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

• I left the room to forestall involvements.
  我抢先离开了这房间以免受牵累。
• 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。
• Without what good talk, forestall causes this.
  没有什么好谈的，这是垄断造成的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Or its iPhone and iPad software division& that was Scott forestall answering to jobs.
  同时也不负责iPhone和iPad的软件部门&这部分业务由斯科特•弗里斯托直接向乔布斯汇报。
• 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。
• 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。