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
- 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 should improve the national security strategy and its work mechanism, and keep high vigilance against and resolutely forestall separatist activities and activities of infiltration and subversion carried out by hostile forces, so as to ensure national security.
完善国家安全战略和工作机制，高度警惕和坚决防范敌对势力的分裂、渗透、颠覆活动，确保国家安全。 - Without what good talk, forestall causes this.
没有什么好谈的，这是垄断造成的。 - 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.; Prevention is better than cure.
与其补救于已然，不如防范于未然。 - 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。 - Sensing the prevailing political winds, some bankers are already moving to forestall draconian new rules.
感觉到主导的政治风向，一些银行家已经开始提前适应这些苛刻的新规定。 - 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。