forestaller
英[fɔː'stɔːl]
美[fɔːr'stɔːl]
- v.领先；占先一步；先发制人，阻止，妨碍
详细释义
Verb:
-
keep from happening or arising; make impossible;
"My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"
"Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
-
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
双语例句
- She forestalled my plan to meet her.
她抢在我前面，使我要去接她的计划落了空。 - I have my objection all prepared,but Stephens forestall me.
我已做好准备要提出反对意见，不料斯蒂芬斯却抢先了一步。 - We must act now to forestall disaster.
我们现在必须采取行动以防灾难。 - We installed an alarm system to forestall break-in.
我们安装了一套警报系统来预防小偷的闯入。
用作动词 (v.)
用法讲解
- forestall the market 垄断市场
- forestall trouble 防止事故
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