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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• To forestall is better than to amend.; Prevention is better than cure.
  与其补救于已然，不如防范于未然。
• 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。
• 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。