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

• The US needs to forestall China seeking radical solutions such as this, since alternative solutions could be even more disruptive to the world economy or negative to the US.
  美国方面应先下手为强，防止中国诉诸如此激进的政策，因为类似这些备选方案对世界经济甚至可能更具破坏性，对美国造成不利影响。
• 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。
• 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。
• To forestall is better than to amend.
  与其补救于已然，不如防患于未然。
• 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。
• I left the room to forestall involvements.
  我抢先离开了这房间以免受牵累。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。