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

• 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。
• 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。
• Banks and large investors are seeking to revive a derivative market widely blamed for fanning the financial crisis, as they search for ways to forestall volatility when interest rates rise.
  银行和大投资者寻求重启一个衍生品市场，以便抑制利率上升时引发的波动。该市场曾被广泛指责为助燃了金融危机。
• This kind of market needs forestall, the result of malign competition is everybody cannot benefit.
  这类市场需要垄断，恶性竞争的结果是大家都无法获益。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。