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

• 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。
• We forestall the attempt to steal the jewel by have them removed.
  我们抢在偷盗珠宝的图谋得逞之前将它们转移了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I left the room to forestall involvements.
  我抢先离开了这房间以免受牵累。
• 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。