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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - The company's proactive approach has been initiated to meet expected sales increases for these fasteners and to forestall any potential shortages in supply.
公司采取了前瞻性的手段以满足对这些紧固件预期中的增长,来避免潜在的供应短缺。 - 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。 - 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。 - So, I am all through the ages does not advocate those who cancel a machine month rent charge, consumer can not say I protect forestall company.
所以,我是历来不主张取消座机月租费的,消费者可不要说我保护垄断企业。 - 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。 - 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。