大投资者寻求重启一个衍生品市场,以便抑制利率上升时引发的波动。该市场曾被广泛指责为助燃了金融危机。
    • 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。
    • 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。