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

• keep from happening or arising
  1. My sense of tact forbids an honest answer
  2. Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project
  Synonym:preventforecloseprecludeforbid
• act in advance of
  Synonym:anticipateforeseecounter

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。
• Some quarters in the United States think that the Japanese militants attacked suddenly to forestall the Emperor's reply.
  美国部分人士认为是日本主战派抢在天皇答复之前发动了突然袭击。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• However, German bankers were last night set to bring forward reform of rules on pay and bonuses for this fiscal year, in what appeared to be an attempt to forestall any action by Ms Merkel.
  但德国的银行家们昨晚决定，提前对本财年的薪酬和奖金规则进行改革，这似乎是为了预先阻止默克尔采取任何行动。
• 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。